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bad_turbo · 11-03-2006, 10:12 PM

does anybody know why there would be a hole in the dash of my '69 truck on both ends by the doors? Heres a pic of one of them:

mjrmn · 11-03-2006, 10:14 PM

Very mean and hungry rats???

Draggn66 · 11-03-2006, 10:17 PM

Looks like someone started to install a/c vents.

dave2953 · 11-03-2006, 10:26 PM

They certainly didn't do you any favors.....

**Canadian694x4** · 11-03-2006, 10:28 PM

Certainly not factory...I agree that it looks like Previous Owner was trying to install A/C.

sdkid · 11-03-2006, 11:59 PM

Or maybe speakers???

bad_turbo · 11-04-2006, 01:16 AM

no wonder everyone talks bad about P/O's

**Bob B.** · 11-04-2006, 05:31 AM

I can't complain. Looks like all my truck's P.O. did was drive it, and install a manual water valve in the heater hose when the temp. door broke in the HVAC box. Oh, and install what must have been the goofiest 'big rig' rear view mirrors ever made. Took me a whole afternoon to weld up all the holes.

msgross · 11-04-2006, 08:42 AM

That switch above it reminds me of the comercial on TV "Honey, do you know what this switch in the garage does? No dear".....as the neighbors garage opens and slams on her car!!!!

I concur on the A/C install, or attempt at an install!

jamon8 · 11-04-2006, 09:57 AM

that is hack than a mug

I would be going over every inch of my truck after seeing something like that

LOL

ND_guy · 11-04-2006, 11:13 AM

My PO had a fetish for little blue lights each with their own switch across the dash. 8 little blue lights+ 8 switchs + 2 CB mounts and one brake controller=26 holes I had to weld in the cab. They were all less than 5/8" not a butcher like yours.
good luck straightening that out

CPNEJR · 11-04-2006, 11:33 AM

looks like someone tried to put A/C in the truck or make holes for speakers

Jayman931 · 11-04-2006, 11:45 AM

You are all wrong....he cut the hole so he could get his had behind the dash easier to screw in the back of that toggle...

or...maybe had a Autometer ProComp Idiot Gauge there

msgross · 11-04-2006, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jayman931

You are all wrong....he cut the hole so he could get his had behind the dash easier to screw in the back of that toggle...

or...maybe had a Autometer ProComp Idiot Gauge there

Did you mean hand or head? I suppose he did it for the passenger too? musta been on of them pygma fellers if that was for his head!

qksilver · 11-04-2006, 08:48 PM

Maybe he wanted to match the hole in his..........fill in the blank!

skchevota · 11-04-2006, 11:23 PM

That there is some fine fab work! can I get his #

ChevyCrazy67 · 11-04-2006, 11:26 PM

Yep ac vent holes. He must have used his pocket knife on it though. I've seen better cleaner holes made by bullets.

**JDL** · 11-05-2006, 12:04 AM

aren't AC holes biger

1LoC10 · 11-05-2006, 12:18 AM

dont matter what the hole looks like, the a/c vent would cover it anyways

11-03-2006, 10:12 PM	#1
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	question about hole in dash does anybody know why there would be a hole in the dash of my '69 truck on both ends by the doors? Heres a pic of one of them: Attached Images __________________ "But daddy, I didn't hit them all with a stick"...what my 6 year old tells me when I pick him up from school early for fighting "

11-03-2006, 10:14 PM	#2
mjrmn '67 K10 Work In Process Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Delano MN Posts: 163	Re: question about hole in dash Very mean and hungry rats???

11-03-2006, 10:17 PM	#3
Draggn66 Wrenchin & Sandin!!! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Joliet, IL. Posts: 523	Re: question about hole in dash Looks like someone started to install a/c vents. __________________ Randy Shorewood, IL. My Favorite eBay Searches My Driver Restore Thread 1971 C10 Longbed 2005 Silverado Shortbed 2005 FXDWG

11-03-2006, 10:26 PM	#4
dave2953 Dave's not here, man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Winder, Georgia Posts: 2,000	Re: question about hole in dash They certainly didn't do you any favors..... __________________ - 2014 VW Jetta - 2015 VW Jetta - 1966 Ford F-250

11-03-2006, 10:28 PM	#5
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Re: question about hole in dash Certainly not factory...I agree that it looks like Previous Owner was trying to install A/C. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154. Last edited by Canadian694x4; 11-03-2006 at 10:28 PM.

11-03-2006, 11:59 PM	#6
sdkid Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pierre SD Posts: 1,533	Re: question about hole in dash Or maybe speakers??? __________________ I think the world needs a drink... Help somebody...If you can....VanZant We're not wrong, we're not sorry, and its probably gonna happen again. That's the truth about men. Tracy Byrd Member# 13924 '70 c10, 350/350 '68 c10 250/4spd '68 c10 no eng/trans fac ps/pb/ac/at (future father/sons project) '48 Chevy Loadmaster

11-04-2006, 01:16 AM	#7
bad_turbo turbo enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: carmichael, ca. Posts: 1,826	Re: question about hole in dash no wonder everyone talks bad about P/O's __________________ "But daddy, I didn't hit them all with a stick"...what my 6 year old tells me when I pick him up from school early for fighting "

11-04-2006, 05:31 AM	#8
Bob B. Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,321	Re: question about hole in dash I can't complain. Looks like all my truck's P.O. did was drive it, and install a manual water valve in the heater hose when the temp. door broke in the HVAC box. Oh, and install what must have been the goofiest 'big rig' rear view mirrors ever made. Took me a whole afternoon to weld up all the holes. __________________ 1967 GMC CM-2500 Camper Cruiser, 351E V-6, NP 435 4 speed, Dana 60, and factory A/C. 2012 GMC K-3500 WT regular cab, 6.0L Vortec, 6L90.

11-04-2006, 08:42 AM	#9
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: question about hole in dash That switch above it reminds me of the comercial on TV "Honey, do you know what this switch in the garage does? No dear".....as the neighbors garage opens and slams on her car!!!! I concur on the A/C install, or attempt at an install! Last edited by msgross; 11-04-2006 at 10:22 AM.

11-04-2006, 09:57 AM	#10
jamon8 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: southern Il Posts: 335	Re: question about hole in dash that is hack than a mug I would be going over every inch of my truck after seeing something like that LOL

11-04-2006, 11:13 AM	#11
ND_guy Tool Addiction=Money Shortage Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Grand Forks, ND Posts: 233	Re: question about hole in dash My PO had a fetish for little blue lights each with their own switch across the dash. 8 little blue lights+ 8 switchs + 2 CB mounts and one brake controller=26 holes I had to weld in the cab. They were all less than 5/8" not a butcher like yours. good luck straightening that out

11-04-2006, 11:33 AM	#12
CPNEJR Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Franconia,N.H. Posts: 1,029	Re: question about hole in dash looks like someone tried to put A/C in the truck or make holes for speakers __________________ (Only) Member of the CPNE Fan Club Aint that the truth 67 C-10 350 with 3-speed tranny and 308 gears swb step 82 Z28 Camaro 355 small block over 350 hp and a borg warner super t-10 (blown engine) 72 Chevy K20 Suburban (future project) 70 Chevy K20 now 68 GMC K2500 2003 Chevy 2500hd ccsb 4X4 (daily driver)

11-04-2006, 11:45 AM	#13
Jayman931 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hattiesburg, MS Posts: 137	Re: question about hole in dash You are all wrong....he cut the hole so he could get his had behind the dash easier to screw in the back of that toggle... or...maybe had a Autometer ProComp Idiot Gauge there Last edited by Jayman931; 11-04-2006 at 11:46 AM.

11-04-2006, 08:48 PM	#15
qksilver Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern Pines NC Posts: 3,853	Re: question about hole in dash Maybe he wanted to match the hole in his..........fill in the blank!

11-04-2006, 11:23 PM	#16
skchevota Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Evans, Colorado Posts: 530	Re: question about hole in dash That there is some fine fab work! can I get his #



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11-04-2006, 11:26 PM	#17
ChevyCrazy67 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dothan Alabama Posts: 2,604	Re: question about hole in dash Yep ac vent holes. He must have used his pocket knife on it though. I've seen better cleaner holes made by bullets. __________________ Kevin 1967 C-10 swb fleetside 1968 C-10 stepside 1999 Z71- sons dd 1999 2wd silverado-my dd 2003 Tahoe- wifes dd

11-05-2006, 12:04 AM	#18
JDL Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Agency IA. Posts: 1,839	Re: question about hole in dash aren't AC holes biger __________________ 72 Chevy short step side with 454 air and tilt. 72 nova project car 63 chevy II drag car Agency Iowa

11-05-2006, 12:18 AM	#19
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