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Dash (pics)

One other question yet. Would the trimming be required if you used a steering column from the later truck?
 
Not sure, but most likely because of the angle of the steering column mount under the dash and the area in which it goes through the firewall. Which both can be modified, but would be more work than if you cut the dash. I am assuming you are talking about the cut at the windsheild. If you are talking about the dash bezel, then you would still have to modify the dash bezel or move the column over to the right since the centering of our rigs is not the same as the 98'.
 
I was going to use the 98' steering column from the donor truck, but my neighbor ended up using it in his land cruiser, which we also installed the motor,tranny,computer, and harness in. He paid for the donor truck, so I can just be happy the dash would not fit in his rig. It looks like the 74 loses alot of leg room with the dash more forward to allow for the non cutting. Like I said before, I am 6'2" and have my seat back all the way. He did a really clean job as well. I am assuming that he has the computer from the donor truck in there because he kept the factory instrument cluster.
 
Normally I dont go in for custom applications, but I must say that is dang sweet man. In your 2nd post, the 1st pic, I was like O hes showin a pic of the truck he took the dash out of.....wait a second...lol. Again man, very nice work. :saweet: :thumb:
 
Hey man, the more I look at this, the more I want to do it.

If you've got them, can you email me pictures of the brackets made to hold the dash in place, along with any pictures of the heater box stuff?

I've got two months before I gotta have my truck on the road (wanna tear into grad with it, the last time everyone saw it was this time last year, and it was an old 2wd rust bucket, hehe), and it is looking like I might be able to finish the dash swap.

ZieglerDigital(at)hotmail.com
 
It might take a couple days, but I will get you some pics. Some of the areas I obviously can not get to because the dash is in, but I can explain the best I can.
 
Lots a work

I cant see your pics, but I Glassed, and bondo-fied a complete 1983 blazer dash, and boy was that a Pain.... Most Time I ever spent on a little Project... However that thing Looks SSSSSSSSSSSuper SSSSSSSsweet. I painted it Metalic Orange, The rest of the truck is Blue GO GATORS!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Thanks for all the compliments guys. I would also like to give my wife and kids some props for allowing me the time to do this kind of work on my rig. Hope this has given others some good ideas. I know that I love to be custom and different, especially with my rig builds.
 
I think when you have time you should do a write up on it. I really like how good your's looks. I would also like to see all the pics on the install. :thumb:
 
The problem is that I did not take any progress pics of the dash build, but if someone wants to do the conversion and needs my help or is local enough to do it at my house, we can do a full step by step from start to finish. Pics are worth a thousand words as they say. So to just do a write up without the pics to compare to might not do as well. but I can certainly answer any questions when someone is doing it.
 
Man that's really cool Very nicely done..... I'd like to put Auto meters in my 98 sub dash how much work do you think it would be??? or would the computer interfear
 
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