Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

HotRod73 · 03-25-2006, 10:29 PM

i saw a sweet 86 with a 96 model dash in it.... does anyone else have this? is it hard to do? anyone got more pics of any??? i love it

ItsNotABlazer · 03-25-2006, 10:56 PM

I have seen a few done and thought about doing it in my 75 Jimmy. The newer dash is narrower so you have to decide to center it which would put the steering column out of line or put it in right spot and have a gap on the pass side. I guess you could fabricate some kind of steering adapter after it goes through the firewall. Also the way the newer dash is cut out for the rectangle under the steering column might not gel with an older column. I need to get my old dash removed and get the new one in there to see just how far off it would be. I will most likely leave part of the frame work of the old dash for support of the new one when I do it. Do you have pics of the one you saw?

Brad

ItsNotABlazer · 03-25-2006, 10:59 PM

Ooops here is a pic of one I found......dumb me did not save the others.

Brad

HotRod73 · 03-25-2006, 11:45 PM

i freakin LOVE that interior ide do almost anything to have one like that lol

82c10 · 03-26-2006, 02:01 AM

there wa a yellow, pro-street style one in truckin last year or year before with it also

ItsNotABlazer · 03-26-2006, 02:21 AM

This might be the same truck because it was also yellow.

Brad

84slopwaggin · 03-26-2006, 03:48 AM

Yeah I can see some yella too!!!!
Man thats a really trick interior.

trixter99 · 03-26-2006, 12:53 PM

I'l bet that took a while to make work. I'd like to see how it looks under the dash.

jprovence · 03-26-2006, 02:58 PM

I have been thinking about getting a salvaged suburban for my 88 and using the interior and drivetrain. That is an awesome mod. Its all still cheaper then a new truck with helps justify things to my wife.

79BIG10 · 03-26-2006, 11:54 PM

I'd like to see a write up just to see what is all involved.

bodydropped · 03-29-2006, 10:52 AM

im in the middle of puttin a 93 dash in my 82 but ive always wanted the 96 and up but then im thinkin of a 03 or 04 nbs dash because they look badazz when there smoothed out and painted but only draw back is that all the sensors to make the gauges move will be eletric

bigarmzz · 03-29-2006, 05:17 PM

man, what a cool mod!!!

someone do it, and write it up already!!!!

then email it all to jeff to put on his board!

bigblock73 · 03-29-2006, 06:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bigarmzz

man, what a cool mod!!!

someone do it, and write it up already!!!!

then email it all to jeff to put on his board!

bodydropped · 03-30-2006, 01:50 PM

i will try to do it for yall but right now the truck is on the back burner due to new project but i will take lots of pics when i do

Low84 · 03-30-2006, 04:50 PM

There was a feature on a box chevy a while back, in one of the popular truck magazines. Anyway it used an early-to-mid 90's dash from a dually. Anyone have a pic of this truck or similar conversion?

boxrodz · 03-31-2006, 06:05 PM

I have another angle of the dash/interior that Brad posted. I also thought that I had one that someone put in a blazer... can't find it.

03-25-2006, 10:29 PM	#1
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? i saw a sweet 86 with a 96 model dash in it.... does anyone else have this? is it hard to do? anyone got more pics of any??? i love it

03-25-2006, 10:56 PM	#2
ItsNotABlazer The full convertible guy Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Paris Texas Posts: 728	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? I have seen a few done and thought about doing it in my 75 Jimmy. The newer dash is narrower so you have to decide to center it which would put the steering column out of line or put it in right spot and have a gap on the pass side. I guess you could fabricate some kind of steering adapter after it goes through the firewall. Also the way the newer dash is cut out for the rectangle under the steering column might not gel with an older column. I need to get my old dash removed and get the new one in there to see just how far off it would be. I will most likely leave part of the frame work of the old dash for support of the new one when I do it. Do you have pics of the one you saw? Brad __________________ 2012 Kawasaki Vaquero (Lime Green) 2000 BMW 740iL 1995 Chevy ECSB riding on air 1975 GMC Jimmy 2WD lowered 4/6 1972 Chevy Trazer soon to be roadster 1965 Mustang 289/3 speed (friends dad bought it new) 1964 Chevy C10 (dad bought it new)

03-25-2006, 10:59 PM	#3
ItsNotABlazer The full convertible guy Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Paris Texas Posts: 728	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? Ooops here is a pic of one I found......dumb me did not save the others. Brad Attached Images __________________ 2012 Kawasaki Vaquero (Lime Green) 2000 BMW 740iL 1995 Chevy ECSB riding on air 1975 GMC Jimmy 2WD lowered 4/6 1972 Chevy Trazer soon to be roadster 1965 Mustang 289/3 speed (friends dad bought it new) 1964 Chevy C10 (dad bought it new)

03-25-2006, 11:45 PM	#4
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? i freakin LOVE that interior ide do almost anything to have one like that lol

03-26-2006, 02:01 AM	#5
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? there wa a yellow, pro-street style one in truckin last year or year before with it also __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

03-26-2006, 02:21 AM	#6
ItsNotABlazer The full convertible guy Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Paris Texas Posts: 728	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? This might be the same truck because it was also yellow. Brad __________________ 2012 Kawasaki Vaquero (Lime Green) 2000 BMW 740iL 1995 Chevy ECSB riding on air 1975 GMC Jimmy 2WD lowered 4/6 1972 Chevy Trazer soon to be roadster 1965 Mustang 289/3 speed (friends dad bought it new) 1964 Chevy C10 (dad bought it new)

03-26-2006, 03:48 AM	#7
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? Yeah I can see some yella too!!!! Man thats a really trick interior. Last edited by 84slopwaggin; 03-26-2006 at 03:50 AM.

03-26-2006, 12:53 PM	#8
trixter99 I have no time for this Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Fort St John B.C. CANADA Posts: 434	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? I'l bet that took a while to make work. I'd like to see how it looks under the dash. __________________ 1986 Chevy short box ( PROJECT ) 1994 Chevy Blazer lifted 6" 2009 Gmc 2500 HD 1999 Hugger orange Camaro SS 2007 BMW X5 Sport

03-26-2006, 02:58 PM	#9
jprovence Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hampton Posts: 32	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? I have been thinking about getting a salvaged suburban for my 88 and using the interior and drivetrain. That is an awesome mod. Its all still cheaper then a new truck with helps justify things to my wife.

03-26-2006, 11:54 PM	#10
79BIG10 I'm back with 2nd truck! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 3,774	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? I'd like to see a write up just to see what is all involved. __________________ 1979 Chevrolet Bonanza Big10 "Tootsie Roll" 1985 Chevrolet Silverado (wife's) Member of the Southern Bowties Club "Don't underestimate how sexy a fat man who drinks to excess can be." Homer Simpson

03-29-2006, 10:52 AM	#11
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? im in the middle of puttin a 93 dash in my 82 but ive always wanted the 96 and up but then im thinkin of a 03 or 04 nbs dash because they look badazz when there smoothed out and painted but only draw back is that all the sensors to make the gauges move will be eletric __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

03-29-2006, 05:17 PM	#12
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,545	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? man, what a cool mod!!! someone do it, and write it up already!!!! then email it all to jeff to put on his board! __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7

03-30-2006, 01:50 PM	#14
bodydropped Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: beaumont,tx Posts: 757	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? i will try to do it for yall but right now the truck is on the back burner due to new project but i will take lots of pics when i do __________________ http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v5...ropped/sig.jpg

03-30-2006, 04:50 PM	#15
Low84 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Roma,TX Posts: 774	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? There was a feature on a box chevy a while back, in one of the popular truck magazines. Anyway it used an early-to-mid 90's dash from a dually. Anyone have a pic of this truck or similar conversion? __________________ 1978 stepside C10 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=468265

03-31-2006, 06:05 PM	#16
boxrodz Until Seventy Times Seven Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Rocky Mountain Front Range Posts: 1,301	Re: Anyone using a 90's model dash in their 73-87 truck?? I have another angle of the dash/interior that Brad posted. I also thought that I had one that someone put in a blazer... can't find it. Attached Images __________________ boxRODz 1983 C10 SWB Fleetside When two halves is gone, there's nuthin left. Two nothings is nuthin. That's mathematics son. You can argue with me but you can't argue with figures. Two half nothings is a whole nuthin...



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