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ChevyDude · 05-07-2006, 01:46 PM

After many hours of pulling hair out and staring at my dash...I was cutting it ,..and then I wasn't...then I was...well now for SURE I am not. I have made a fiberglass stereo head unit cowl that will conform to the dash right under the heater controls. It's formed up now and I'm on the way to go get more resin. My 71' has the original uncut dash and was a Radio Delete Truck so my cowl has no antenna hole in it. Just didn't seem right to cut the dash, when nothing else has been cut to put this modern stereo in. Pics...coming soon!

roj2323 · 05-07-2006, 01:51 PM

congrats on the decicion. post pics when you can.
ondrew

**truckdude239** · 05-07-2006, 02:11 PM

Chevrolet4x4s · 05-07-2006, 02:32 PM

Good decision.
Shane

Hay Hauler · 05-07-2006, 02:41 PM

glad you did not cut it. mine is in the glovebox with a built housing covered to match the interior

ChevyDude · 05-07-2006, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by truckdude239

As the Beatles said.....but with sarcasm now...Yeah Yeah Yeah....LOL!!!

Pics???? OK ....I'll go get the camera!

ChevyDude · 05-07-2006, 03:00 PM

So heres the 1st stage. The piece came from my Yukon console. The console was so big I took the back off of in and this piece is cut from it. It was originally for the rear seat DVD player. So I cut the single DIN area from it . It then needed a top and bottom formed back to it and...yes if you look close I formed the bottom with frozen pizza box cardboard and hot glue. Then 3 layers of resin and fiberglass mat. Still gots to do the top and then sand and bondo filler to a smooth finish, and paint torch red the match. The top will have a small change hold area. More pics as the progress wheels move!

1st pic: as it will sit under dash,
2nd pic: strenghtening the inside creating the bottom
3rd pic: upside down FB and resin bottom

Brainchild · 05-07-2006, 03:04 PM

I like that idea,though I'm not totally against cutting the dash.Depends on the truck to me.While a hienz like mine doesn't matter,it would be a shame to cut an original unmolested rig.

72armyswbtruck · 05-07-2006, 08:09 PM

Can't wait to see it finished

kelsfine69 · 05-07-2006, 08:54 PM

Not cutting the dash....you got my vote

LUV2XCLR8 · 05-07-2006, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kelsfine69

Not cutting the dash....you got my vote

watermark · 05-07-2006, 09:24 PM

Good idea not to cut the dash. Im installing an highliner with speakers and a place for my C/D player. Not as unique but alot quicker.

ChevyDude · 05-07-2006, 09:42 PM

Thanks guys...I really never felt good or comfortable about the idea of cutting the dash see how this truck has never been cut on anywhere. I swear this truck must have been in storage for a long long time, and nothing ever was put in the bed other than leaves. There is not one dent in the bed swb floorboard, truly amazes me!

Anyway here is the progress with fiberglass top and bottom done and bondo-ed up. I ran out of sand paper otherwise the top would be sanded smooth like the bottom is. I'm no bondo expert and probably put too much on, but it will be smooth when I finish sanding, LOL!

1000000to1 · 05-07-2006, 11:55 PM

Good idea I have the same problem, my truck is also radio delete.

Lemield · 05-08-2006, 09:06 AM

I have seen Alex's truck in person and I can verify that it is one of the niceest unmolested trucks ever! The bed is the best original I've ever seen!

Great work Alex....the new radio mount will look sweet! You are getting real good with that fiberglass!

ChevyDude · 05-08-2006, 01:30 PM

Thanks Larry....ya gotta stop by or I gotta get by to your shop/house too!!!
Thanks for the kind words everyone.

05-07-2006, 01:46 PM	#1
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... After many hours of pulling hair out and staring at my dash...I was cutting it ,..and then I wasn't...then I was...well now for SURE I am not. I have made a fiberglass stereo head unit cowl that will conform to the dash right under the heater controls. It's formed up now and I'm on the way to go get more resin. My 71' has the original uncut dash and was a Radio Delete Truck so my cowl has no antenna hole in it. Just didn't seem right to cut the dash, when nothing else has been cut to put this modern stereo in. Pics...coming soon!

05-07-2006, 01:51 PM	#2
roj2323 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somewhere Posts: 985	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... congrats on the decicion. post pics when you can. ondrew

05-07-2006, 02:11 PM	#3
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,237	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

05-07-2006, 02:32 PM	#4
Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Good decision. Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327

05-07-2006, 02:41 PM	#5
Hay Hauler Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Moore. Oklahoma Posts: 8	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... glad you did not cut it. mine is in the glovebox with a built housing covered to match the interior

05-07-2006, 03:00 PM	#7
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... So heres the 1st stage. The piece came from my Yukon console. The console was so big I took the back off of in and this piece is cut from it. It was originally for the rear seat DVD player. So I cut the single DIN area from it . It then needed a top and bottom formed back to it and...yes if you look close I formed the bottom with frozen pizza box cardboard and hot glue. Then 3 layers of resin and fiberglass mat. Still gots to do the top and then sand and bondo filler to a smooth finish, and paint torch red the match. The top will have a small change hold area. More pics as the progress wheels move! 1st pic: as it will sit under dash, 2nd pic: strenghtening the inside creating the bottom 3rd pic: upside down FB and resin bottom Attached Images Last edited by ChevyDude; 05-07-2006 at 03:03 PM.

05-07-2006, 03:04 PM	#8
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... I like that idea,though I'm not totally against cutting the dash.Depends on the truck to me.While a hienz like mine doesn't matter,it would be a shame to cut an original unmolested rig. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

05-07-2006, 08:09 PM	#9
72armyswbtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 4,033	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Can't wait to see it finished __________________ "Remember, They can Kill You, but they can't eat You, That's against the law!!!!!!!!!"

05-07-2006, 08:54 PM	#10
kelsfine69 18 Till I Die Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1,522	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Not cutting the dash....you got my vote __________________ 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...

05-07-2006, 09:24 PM	#12
watermark Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Mich. Posts: 3	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Good idea not to cut the dash. Im installing an highliner with speakers and a place for my C/D player. Not as unique but alot quicker.

05-07-2006, 09:42 PM	#13
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Thanks guys...I really never felt good or comfortable about the idea of cutting the dash see how this truck has never been cut on anywhere. I swear this truck must have been in storage for a long long time, and nothing ever was put in the bed other than leaves. There is not one dent in the bed swb floorboard, truly amazes me! Anyway here is the progress with fiberglass top and bottom done and bondo-ed up. I ran out of sand paper otherwise the top would be sanded smooth like the bottom is. I'm no bondo expert and probably put too much on, but it will be smooth when I finish sanding, LOL! Attached Images

05-07-2006, 11:55 PM	#14
1000000to1 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bienfait, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 308	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Good idea I have the same problem, my truck is also radio delete. __________________ 2013 avalanche 5.3l 1971 Gmc 350 1958 Gmc fleetside

05-08-2006, 09:06 AM	#15
Lemield Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Arvada Colorado Posts: 1,321	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... I have seen Alex's truck in person and I can verify that it is one of the niceest unmolested trucks ever! The bed is the best original I've ever seen! Great work Alex....the new radio mount will look sweet! You are getting real good with that fiberglass! __________________ Larry 1949 Willys CJ2A, Kubota Turbo Diesel engine, Warn Overdrive, 11 inch brakes, 12volt, Warn M8000 Winch "Little Green" 1970 Rustoleum Roller Red C20 Custom Camper 454 TH400 "Big Red" 1971 K20 6.2 Turbo Diesel 4x4 4spd Ranger Overdrive "Pumpkin Wagon" 2005 VW Beetle Diesel 44+ MPG "Silver Bullet" Last edited by Lemield; 05-08-2006 at 09:07 AM.

05-08-2006, 01:30 PM	#16
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Re: Not cutting Dash!!! My alternative creation... Thanks Larry....ya gotta stop by or I gotta get by to your shop/house too!!! Thanks for the kind words everyone.



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