Dash Swapage is Complete!
First off let me say, that this car has Officially begun Eating my tools. It has all ready devoured 3 Craftsman sockets, and a 1/4in bit adapter w/ bit, all gone into the void.
I have the day off today, but no work can be done today, because its gonna be raining all day long.
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Now for the bulk of the dash swap project. Fatnasty was right, NOTHING wants to line up correctly after the new dash goes in. I still have quite a bit of alignment work to do in here, before all is said and done.
Everything buttoned up under the dash, ready for the outer dash to be installed.
Went ahead and installed my 4in Rockford Fosgate 2-way speakers, while I had the chance. No problems with the mounting depth at all, plenty of clearance between the vent. I still need to Dynamat the Sheet metal portion of the dash, Future Project.
Brown Outer Dash Piece installed. Biggest PITA of the whole process. Piece was cracked above the PS inner vent hole beforehand, cheap and old plastic is to blame.
All Dash Instruments, Glovebox, and ashtray Installed.
Steering Column / Trim and Fuse panel cover installed. I had to re-use the Fuse Panel cover from the Blue interior, because the Power Antenna fuse panel cover is unique and I didn't want to just cut a hole into the brown one, as it wouldn't look factory. I will be color match dyeing this piece Brown, to match the rest of the dash.
All Dash Trim Installed. The Brown Dash Pad is cracked above the speaker holes on each side. I'm planning on having it re-covered with Brown Hard Textured Leather, so it will hold up better over time. Had to re-use the dash trim part that covers the speedo area (even though it has a different vent), because the mint piece that I had was Warped and would not fit the dash correctly. Gonna get a better condition piece, with the correct vent, the next time I hit up the Yard.
The Mint PS Piece I had fit Perfectly, and it is very Nice!
After a very quick Shine job, w/ Turtle Wax platinum shine protectant.
Still some work and tweaking to do on the Dash, but the Bulk of the Dash Swap Project is now over. THANK GOD. :lol:
Next up, I'm gonna be stripping the rest of the Blue Interior out of this car, and checking out the condition of the floorpans from the inside, as well as doing any resto work that needs to be done to them, and any other sheet metal in the interior of the car.
Stay Tuned.
First off let me say, that this car has Officially begun Eating my tools. It has all ready devoured 3 Craftsman sockets, and a 1/4in bit adapter w/ bit, all gone into the void.
I have the day off today, but no work can be done today, because its gonna be raining all day long.
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Now for the bulk of the dash swap project. Fatnasty was right, NOTHING wants to line up correctly after the new dash goes in. I still have quite a bit of alignment work to do in here, before all is said and done.
Everything buttoned up under the dash, ready for the outer dash to be installed.
Went ahead and installed my 4in Rockford Fosgate 2-way speakers, while I had the chance. No problems with the mounting depth at all, plenty of clearance between the vent. I still need to Dynamat the Sheet metal portion of the dash, Future Project.
Brown Outer Dash Piece installed. Biggest PITA of the whole process. Piece was cracked above the PS inner vent hole beforehand, cheap and old plastic is to blame.
All Dash Instruments, Glovebox, and ashtray Installed.
Steering Column / Trim and Fuse panel cover installed. I had to re-use the Fuse Panel cover from the Blue interior, because the Power Antenna fuse panel cover is unique and I didn't want to just cut a hole into the brown one, as it wouldn't look factory. I will be color match dyeing this piece Brown, to match the rest of the dash.
All Dash Trim Installed. The Brown Dash Pad is cracked above the speaker holes on each side. I'm planning on having it re-covered with Brown Hard Textured Leather, so it will hold up better over time. Had to re-use the dash trim part that covers the speedo area (even though it has a different vent), because the mint piece that I had was Warped and would not fit the dash correctly. Gonna get a better condition piece, with the correct vent, the next time I hit up the Yard.
The Mint PS Piece I had fit Perfectly, and it is very Nice!
After a very quick Shine job, w/ Turtle Wax platinum shine protectant.
Still some work and tweaking to do on the Dash, but the Bulk of the Dash Swap Project is now over. THANK GOD. :lol:
Next up, I'm gonna be stripping the rest of the Blue Interior out of this car, and checking out the condition of the floorpans from the inside, as well as doing any resto work that needs to be done to them, and any other sheet metal in the interior of the car.
Stay Tuned.
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