Dash

[ChaseDale3and8]

I was out at this years swap meet and I saw a shortbed 4x4 truck like mine that had the dash removed and had a custom set of gages put in. This truck was built for off road racing, and had a lot of custom work including a full rollcage.

Anyway, I started thinking about the dash being taken out of this truck and how did they do it. Does the dash simply bolt in on the sides and to a brace or two in the center, or is it bolted in and spot welded as well?

The reason that I'm asking is that my dash has been cut out for a CD player and I would someday like to restore it back to stock. I can pick up a dash for my truck at the salvage yard dirt cheap I'm sure but I need to know if it's going to be spot welded somewhere or if it's just bolted in. Thanks for any replies. ...Joe