Dash removal?

Darrman · Post by **Darrman** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:12 pm

Dumb question, but can the entire dash be unbolted, or is it welded in?
Thanks!

dcbullet · Post by **dcbullet** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:56 pm

The metal dash is welded in with about 100 spot welds.

Post by **FORDification** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:28 pm

Yep....and you'd have to have the windshield removed to drill them out along the front, since the front lip of the dash (where the spotwelds are) extends up into the windshield frame. Here's a shot of a dash I decided to drill out on a junked cab, just for the experience of doing it....needless to say, I probably will never do that again.

kaptnkaos · Post by **kaptnkaos** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 6:35 pm

Wow Keith...

I've never seen anyone do that b-4...
Man, I admire yer tanasity...
I'd of given up about half way thru...
especially if I didn't need it for sumthin'

KaptnKAOS

cghstrojan08 · Post by **cghstrojan08** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:20 pm

Sounds like to much work to me

Darrman · Post by **Darrman** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:05 pm

Ah, cant ever be easy,

. I was hoping to pull it out to be stripped for repaint. Looks like we will be doing it the hard way.
I may have to pop the windshield to get at all of the dash, I want to get it to bare metal.
I am getting ready to replace the floor pans and patch the kick panels. Only problem is I gotta learn to weld first,

. I got the new pans, and I closed a bullet hole that was in the trans tunnel. Poor truck got shot at some point, with a big caliber gun, probably handgun. Had to have hit the trans, but no damage now.

MadMaxetc · Post by **MadMaxetc** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 10:55 pm

Wasn't someone going to do this but put a 73-79 dash back in??

Way to much work for me.

oldbiker · Post by **oldbiker** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:00 am

My back hurts just looking at that, but we thank ya Keith

worldsmysterie · Post by **worldsmysterie** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 7:53 pm

when i removed mine(67f100) there was no welds. there was like 5 or 6 bolts though.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 8:43 pm

lets see a pic of that. please.

wt4speed#2 · Post by **wt4speed#2** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 10:24 pm

MadMaxetc wrote:Wasn't someone going to do this but put a 73-79 dash back in??

Way to much work for me.

I think fitzwell entertained the idea once.

1971ford · Post by **1971ford** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:39 pm

there was a bump on ebay once with a 73-79 dash once. i didnt like it, but whatever.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Thu Jan 31, 2008 11:55 pm

did you save the link or post it here? did you save a picture of it?

cghstrojan08 · Post by **cghstrojan08** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:35 am

It is in the truck for sale section somewhere. I think I posted it. Was on ebay. Big 4x4

cghstrojan08 · Post by **cghstrojan08** » Sat Feb 02, 2008 11:49 am

Here it is.
http://www.fordification.com/forum/view ... highlight=

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