Destroyed Dashes for Radio's- Breaker One/Nine

[2 Stovebolts]

Sweet...Bought a 72 Blazer CST from AZ about 30 years ago...'Orche" Did a frame off, and color change..red....Ad was in a paperback car sellers mag....waaaaay before internet..One tiny b/w pic..spoke to the older gent about 20 minutes & sent him a check...$4000. 3 weeks later it arrived..exactly as he described it....I never was able to back out spring bolts from the shackles until I removed them from that Blazer....Rusted bolts?? What the hell is that ! It still needed the rockers though, and the interior was toast...But NO molestation to the dash or any part of the truck....just worn out....A/C was ice cold... and the exhaust manifolds looked impregnated and thin....Sold it to an advertising agency in NYC they used it for a soda commercial they took on the beach out in Montauk..... The guy had his Riva powerboat in the back ground.....I still have the metal dealer plate that was on the tailgate...It was sold new in Laramie....

[yuccales]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

Thank goodness that guy I stopped in to visit, had a lift

I just noticed those "bumper guard steps" on the back bumper. Never seen those before. They look kinda cool.

[special-K]

How about those? Pretty neat, huh? That's a great truck!

[Grumpy old man]

It's a little late to complain , You bought it that way . Isn't part of this hobby the satisfaction of bringing them back to your own personal standard ?

[Willie Makeit]

Originally Posted by Grumpy old man

It's a little late to complain , You bought it that way . Isn't part of this hobby the satisfaction of bringing them back to your own personal standard ?

I know, right?

[Chevyland]

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[Chevyland]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQ2WGA8mJQ
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Just playin around guys.....
I love these threads, they are So informative

[2 Stovebolts]

My oh my....You know the saying " You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" - Where in anyone's wildest dreams did they think I'm complaining??? - tisk, tisk, tisk....I'm only proving my statement in my initial post of " .Contrary to medical beliefs there are some humans born with no brains"......Does anyone here think that this is an example of a quality installation??? - this idiot went the extra mile in piggy backing the CB over the radio...Have a good day guys....

[anew4961]

Originally Posted by truckster

He was probably really proud of what he had accomplished, too. Sometimes it's hard to have foresight.

yes some people get high on that stuff after taking dumb a_ _ pills

[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RUQ2WGA8mJQ
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Just playin around guys.....
I love these threads, they are So informative

Wow! I didn't know crabs did this.....I learned something new......

[Chevyland]

Originally Posted by 2 Stovebolts

Actually replacing the dash is not that all of a nightmare....I removed a dash from a truck that was being scrapped....Once the dash pad is removed there's a series of slots, I cut in between the slots, and unbolted the sides and the dash came out...Obviously the cluster, glove box, and all center items have to be removed before hand.....Once you replace the sectioned dash all the sin is covered by the dash pad....Nice jobs on the repairs though....

I got to thinking about this
A little more
Maybe, just maybe
You could post up the original one you yanked
On the parts board
Ya never know
One of the old timers might want it
So they don’t have to modify an original dash

[2 Stovebolts]

I was hoping to shake the rat out of the bushes....I mean how much insulting can he take? I grossly misjudged...He has more friends here than I thought, You guys are just too much....lol....

[Grumpy old man]

Originally Posted by 2 Stovebolts

I was hoping to shake the rat out of the bushes....I mean how much insulting can he take? I grossly misjudged...He has more friends here than I thought, You guys are just too much....lol....

What does any of this mean ? Who are you trying to insult ?

[2 Stovebolts]

Ignorance is resilient to insults...........

[kidatheart]

Originally Posted by Chevyland

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"surround yourself with people you want to be like." I am not sure what type I am surrounded by-"crab-type"? haha gotta love these ranting threads...good times.

[special-K]

Originally Posted by 2 Stovebolts

My oh my....You know the saying " You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink" - Where in anyone's wildest dreams did they think I'm complaining??? - tisk, tisk, tisk....I'm only proving my statement in my initial post of " .Contrary to medical beliefs there are some humans born with no brains"......Does anyone here think that this is an example of a quality installation??? - this idiot went the extra mile in piggy backing the CB over the radio...Have a good day guys....

Heck, I know what I'd do with all that mess. Why, I'd go ahead and cut it some more and put me one a them little Tee Vees in there.

The previous owner or owners actually both had to have a brain in order to figure out a place to put a stereo and CB. Certainly they wouldn't have been able to use the tool to cut the hole if they had no brain. I think the problem here is their brain doesn't work the same as your brain. Their decisions weren't the same as what yours would have been. And that right there defines 'people'. The way my brain works, I might have not even bought the truck over that dash hack job. But weighing out my desire for a C/30 dump against what that repair would take, my brain tells me I can handle that repair to make it right.

What we have here is a new member who has not had the time to take in his surroundings starting a thread coming on strong, and the more familiar established regulars not knowing how to take this new attitude. A whole lot of jumping to wrong conclusions here as well as judgement of the unknown going on is what I am seeing. It might be a good idea to take a step back and size up session here. we are actually a very friendly warm bunch. Perhaps more so than you've seen before. I think we can all agree that is one muffed up dash. But we all know how repairable it is as well. Not the first we've seen for certain. What I was reacting on were the statements against the previous owner's person we know nothing about. They could be one of the best kind that walk this earth. One who would never say a bad word against another man.