Any tricks to working under ‘71 Duster dashboard?

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J par’s picture of wiring reminds me of what it looks like under my hood. The squirrels have destroyed my engine wiring at least twice. My days of being young and flexible while working upside down are not easy as they used to be..... I bought this ‘71 new when I was 19. Me and the Duster are showing our years.
The opportunity arise when I took the windshield out to be replaced. At that point it was just the five screws at the top of the dash thunderbolt on either side and out it came..
 
I did most of mine in the actual rebuild with the dash out. I still had some leaks I was chasing after seat was in. I got up in there OK. Getting out- not so easy.
 
After all these years and different owners and the duct tape electrical tape home fuse connections LOL and all the craziness that goes on under there with people upside down and a little flashlight sticking out of their mouth trying to get something connected... I finally removed the dash put it out on a bench and redid all the wires that needed redoing shrink wrap nice and neat took my time and I'll never have to go under there for a long period fo time and again..
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Loking at that wiring...are you sure you weren't working on one of my cars???? I had that too...and now the wiring snakepit is in a jumble in a wheelbarrow headed out. The new wiring harnesses go in shortly!
Oh..and trying to work under the dash? I never realized how exponentially challenging that could be until I got this latest car with a rollbar and racing buckets. That sidebar and those hard seats - talk about needing to be 30 years younger! Just sayin'.....
 
I've heard this guy is good at this stuff.
But seriously, any time I've had to do any work on something old like this, it's a ton easier to undo 4 bolts and grab a few old blankets and pillows. A tippy cup with a straw for the beer comes in handy too.

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