Boy, did I create a mess this afternoon. Got the dash pad off. Haven't removed the vinyl yet, but it looks like it's black underneath. Also, all three speaker grills are rotted out, so it looks like Ron neatly opened them up before covering them. I only have the driver side radio speaker. Again, no holes in the dash for the bracket that held the shotgun rack and radio mics. I asked Jon in Atlanta and his '82 doesn't have these holes either.
Got the interior sail panels removed. Still no build sheet. I looked behind the water barriers and the insulator pads, too. Nothing but a little old tape residue on the back side of the left panel. Who knows what I will find when I remove the carpet to replace it...
I'm trying to trace down a water leak, so I ended up pulling out the headliner, too. Oh boy!! What a rotted mess the insulator pads were. Just crumbled up and fell. I was vacuuming for a long time. The hole for the antenna has been repaired with what looks like plastic filler. Apparently it was dented in on top to form a concave shape. That was filled in before painting, keeping the hole open. But it's so thick, I can't get a Motorola hole plug in it or even an NMO antenna wire that I had on hand. I had to put the plug back in it that Ron made out of a regular car antenna.
Right now, the dash pad is off, gauge surround is off, headliner is out, sail panels and back seat are out. What a mess. I need to run by an auto upholstery shop tomorrow and pick up some of the headliner insulator pads. Anyone used Dynamat first on the roof interior?
My headliner backer board is still in great shape for its age. Not sure if it's original or not. When I took the right sail panel off, a familiar black wire was present. I got it out when I removed the headliner. It looks like the original CHP radio antenna wire. It went from the roof over to the right sail panel, then down, tucking in under the package tray and into the trunk where it was cut above the right rear shock mount. I take it the radio was on the right side of the trunk?
Making progress.
Oh, btw, only the floorpan is painted brown. And a short way into the trunk area, it's painted black from there back.
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1982 CHP Mustang Coupe, Unit # E870567 **SOLD to chp1982**
1988 Mustang 5.0 LX, Unit # HP 43 (Wyoming Highway Patrol)
1991 Ford Crown Victoria S (Brentwood, CA Police Dept/Cinema Vehicle Svcs)
1992 Chevrolet Camaro RS B4C, Unit # 360 (Colorado State Patrol) **SOLD BACK TO CSP**
1996 Bronco XL 5.8L (California Highway Patrol)
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