pics of 59-60 impala dash in your c10

[jmmy1968]

putting a 59 impala dash in my 68 c10 can you guys post some pics

[50bomb]

Never seen that done on a 67-72 but have seen it on a 64-66 chevy truck

[CG]

Lots of posts on this ... might try a search, its a pretty cool mod.

[70 shorty]

One of the coolest dashboards ever made. Sorry I haven't seen any pictures nor have I seen any personally on a 67-72, but I'm sure it would look cool!

[ChevLoRay]

Latest issue of Classic Trucks magazine came in the mail, today. The following truck is featured.....and, it has a dash you might like, too.

[nyncompute]

Check out this link kinda cool:
http://www.dashworksbypaulatkins.com...evy_Truck.html

[jkade]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=292721

few pics in there

[brad_man_72]

a guy that works for chucks trucks up in kc has a 59 impalla dash in his 67. Ummm try a search for the 09 or 2010 all truck nationals in kc. Theirs a couple of threads in the missouri setion of the board. I'd find it for ya but I'm on my phone.

[layedout68]

here is my instal in my 68

[layedout68]

Relatively easy i thought.... moved it around three inches to the left to center up the steering coulum, and had to add 6" to the passenger side

[hotrodrick]

alot of work, but maybe one of the coolest mods i've ever done. people at shows really seem to like it, even non truck people notice how cool it is .
i cut mine in middle and widen it about 4.5 inches built new slot for
new style radio and also used oem style hvac controller

[CC69Rat]

WOW ! I likey

[waybad]

do they make a fiberglas version of this dash?????
or is everyone just getting them off the internet?
TC

[waybad]

Originally Posted by waybad

do they make a fiberglas version of this dash?????
or is everyone just getting them off the internet?
TC

never mind found it..

[blfuller123]

I sure like the way this dash looks!!!

[layedout68]

Hotrodrick... Can i get more info on how and what you made your trim piece out of on your dash??? is it aluminum or stainless?

[FRENCHBLUE72]

That does look cool as hell...

[mixermike]

lookin good brother

[ChevLoRay]

What's weird about this idea, is that I remember when the '59's were new. I was younger, but I learned to drive on a '59 Ford, which I later drove to/from Biloxi, MS when I was in the USAF. Those cars seemed to be about 8-ft wide when you're driving them on roads back then, so it struck me as odd that they didn't have to cut the dash down, but widen it to fit into our trucks.

There's a guy near me who has a '68, that he put a '59 Edsel dash in. It's the same as a '59 Ford. Here's a pic. Oh, he had to widen it, too. Personally, I prefer the '59-60 Chevy dash, although the '57, and the 61-64 would look good. One issue with the cars that had the dog-leg design door openings (55-60), is the ends of the dashes protrude into the door area. It is part of the dash, so keeping it means you would have to cut it off, finish the edge and decide whether or not to incorporate it into the door panel sheet metal.

[Alan's Classic]

It's not in a 67-72, but my 65. Just sharing.

[ChevLoRay]

Looks nice, Alan. I've had 3 '65's, so they're near to my heart.

[60chevyjim]

Originally Posted by Alan's Classic

It's not in a 67-72, but my 65. Just sharing.

I was thinking about this 59-60 impala dash for my 65 truck
with the 60 impala steering wheel that I put in my 65 all ready.

[jtp67-72]

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

What's weird about this idea, is that I remember when the '59's were new. I was younger, but I learned to drive on a '59 Ford, which I later drove to/from Biloxi, MS when I was in the USAF. Those cars seemed to be about 8-ft wide when you're driving them on roads back then, so it struck me as odd that they didn't have to cut the dash down, but widen it to fit into our trucks.

There's a guy near me who has a '68, that he put a '59 Edsel dash in. It's the same as a '59 Ford. Here's a pic. Oh, he had to widen it, too. Personally, I prefer the '59-60 Chevy dash, although the '57, and the 61-64 would look good. One issue with the cars that had the dog-leg design door openings (55-60), is the ends of the dashes protrude into the door area. It is part of the dash, so keeping it means you would have to cut it off, finish the edge and decide whether or not to incorporate it into the door panel sheet metal.

The problem with the turned ends of dash in 67-72's is the dash mounts too high to catch the metal of door -about 3" of glass to top of dash --Look at the 55 dash in my project-Wanted to use ends but would be 3" to high!-Reason for widening is early Chevy's had real wide door jambs makin the dash seem longer--The 55 dash was only 48" after I took off curved ends.....jim