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daverod · 04-02-2009, 12:07 AM

This ones for you Allan more to come. Thanks for the idea

TimE · 04-02-2009, 04:07 AM

Looks good!!

Alan's Classic · 04-02-2009, 07:21 AM

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Originally Posted by daverod

This ones for you Allan more to come. Thanks for the idea

Nice to see some pix of the dash. I can't take credit for the idea of putting the dash in. I wish I was that creative. I got the idea from somewhere on the board.

I've got a few questions.

1. Are you just tacking it in place for now?
2. Which column will you use?
3. Have you put the column in and lined it up? Make sure you use the same column that you fit.
4. Which seat will you use? Put it in along with the column and sit in the seat and get a general feel of how it lines up.

Suggestions
1. I also ran an alignment string from post to post measured the same height from the floor as a reference to keep the dash level.
2. Walk around the truck and view it from all angles.

Keep the pix coming we also need to see the other progress that you have made with the floor repair.

daverod · 04-02-2009, 09:27 AM

Its just sitting there for now. I just finished getting it to fit good. I put it and out like 20 times. I'm sure you know the process. I want to put a tilt col. Any ideas on one I can get from the junk yard? I have my seats they're kinda like yours I think it's call 40/60 split. Craigs list special $50

jonzcustomshop · 04-02-2009, 07:46 AM

that dash should be mandatory for all vehicles

did you know that they are so popular that they make a fiberglass dash that bolts into a 69 camaro, and accepts that guage pod?

66BowTieBoy · 04-02-2009, 10:49 AM

Hey daverod,

What a concept.....

The dash was about the most impressive thing I remember about my old '59 Vette. I would have never believed a person could lay their hands on a orphan dash or make it work in a '66 pickup. My hat is off to ya and I bow to the master.

It's TOO COOL for School.
'66BoyTieBoy

daverod · 04-02-2009, 02:11 PM

It's a 59 Impala. Check out Allans classic I got the idea from him. He's the real master. I'm just a protege. P.S I love my dog too. I just hope I get my truck done soon enough so he can go for a ride in it.

Joey~AP · 04-02-2009, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by daverod

It's a 59 Impala.

Ooooo!!!!

I know where a fleet of those are at!

66BowTieBoy · 04-02-2009, 09:07 PM

I stand corrected, I can see now that the dash is made of metal not fiberglass. But when ya get to be my age, the vision ain't so good and my last two braincells don't always pull in the same direction....

I wonder thru life half unconscious and maybe my Sometimers was acting up when I viewed the photo.

BUT IT"S STILL COOL and I'm more than impressed.

Still Bowing to the Master...
66BowTieBoy

daverod · 04-02-2009, 11:11 PM

Here's some more pic's. Sorry about quaility. For me it more about learning how to post the stuff.

kdrodworks316 · 04-05-2009, 12:13 AM

I got a big ol' man killin sand blaster and compressor, need a hand? I could blast your whole truck in an hour.

daverod · 04-05-2009, 10:40 AM

Thanks, but hopefully I should be about done with it today. Later Dave

cheavy metal · 04-05-2009, 03:35 AM

cool dash whats it out of?

daverod · 04-05-2009, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cheavy metal

cool dash whats it out of?

It's out of a 59 Impala. I was born in BC. Lived my whole life in Idaho though .

63 & 64 Bowties · 10-18-2009, 01:19 PM

daverod, When you get a chance, check this out:
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=367371
We're trying to get a new sub-forum for 60-66 Projects and Builds
thanks

cheavy metal · 04-05-2009, 03:37 AM

k sorry.
scrolled back, boy brains

Alan's Classic · 04-06-2009, 10:40 PM

You've been busy..........Lookin' good!!!!

kizer · 04-08-2009, 05:17 PM

Man I'm really starting to dig the look of bare sheet metal. Looks nice man.

neto · 04-08-2009, 07:26 PM

That's looking great Daverods.

snacks · 04-08-2009, 11:43 PM

very cool love the dash

daverod · 04-09-2009, 07:13 PM

What I did today.

When I welded on my corners I failed to notice that there was two walls in the back of the cab, or maybe I did and did'nt think it was a big deal. When I was done I looked inside the cab and if I looked down in the corners I could see the ground. The thought of stuffing a rag in there crosed my mind

Any way my fix was to close off the gap between the two walls. I guess I could have torn everything apart. It might have been easier. It would have been easier. Anyway I need the welding practice and where else is a better place to get it. At least I won't be sucking dust when I go bombing down some dirt road.

Strodder · 04-09-2009, 09:57 PM

Looken good Dave

joe231 · 04-10-2009, 09:50 PM

lookin' good!

daverod · 04-11-2009, 06:00 PM

I painted my cab and frame in primer today. At first I had to crank the pressure up to 100 psi to get my gun to work. After I painted the cab I took the stupid little air filter I bought off. It's made to collect water in the air line. When I painted the frame I turned the pressure down to 45psi. It worked great. The filter was really blocking the air flow. Now I can finish mounting my dash. Then it's time to sling some mud. Later Daverod

TimE · 04-11-2009, 08:53 PM

Nice progress. Keep up the good work!

04-02-2009, 12:07 AM	#1
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Daverods project 66 This ones for you Allan more to come. Thanks for the idea Attached Images

04-02-2009, 04:07 AM	#2
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: Daverods project 66 Looks good!! __________________ Just hopin' I live long enough to finish something!!!

04-02-2009, 09:27 AM	#4
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 Its just sitting there for now. I just finished getting it to fit good. I put it and out like 20 times. I'm sure you know the process. I want to put a tilt col. Any ideas on one I can get from the junk yard? I have my seats they're kinda like yours I think it's call 40/60 split. Craigs list special $50 Last edited by daverod; 04-02-2009 at 09:29 AM.

04-02-2009, 07:46 AM	#5
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: Daverods project 66 that dash should be mandatory for all vehicles did you know that they are so popular that they make a fiberglass dash that bolts into a 69 camaro, and accepts that guage pod?

04-02-2009, 10:49 AM	#6
66BowTieBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Hill Country of Texas Posts: 64	Re: Daverods project 66 Hey daverod, What a concept..... The dash was about the most impressive thing I remember about my old '59 Vette. I would have never believed a person could lay their hands on a orphan dash or make it work in a '66 pickup. My hat is off to ya and I bow to the master. It's TOO COOL for School. '66BoyTieBoy __________________ HAPPINESS IS A COLD BEER, A SATELLITE DISH & QUALITY TIME WITH MY DOG....!

04-02-2009, 02:11 PM	#7
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 It's a 59 Impala. Check out Allans classic I got the idea from him. He's the real master. I'm just a protege. P.S I love my dog too. I just hope I get my truck done soon enough so he can go for a ride in it.

04-02-2009, 09:07 PM	#9
66BowTieBoy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Hill Country of Texas Posts: 64	Re: Daverods project 66 I stand corrected, I can see now that the dash is made of metal not fiberglass. But when ya get to be my age, the vision ain't so good and my last two braincells don't always pull in the same direction.... I wonder thru life half unconscious and maybe my Sometimers was acting up when I viewed the photo. BUT IT"S STILL COOL and I'm more than impressed. Still Bowing to the Master... 66BowTieBoy __________________ HAPPINESS IS A COLD BEER, A SATELLITE DISH & QUALITY TIME WITH MY DOG....!

04-02-2009, 11:11 PM	#10
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 Here's some more pic's. Sorry about quaility. For me it more about learning how to post the stuff. Attached Images

04-05-2009, 12:13 AM	#11
kdrodworks316 KOFFIN DRAGGER Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: st.anthony Idaho Posts: 864	Re: Daverods project 66 I got a big ol' man killin sand blaster and compressor, need a hand? I could blast your whole truck in an hour. __________________ If the life I live dont kill me, then I guess I'll never die! New updated stuff at www.kdrodworks.com My site still needs help, web guys and gals pm me. the best guys in the whole world: sweet70beast, jonzcustomshop, runninlow, captainfab, and the one I havent met yet, joe231

04-05-2009, 10:40 AM	#12
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 Thanks, but hopefully I should be about done with it today. Later Dave

04-05-2009, 03:35 AM	#13
cheavy metal Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 50	Re: Daverods project 66 cool dash whats it out of?

10-18-2009, 01:19 PM	#15
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Daverods project 66 daverod, When you get a chance, check this out: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=367371 We're trying to get a new sub-forum for 60-66 Projects and Builds thanks __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

04-05-2009, 03:37 AM	#16
cheavy metal Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: vancouver bc canada Posts: 50	Re: Daverods project 66 k sorry. scrolled back, boy brains

04-06-2009, 10:40 PM	#17
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04-08-2009, 05:17 PM	#18
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04-08-2009, 07:26 PM	#19
neto Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Madera, California Posts: 291	Re: Daverods project 66 That's looking great Daverods.

04-08-2009, 11:43 PM	#20
snacks Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: rocklin california Posts: 142	Re: Daverods project 66 very cool love the dash

04-09-2009, 07:13 PM	#21
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 What I did today. When I welded on my corners I failed to notice that there was two walls in the back of the cab, or maybe I did and did'nt think it was a big deal. When I was done I looked inside the cab and if I looked down in the corners I could see the ground. The thought of stuffing a rag in there crosed my mind Any way my fix was to close off the gap between the two walls. I guess I could have torn everything apart. It might have been easier. It would have been easier. Anyway I need the welding practice and where else is a better place to get it. At least I won't be sucking dust when I go bombing down some dirt road. Attached Images

04-09-2009, 09:57 PM	#22
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04-11-2009, 06:00 PM	#24
daverod SSN 706 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Pocatello Idaho Posts: 3,821	Re: Daverods project 66 I painted my cab and frame in primer today. At first I had to crank the pressure up to 100 psi to get my gun to work. After I painted the cab I took the stupid little air filter I bought off. It's made to collect water in the air line. When I painted the frame I turned the pressure down to 45psi. It worked great. The filter was really blocking the air flow. Now I can finish mounting my dash. Then it's time to sling some mud. Later Daverod Attached Images

04-11-2009, 08:53 PM	#25
TimE Hey Y'all!! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Minette, Alabama Posts: 1,755	Re: Daverods project 66 Nice progress. Keep up the good work! __________________ Just hopin' I live long enough to finish something!!!

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