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>From: Trish & Ted Davis <volkfolk@erols.com>
>Well, we've been going over the finances, and we hope to resto our '73
>Square this summer.....but here's my question: A PO decided it would be
>a really good idea to cut a huge hole in the dash where the ashtray was
>in order to install a radio. (Ignorance should be painful...). Anyway,
>has anyone ever replaced a dash? We have a car to cut one from..and it
>looks like it's just spot-welded. We won't be doing the work ourselves
>(can't keep a welder in our apartment too easily). I'd love to know if
>anyone has done this, had it done, has any suggestions or insights,
>etc... The car is otherwise very solid, so we really feel like we want
>to fix it up rather than cut it up, if it's possible. Thanks! -T
Ouch!! Who knows what motivates some people to do such things?
I think a dash replacement might be possible, but I never thought about it
before. You might want to chack with your body man first and see if he
thought it might be easier to just weld in the section around the hole.
Doing the whole dash would no doubt turn into more work than you ever
dreamed. You would want to remove the windshield and the steering column
(and hence the gas tank) to do this. It would probably evolve into a more
complete repaint job than you had in mind.
Jim
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