Well after doing some more garden work and a couple of tip runs I got back into the shed.
The first thing I did was push the car out and mount 4 more fluro lights so that it isnt like a dark little world in there now.
I bought some heat lamps from supercheap and got the panel nice and warm then proceded to paint the dash.
It has come out alittle blotchy and the wrinkle finish is not very even so I may sand it all back and do it again yet.
I fitted all the gauges back to the panel.
Then I refitted all the wiring loom I made up.
After this it was a quick trip out to the shed and refit the dash.
Now I have a question for the Classic guys that have there dash in and also have steering colomn in.
When you mounted your dash did you mount it so the rear of the panel sits flush against the mounting points or did you do as I have done and glassed in 3 bolts to mount the dash?
I ask this as now that I have done it I didnt think about the colomn.
It appears that I wont be able to use the original Barina shroud, is this normal that you need to make a shroud? or modify the original one?
Here is a pic of the Barina shroud I got with the colomn.
Also when trying to fit the colomn I found there is a mount that comes of the back of the ignition barrel mount that I will have to cut off, is this the same in other peoples cases?
Here is a pic of the colomn, you can see the mount pokeing out the back (aluminium piece)
Any answers are greatly appreciated.