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RShaips · 02-01-2006, 05:02 PM

Anybody replace a dash before? I heard they are kinda tough to do when you have to remove all of the rivets up by the windshield. I was told by a friend that the easiest way is to cut through the slots under the dash pad and weld the new one in and bolt in the sides. Looking for some feedback from someone who has done this. Teeitup has a cab that I might buy but the dash is cut up pretty bad. I have a decent dash in my cab that I could cut out and weld in.

Putter · 02-01-2006, 05:04 PM

Not rivets.....They are SPOT-WELDS!! (About 30 of them)

I cut out my non-air dash and installed an A/C one, by cutting it on the slots!

RShaips · 02-01-2006, 05:10 PM

Oh yeah, I knew that !

zeeklu · 02-01-2006, 06:12 PM

My dash was hacked pretty good too. I cut it in the slots under the dash pad and it was surprisingly easy. Chris

**hotrodmtodd** · 02-01-2006, 07:11 PM

WOW! I sure am glad I read this post. I was JUST getting ready to do it the HARD way (spot welds) for one of my buddys. I think I will go this route. It makes much more sense. Thanks guys, Mike

RShaips · 02-01-2006, 08:11 PM

Looks like a plan!

Orange70chevy · 02-01-2006, 10:10 PM

Here a link of when I removed my dash. I removed the whole dash. It's not that much harder than cutting under the dash pad.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=180036

bighead · 02-02-2006, 01:07 AM

Why not do it the right way and replace the whole panel. If the dash is apart anyway just pop out the windshield and drill the spot welds. With the dash gutted and the glass out, shouldn't take more than a couple hours to remove and replace. JMHO

kelsfine69 · 02-02-2006, 01:11 AM

Yea I cut this out. If The shild was out I would have drilled the spotwelds, but Im hanging it on the wall anyway.

sneakysnake · 02-02-2006, 01:28 PM

If I had it to do over I would probably slice the slots, as opposed to messing with the spot welds in the windshield.

02-01-2006, 05:02 PM	#1
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	Replacing dash questions Anybody replace a dash before? I heard they are kinda tough to do when you have to remove all of the rivets up by the windshield. I was told by a friend that the easiest way is to cut through the slots under the dash pad and weld the new one in and bolt in the sides. Looking for some feedback from someone who has done this. Teeitup has a cab that I might buy but the dash is cut up pretty bad. I have a decent dash in my cab that I could cut out and weld in.

02-01-2006, 05:04 PM	#2
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: Replacing dash questions Not rivets.....They are SPOT-WELDS!! (About 30 of them) I cut out my non-air dash and installed an A/C one, by cutting it on the slots! Attached Images __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket** Last edited by Putter; 02-01-2006 at 06:04 PM.

02-01-2006, 05:10 PM	#3
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	Re: Replacing dash questions Oh yeah, I knew that !

02-01-2006, 06:12 PM	#4
zeeklu Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Northwest NJ Posts: 746	Re: Replacing dash questions My dash was hacked pretty good too. I cut it in the slots under the dash pad and it was surprisingly easy. Chris

02-01-2006, 07:11 PM	#5
hotrodmtodd 'Burban Legend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mingo Junction OH Posts: 918	Re: Replacing dash questions WOW! I sure am glad I read this post. I was JUST getting ready to do it the HARD way (spot welds) for one of my buddys. I think I will go this route. It makes much more sense. Thanks guys, Mike __________________ '67 Chevy Iron City Beer Truck (9ft step) '67 Chevy Panel Truck 467 '68 Short Fleet 305v6 '68 McLaren Ramp Truck '68/'68/'70/'71 Burbs 292/366/402/454 '69 C-30 dump '71 C-50 dump and church bus '71 4x4 454 '72 Blazer (w/pop-up camper) $15 x-hooks '66 Chevy II 194/Weber '68 El Camino" 305v6 '69 Skylark 455 Buick '70 Chevelle 427 '71 Cutlass W-31 '71 GTO 400 2x2 "The 51" Chopped '51 Chevy (409) my first car OK Toad, we'll take 'em all... John Milner

02-01-2006, 08:11 PM	#6
RShaips Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Augusta Missouri Posts: 804	Re: Replacing dash questions Looks like a plan!

02-01-2006, 10:10 PM	#7
Orange70chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Penelope, Texas Posts: 393	Re: Replacing dash questions Here a link of when I removed my dash. I removed the whole dash. It's not that much harder than cutting under the dash pad. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=180036 Last edited by Orange70chevy; 02-01-2006 at 10:11 PM.

02-02-2006, 01:07 AM	#8
bighead Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: McKinney, Texas Posts: 465	Re: Replacing dash questions Why not do it the right way and replace the whole panel. If the dash is apart anyway just pop out the windshield and drill the spot welds. With the dash gutted and the glass out, shouldn't take more than a couple hours to remove and replace. JMHO

02-02-2006, 01:11 AM	#9
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Re: Replacing dash questions Yea I cut this out. If The shild was out I would have drilled the spotwelds, but Im hanging it on the wall anyway. Attached Images __________________ 2011 GMC Acadia 1969 GMC BBC LS7 2007 GMC Crew Duramax 1987 Camaro Iroc 350 Tuned Port Injection 42000Km 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI 1987 Chevrolet Silverado 350 TBI(yes 2) Take me drunk, I'm too home...

02-02-2006, 01:28 PM	#10
sneakysnake It's a catastrophic success. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,077	Re: Replacing dash questions If I had it to do over I would probably slice the slots, as opposed to messing with the spot welds in the windshield. Attached Images



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