BWDart
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72 Dart is dash bolted in or welded?
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I’ve heard of people using shorter screws and installing them from under the dash/up instead of from the top down. No personal experience with that but I’d love to hear from anyone who’s done it, as I’m thinking of reinstalling mine that way then as well.I've got a car at the paint shop right now that is stripped bare. How would you remount the dash so that it could be removed without taking out the windshield in the future???
I've known of a couple guys that said they got up under there with a cutoff wheel and cut the screws and didn't have to remove the windshield. Myself I don't know how in hell they did that.
Otherwise yes windshield needs to be out.
I could see that in the event of a normal restoration. I’m planning on changing my windshield and gasket this winter due to haze and leaks and will be leaving my current dash in the car. But I plan to modify/customize another dash frame that I have and install aftermarket gauges, the swap the whole shebang down the road.In my 67 notch, The original hardware is about the same height above and below. I turned the U nuts on upside down, original bolts in from bottom up. The bolts weren't long enough to cause a problem. It seemed to be a good plan at that time (6 or 7 yrs ago). It didn't take long for me to realize that I would never remove this entire dash again. Other members here have stated the same experience/revelation. We agreed, what's done is done.
I did it all at one time, Windshield out, custom dash in. I'm very happy with the custom dash. If a future owner decides to change it back to OEM he should be surprised to find those bolts upside down.I could see that in the event of a normal restoration. I’m planning on changing my windshield and gasket this winter due to haze and leaks and will be leaving my current dash in the car. But I plan to modify/customize another dash frame that I have and install aftermarket gauges, the swap the whole shebang down the road.