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Am contemplating a dash project …..
Posted by GERONIMO
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I have ALWAYS admired the dash that was in our departed member, Peter Cummings, Blue roadster. For those unfamiliar with what I am speaking of, he had stripped his pillow dash of the pads and covering and had painted it to match the body color of his car. I have been bouncing that idea around in my head for some time now and even went and obtained a dash that was in good shape except for the vinyl covering. I know that if one removes the covering and installs the dash in the car there is a rather unsightly gap at the ends of the dash and the door opening. Has anyone filled this in with sheet metal and possibly has a pattern that I could steal so that I do not have to fiddle with the extra steps of fitting and removing the dash a number of times in order to fabricate this filler piece? I think these dash panels can be made to look good with a bit of finessing and would be open to suggestions. Thank you gentlemen for your time.
Jim
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Jim,
I liked Peter's dash modification, and when I was putting AC in my car, I wanted to do the same to allow me to put the AC vents in the dash. I did weld a small piece of steel at the corners, but don't remember it being anything difficult. Here are a few pictures. The radio console will no longer reach the dash, so something must be done there. I added a piece of steel to mine and covered it in vinyl.
Wes.
I liked Peter's dash modification, and when I was putting AC in my car, I wanted to do the same to allow me to put the AC vents in the dash. I did weld a small piece of steel at the corners, but don't remember it being anything difficult. Here are a few pictures. The radio console will no longer reach the dash, so something must be done there. I added a piece of steel to mine and covered it in vinyl.
Wes.
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Thanks Andy, I appreciate it, I have seen that series of pictures but have really only seen one or two that were what I am trying to achieve. I do not want to get too "lexus" in my modifications, only rid myself of the pillow and restore some of the MKI series feel to the cockpit. ……
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