County Vent conversion

[County3.9]

Has anyone seen or done a conversion fitting windscreen vents to an 86 county. The vents in my firewall haven't been cut out and covered over with a blanking plate like the 85 county, it's just solid. This means I'll have to cut out the holes and therefore won't have a lip around the inside. I'm guessing the lip provides strength and stops water ingress when the vent lid is closed. Does the lip really need to be there? Opinions? Options?

[D110V8D]

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-tutorials/34045-remove-c-replace-vents.html

This is what I did on an 85 110. I would use a Defender dash next time round though.....looks better than the series one I reckon. Also I would weld the flap brackets onto the firewall rather than pop rivet them on.

Hope it helps.:)

[County3.9]

Thanks Mick, I read your post with great interest...good pics.