23-10-2024, 09:24 AM
I'm afraid I don't know Erich.
When I came to do mine, I used very thin "aircraft" ply which is impressively strong yet can be rolled into a tube and cut out with scissors. Then glued "Rexine" to it before fitting in the car. It looks a lot better trimmed.
At the top edge I used the cockpit trim "hoses" and their fixings to secure it. At the lower edge, I made simple metal (I think I used brass but painted black) "tabs" which I screwed to the wooden seat frame and to the interior body flange at the front. Each panel is simply pushed in place and restrained by the tabs, which are inconspicuous. This approach enables the running of wiring behind the trim panels, held in position with carpet tape. And no, I don't know the correct routing for the wiring either! But this worked out OK.
As for strengthening plates, if I were building any "Ulster" from new I would incorporate them from the outset. My car was already losing its tail when I acquired it, having apparently done battle with several sleeping policemen. I glued rectangular alloy plates at each end of the dash (internally) under the windscreen irons, and I used a large steel sheet either side to box in the spare wheel well and brace it to the floor. I used available fixings so the mods can't be seen from the exterior. I also fitted shelf brackets to the rear of the spare wheel well to support the rear floor. My back end is now truly load-bearing!
When I came to do mine, I used very thin "aircraft" ply which is impressively strong yet can be rolled into a tube and cut out with scissors. Then glued "Rexine" to it before fitting in the car. It looks a lot better trimmed.
At the top edge I used the cockpit trim "hoses" and their fixings to secure it. At the lower edge, I made simple metal (I think I used brass but painted black) "tabs" which I screwed to the wooden seat frame and to the interior body flange at the front. Each panel is simply pushed in place and restrained by the tabs, which are inconspicuous. This approach enables the running of wiring behind the trim panels, held in position with carpet tape. And no, I don't know the correct routing for the wiring either! But this worked out OK.
As for strengthening plates, if I were building any "Ulster" from new I would incorporate them from the outset. My car was already losing its tail when I acquired it, having apparently done battle with several sleeping policemen. I glued rectangular alloy plates at each end of the dash (internally) under the windscreen irons, and I used a large steel sheet either side to box in the spare wheel well and brace it to the floor. I used available fixings so the mods can't be seen from the exterior. I also fitted shelf brackets to the rear of the spare wheel well to support the rear floor. My back end is now truly load-bearing!