The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot '60-'66 Trucks Do I save the dash?

hey guys, wondering if its worth tryin to save the dash out of the cab that I'm scraping. I read that part of it is tach welded near the windshield. Is it worth the time taking that out too? and if so, whats the best way around them darn tach welds? thanks a bunch!

First of all, why scrap anything?? But if you are going to scrap it, I would save any parts that are good. Keep the dash, cab corners, roof, rockers, anything that is decent and you may need later, or someone else might buy from you.

well the roof is rotten along with floorboards, rockers, corners. all thats left in there is the dash

Is it a large rear window cab? If so, save the inner panel that goes from the roof, down the back of the cab. That's the only peice that's different between a large and small window truck,
Scott

it was a small window cab. hopefully i find a cab with the dash still in there. looked like a pain in the a$$ to take out with all those spot welds. oh well

not worth fighting to remove the whole dash, but save a big patch out of the middle for someone to repair a messed up radio mounting area, easy to chop with a zip blade

Bill

I agree on saving the radio area if its not buchered, cut it to save the whole area, mine some putz cut it for a pull out AND the E.Q. but cut it too big, from the cut job I think he was about 8 or so? took a long time to find one to fix it, the aftermarket one I bought was too small. Ironically the one I am going to use to cut the dash from some other putz cut the top off to make a convertible, butchered the doors too! I bought it because its a 60 apache and yet another project, I think I need a 12 step program.

I bought a whole dash from a guy for my '62, and was greatful for it! Someone either used a can opener or a fire axe on my radio area, the ash tray mount is worn out from use, and the opening around the gauge cluster seems to have a little "slop" around it... just not a tight fit for the cluster, like it is in other dashes. It's also got a couple extra holes drilled in the top of it for a dash-mounted driver's fan (like a bus).

The dash I bought is beautiful, and I'm looking forward to the day I yank all the glass for paint and can put that new dash in.

Plus, with those big "twin cowls" you might find a hot rodder who wants to put it in an earlier rod project. I'm going to cut the glovebox cowl out, flip it upside down, narrow it, and weld it under the dash so it connects to the two cowls, giving me a cubby storage area below the dash using factory contours and shapes.

-Brad