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In a message dated 6/30/05 12:11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jadney@vwtype3.org writes:
<< On 29 Jun 2005 at 17:16, David Fox wrote:
> I thought I would give an update on my 1966 fasty dash install. I
> bought the dash from Kustom1 wharehouse. It looked great. I did a test
> fit on the gages, and the dash was too thick. The gages did not fit
> right. The springs on the side of the gages would not pop out and hold
> it onto the car. I had to get some exacto knives and cut away about a
> 1/4" strip off the inside of the dash.
This makes me wonder if someone has replaced your gauges with later gauges.
Gauges from 71-on, including the last year of the grey faces and all of the
black faces, expect a thinner dash by about this amount. Which color are
your
gauges? >>
Jim, I think you've got that backwards, the 71-on used shorter tensioning
legs, making the 71-on dash thicker in the gauge area. The 70 and earlier cars
used longer tensioning legs that are about 1/4 to 3/8" longer.
My question is... Does the dash he used look like the 71-on or the earlier
cars?
Bob 65 Notch S w/ Sunroof
71 Square, now a 2 seat Roadster, pics can be seen at;
http://volksrods.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=2977
69 Square, currently awaiting a t-4 engine transplant
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