After Zinc- paint has tried enough it was time to paint strengthened kit from below.
Fastening made as it was done in early days by using pop- rivets. After riveting the consol, I finished the surface with Miranol- paint; purposely some difference tint.
Idea is that it shows better from engine room’s bottom. That’s one of the specialities that car has.
I liked more weld the strengthened consol to it’s place as it is made in my rally V4`s, but because now the hole idea is restoration & authentic of the car, I use rivets.