pics of 59-60 impala dash in your c10

[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.

[Alan's Classic]

Originally Posted by ChevLoRay

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

[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

[19Hoosierdaddies68]

Originally Posted by 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

What seats are in there?

[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.