65 Dart Revisited II
Hello Members. A bit slow on my work, but I am trying to do it up right. My latest accomplishments have been completing the engine along with building the dash. I am getting ready to do the install of the dash.....maybe tomorrow. The radio will be sent out to Gary Tayman for updating the AM to AM/FM with the aux plug. One to two weeks turnaround was the estimate. Anyway, here are a few pics of the dash with its bezels installed....the radio and heat/air are just resting in place until after the dash is in the car. Thanks to Glenn Baumann at G-Car-Trim for doing a great job on the bezel Restoration, and thanks to 65 Dartman for the lead on Tayman Electronics on building/updating the radio......saves hacking up the dash or hiding a modern radio. BTW, the dash pad is not a pad....I looked for a few years to find a reasonable used pad, but they are, virtually, non-existent. I bought a PVC cover from Classic Industries, and it looks reasonably close to an OEM pad, but it is not a pad. BTW, the PVC dash cover is adhered to the metal back of the OEM pad....the pad back which has the bolt studs fastened to it. I used standard construction adhesive which was rated for high temps as I imagine a black dash would get a bit warm while sitting outside. I stripped the old pad off of the metal core, made certain that the PVC cover fit to the metal core, and glued it on. I did use a series of spring clamps that had deep throats in order to be sure that the cover fit tightly to the metal core and, then later, to the dash itself. Enclosed are some pics. Thanks for following along on my dream car. sgrip65
Hello Members. A bit slow on my work, but I am trying to do it up right. My latest accomplishments have been completing the engine along with building the dash. I am getting ready to do the install of the dash.....maybe tomorrow. The radio will be sent out to Gary Tayman for updating the AM to AM/FM with the aux plug. One to two weeks turnaround was the estimate. Anyway, here are a few pics of the dash with its bezels installed....the radio and heat/air are just resting in place until after the dash is in the car. Thanks to Glenn Baumann at G-Car-Trim for doing a great job on the bezel Restoration, and thanks to 65 Dartman for the lead on Tayman Electronics on building/updating the radio......saves hacking up the dash or hiding a modern radio. BTW, the dash pad is not a pad....I looked for a few years to find a reasonable used pad, but they are, virtually, non-existent. I bought a PVC cover from Classic Industries, and it looks reasonably close to an OEM pad, but it is not a pad. BTW, the PVC dash cover is adhered to the metal back of the OEM pad....the pad back which has the bolt studs fastened to it. I used standard construction adhesive which was rated for high temps as I imagine a black dash would get a bit warm while sitting outside. I stripped the old pad off of the metal core, made certain that the PVC cover fit to the metal core, and glued it on. I did use a series of spring clamps that had deep throats in order to be sure that the cover fit tightly to the metal core and, then later, to the dash itself. Enclosed are some pics. Thanks for following along on my dream car. sgrip65
