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CG · 05-02-2007, 01:19 PM

Im pretty sure I saw a picture on the board somewhere of one of our style trucks someone had grafted a 59 chev car dash into....Does anyone have that pic? I picked up a dash like that (for too much money

) now Im trying to decide what to do with it...the dash is out of my panel...maybe???

69BBsuburban · 05-02-2007, 01:29 PM

The car dashes are a little deeper, so ya gotta be careful, esp with molding it to the doors......do ya have a '59 Impala wheel and column??? That would look cool.
I have a complete '57 Bel-Air dash I've been saving for a hotrod project, but now you've got me thinkin'..........he he he......

Bamm · 05-02-2007, 01:42 PM

I'm in the middle of this mod, the car dashes are for sure a lot deeper and not as wide. There is a large amount of fab work in making this work, much more than I thought before I started. Here's some pics. I'll post some of my "fab" pics soon when I start my "build" thread. Later.......Jerry

Bamm · 05-02-2007, 01:45 PM

Oh, and to clarify, these are definitely not my pics, I am nowhere near this far along. They are someone elses on here IIRC. ..............Bamm!

**John Fabris** · 05-02-2007, 01:49 PM

This one?

CG · 05-02-2007, 02:36 PM

That is a 59 dash, but I was thinking it had the stock gauges. I could be all wet though. Thanks for the responses so far. It looks like a ton of work. I may just take the dash to the swap meet instead. Unfortunately it was an impulse buy and I'm know I'm going to go backwards on this deal.

I wouldn't mind having a wheel. Hard to find a decent one though that wont bankrupt a fella.

**special-K** · 05-02-2007, 02:42 PM

I think I`ve seen the one you saw,or think you saw,I think.

69BBsuburban · 05-02-2007, 02:45 PM

If ya think of sellin' the '59 dash, I'd be interested....does it have all the stock gauges?

The one above looks OK....but I don't see the point if ya don't use the BETTER LOOKING stock gauges....

CG · 05-02-2007, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69BBsuburban

If ya think of sellin' the '59 dash, I'd be interested....does it have all the stock gauges?

The one above looks OK....but I don't see the point if ya don't use the BETTER LOOKING stock gauges....

Ok this is gonna sound stupid on my part...I purchased this thing just from looking at a small picture of it. I jumped on it cause I know these things go fast and...I think they are cool

I believe it has all the stock gauges in it, and here is the craziest part. I haven't even unwrapped it yet from picking it up at greyhound a few weeks ago. I'm into it 260 bucks...shipping was a little more than I expected, ok a lot more lol. If you seriously have an interest at that price I will take some pics and email them to you. I wasn't trying to turn this into a for sale though. So Pm me if you wanna talk about it.

Mark

jamis · 05-02-2007, 04:14 PM

That’s freaking awesome, makes me want to start all over again. Anyone know whos blazer that is in the pictures Bamm posted?

CG · 05-02-2007, 06:25 PM

Well I went and opened up the package. Looks like it was taken out of the car correctly. Definatly needs a good sand blast, and total clean up of the gauges. Looks like its missing one piece of trim and the glove box button is gone. The extra silver trim stuff is pretty cool but I don't know if it can be saved. Got the old brain working again, I think I may just try to fit this in the panel.

**special-K** · 05-02-2007, 09:35 PM

Is the box button the same as these trucks?I know the Tri-5s are.

CG · 05-02-2007, 10:21 PM

Yeah it looks the same...I have several of em.

woodridge · 05-02-2007, 10:47 PM

I posted a pic last year of a truck with a 59 dash but now I can't find it. The man that owned it is the collision instructor at the Technology Center in Athens Tn. He said he changes the dash in almost everything he builds. I'll keep looking and post it again when I find it.

1lowdiesel · 05-03-2007, 12:46 PM

what 's the going price for one of those i know where there is one sitting.

Bamm · 05-03-2007, 01:09 PM

Varies big time. Sounds like CG has $250 + in his, I gave $25 for mine, but I had to remove it. The biggest thing is finding them in the first place. As far as gauges, 3 of the five gauges in my dash were broken so I went with some Autometer Phantom Gauges. Hey CG, if you decide to do this keep in touch, If I screw up something on mine I'll warn you ahead of time or vice versa.

...............Jerry

1lowdiesel · 05-03-2007, 02:04 PM

yea i'm gonna have to remove it too but the only thing i can see wrong is the speedo glass is broken. and the windsheild is already out.

dan42 · 05-03-2007, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Fabris

This one?

It looks like they bent over the bottom of this dash -

**John Fabris** · 05-03-2007, 06:20 PM

Looks like they just shaved the switches and relocated them further down to me....

Bamm · 05-03-2007, 09:20 PM

Bamm · 05-03-2007, 09:22 PM

I think that you'll have to stretch the center section of this dash to get it to fit our trucks. I have already trimmed down the outer edge of my dash and it's a little narrower than the truck dash. Has anyone found the owner of the blazer so we can throw some questions at him? ............................Bamm!

CG · 05-03-2007, 09:44 PM

Well I had a brain fart (not uncommon for me lol). I totally forgot I had a board member here build me a new dash for my panel. No tac and a clock where the vac gauge goes. And I went out and found an old school tac for mounting on the steering column....The 59 dash will now get cleaned up a bit. I may take it to the swapmeet...or just hang it in the garage.

Rokcrln · 05-03-2007, 10:34 PM

Well heck send that thing my way and I will do a full how too write up on the install for everyone else. I could throw it into Low Buck or Slow Build your choice

Kevin
LFD Inc.

woodridge · 05-03-2007, 11:05 PM

Found it!

WinDancer · 05-03-2007, 11:06 PM

That '59 Chevy dash brings back a lot of good memories......

05-02-2007, 01:19 PM	#1
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,825	1959 car dash in our trucks Im pretty sure I saw a picture on the board somewhere of one of our style trucks someone had grafted a 59 chev car dash into....Does anyone have that pic? I picked up a dash like that (for too much money ) now Im trying to decide what to do with it...the dash is out of my panel...maybe???

05-02-2007, 01:29 PM	#2
69BBsuburban Right in front of you. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roy, Wa Posts: 584	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks The car dashes are a little deeper, so ya gotta be careful, esp with molding it to the doors......do ya have a '59 Impala wheel and column??? That would look cool. I have a complete '57 Bel-Air dash I've been saving for a hotrod project, but now you've got me thinkin'..........he he he...... __________________ Pinstriping by Josh '78 Chevy Silverado SWB (lowered, 454) '90 Chevy Sport Truck '68 Dodge Charger R/T 1930 Ford Model A

05-02-2007, 01:42 PM	#3
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks I'm in the middle of this mod, the car dashes are for sure a lot deeper and not as wide. There is a large amount of fab work in making this work, much more than I thought before I started. Here's some pics. I'll post some of my "fab" pics soon when I start my "build" thread. Later.......Jerry Attached Images __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

05-02-2007, 01:45 PM	#4
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Oh, and to clarify, these are definitely not my pics, I am nowhere near this far along. They are someone elses on here IIRC. ..............Bamm! __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

05-02-2007, 01:49 PM	#5
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks This one? __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB

05-02-2007, 02:36 PM	#6
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,825	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks That is a 59 dash, but I was thinking it had the stock gauges. I could be all wet though. Thanks for the responses so far. It looks like a ton of work. I may just take the dash to the swap meet instead. Unfortunately it was an impulse buy and I'm know I'm going to go backwards on this deal. I wouldn't mind having a wheel. Hard to find a decent one though that wont bankrupt a fella. Last edited by CG; 05-02-2007 at 02:38 PM.

05-02-2007, 02:42 PM	#7
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks I think I`ve seen the one you saw,or think you saw,I think. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-02-2007, 02:45 PM	#8
69BBsuburban Right in front of you. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Roy, Wa Posts: 584	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks If ya think of sellin' the '59 dash, I'd be interested....does it have all the stock gauges? The one above looks OK....but I don't see the point if ya don't use the BETTER LOOKING stock gauges.... __________________ Pinstriping by Josh '78 Chevy Silverado SWB (lowered, 454) '90 Chevy Sport Truck '68 Dodge Charger R/T 1930 Ford Model A

05-02-2007, 04:14 PM	#10
jamis F.A.S.T. president Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 1,883	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks That’s freaking awesome, makes me want to start all over again. Anyone know whos blazer that is in the pictures Bamm posted? __________________ F.A.S.T. President and Founder Fabricators for the Advancement of Sawsall Technology "A fear of the Sawsall is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity." ~Sigmund Freud, "General Introduction to Psychoanalysis"

05-02-2007, 06:25 PM	#11
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,825	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Well I went and opened up the package. Looks like it was taken out of the car correctly. Definatly needs a good sand blast, and total clean up of the gauges. Looks like its missing one piece of trim and the glove box button is gone. The extra silver trim stuff is pretty cool but I don't know if it can be saved. Got the old brain working again, I think I may just try to fit this in the panel. Attached Images

05-02-2007, 09:35 PM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,862	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Is the box button the same as these trucks?I know the Tri-5s are. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-02-2007, 10:21 PM	#13
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,825	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Yeah it looks the same...I have several of em.

05-02-2007, 10:47 PM	#14
woodridge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maynardville, Tn Posts: 3,030	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks I posted a pic last year of a truck with a 59 dash but now I can't find it. The man that owned it is the collision instructor at the Technology Center in Athens Tn. He said he changes the dash in almost everything he builds. I'll keep looking and post it again when I find it. __________________ SEMA Network- Protect our Hobby! 71 C30 in pieces, starting to come together. Click here for A Place For Tennessee Truck Enthusiest To Meet

05-03-2007, 12:46 PM	#15
1lowdiesel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: central jersey Posts: 763	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks what 's the going price for one of those i know where there is one sitting. __________________ 69 4wd V6 20k orig miles!! 05 ccsb 2wd Diesel 500hp bagged and soon to be stock floored. 01 rcsb chevy 2wd 6bt cummins :devil:> build xtremediesel.com

05-03-2007, 01:09 PM	#16
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Varies big time. Sounds like CG has $250 + in his, I gave $25 for mine, but I had to remove it. The biggest thing is finding them in the first place. As far as gauges, 3 of the five gauges in my dash were broken so I went with some Autometer Phantom Gauges. Hey CG, if you decide to do this keep in touch, If I screw up something on mine I'll warn you ahead of time or vice versa. ...............Jerry __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS



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05-03-2007, 02:04 PM	#17
1lowdiesel Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: central jersey Posts: 763	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks yea i'm gonna have to remove it too but the only thing i can see wrong is the speedo glass is broken. and the windsheild is already out. __________________ 69 4wd V6 20k orig miles!! 05 ccsb 2wd Diesel 500hp bagged and soon to be stock floored. 01 rcsb chevy 2wd 6bt cummins :devil:> build xtremediesel.com

05-03-2007, 06:20 PM	#19
John Fabris TOTY 2006 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Magalia CA USA Posts: 2,270	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Looks like they just shaved the switches and relocated them further down to me.... __________________ John Fabris 67 C10 SWB

05-03-2007, 09:20 PM	#20
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

05-03-2007, 09:22 PM	#21
Bamm Cowboy Fan for Life!!!!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Amelia, Virginia Posts: 2,921	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks I think that you'll have to stretch the center section of this dash to get it to fit our trucks. I have already trimmed down the outer edge of my dash and it's a little narrower than the truck dash. Has anyone found the owner of the blazer so we can throw some questions at him? ............................Bamm! __________________ 1967 ShortBed Fleetside 3/4 Drop 350/700R4 Tilt wheel 18 x 8 Torque Thrust II's Future mods: All new gauges & wood bed My Zip is 23002 I ship UPS, USPS

05-03-2007, 09:44 PM	#22
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 19,825	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Well I had a brain fart (not uncommon for me lol). I totally forgot I had a board member here build me a new dash for my panel. No tac and a clock where the vac gauge goes. And I went out and found an old school tac for mounting on the steering column....The 59 dash will now get cleaned up a bit. I may take it to the swapmeet...or just hang it in the garage.

05-03-2007, 10:34 PM	#23
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Well heck send that thing my way and I will do a full how too write up on the install for everyone else. I could throw it into Low Buck or Slow Build your choice Kevin LFD Inc.

05-03-2007, 11:05 PM	#24
woodridge Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Maynardville, Tn Posts: 3,030	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks Found it! Attached Images __________________ SEMA Network- Protect our Hobby! 71 C30 in pieces, starting to come together. Click here for A Place For Tennessee Truck Enthusiest To Meet

05-03-2007, 11:06 PM	#25
WinDancer The Original HotRod KnifeMaker Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tenino, Washington Posts: 811	Re: 1959 car dash in our trucks That '59 Chevy dash brings back a lot of good memories...... __________________ Dave 69 GMC SWB 2WD 454 Turbo 400

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