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Technical Board => Restoration Help => Topic started by: fe350chev on August 19, 2014, 01:33:13 PM



Title: Dashboard frame removal or modification
Post by: fe350chev on August 19, 2014, 01:33:13 PM
Hi all. What have you done when the car is stripped and you are blasting it, do you remove the dash skeleton, if so what's the best way or is it just easier to leave it in. Its on the rotisserie and I'm mainly concerned that it is keeping the front rigid.


Title: Re: Dashboard frame removal or modification
Post by: Coopa on August 19, 2014, 03:46:44 PM
I left it in in my EK and the blasters got up under it and blasted as much as they could, didnt like the idea of removing it

Cheers Coopa


Title: Re: Dashboard frame removal or modification
Post by: NES304 on August 19, 2014, 06:56:58 PM
Well JB removed his then dragged it forward a few inches to fit the aircon etc etc


Title: Re: Dashboard frame removal or modification
Post by: JB on August 21, 2014, 08:08:36 AM
I did this after the car had been blasted though, so the more the better for blasting I think.


Title: Re: Dashboard frame removal or modification
Post by: fe350chev on August 23, 2014, 09:28:35 PM
Ok. Cos I got the both of them, fe and fc, I will keep the fc
one in but because I'm customising the fe I'll take it out. What's the easiest method of removal. I did think of cutting it somewhere and narrowing the whole thing and incorporating 2 air ducts in somehow that are completely disguised   ??? But I'm not sure whether to wait and do it when I'm ready to trial fit the new column to rack steering. But just getting ideas at this stage.