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As the shell lifts of, watch out for errant wires, cables or even overlooked mounting bolts. If you're using people power, there should be one person at each sill, holding the end of the sill. Spyder recommends taking the car to a garage and using it's hydraulic lift. It'll save your back.

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It's worth unbolting the doors so you can get better access to the interior. It also lightens the shell, to make it easier to lift or move around (so do this before you separate body from chassis if you're not using a hydraulic lift). Unbolt the lower hinge first, then the top one.

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If you took out the glass (as shown in the last issue) then the dashboard vents will be easy to undo. Otherwise you might get away with an angled screwdriver - but why not remove the screen? The rubbers will almost certainly need replacing anyway.

To remove the dashboard you need to undo the screws along it's top edge. The outer screws need a spanner behind to hold the nut. Pop out the dash vents to get to the two nuts holding the lower edge screws.

The steering column shroud now needs to be unscrewed. You'll be greeted by a mass of wiring (remember, glassfibre cars have all those extra earth wires). Then undo the steering column clamp to release the column.

There are also fixings at either side of the dashboard. One of these on each side is clamped by the interior light, so that has to be disconnected and undone. You'll find an assortment of brackets and small nuts attaching the rest.

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The last step before you pull the dashboard panel away is to remove the heater knobs. These often get broken because owners attempt to prise them off - actually, they're held on by tiny screws, accessible from underneath.

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Pull the dashboard forward now, and work out which wires will need to be disconnected (most will). Mark then with masking tape and a ball point pen before disconnecting them and pulling the dashboard out of the way.

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The heater unit can come out at this stage if you're going for a full overhaul ( you might as well at least flush and check the matrix). It's held in by four bolts but you'll also have to remove the hoses from the inlet pipes on the engine bay side.