Hi lesmw0secs,
Yes, a lot of my stuff has also come as Dump rescues. That front panel must have been a challenge ... looks a heck of a lot better now ...
My skills are more with the internal stuff. I bought this radio, so it is in much better condition. The front panel will be cleaned, maybe a couple of small panels to hide holes, or dummy switches if I can match the look of the removed DF stuff, re-arrange Plug ares etc..
Internally ... well, who knows at this point. Pieces of wiring insulation are falling off already when I turn the radio over to trace out wiring ...
... but I have plenty of time and patience.
Station X .... thanks, I might try the PM route, but sounds like Peter H may not want to be disturbed with this.
Cheers, Ian