Here's one for the books. Formal dash in a fusie?
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Speaking of Bob, what's up with him. How's he doing?
I'm doing good. I just finished a 2 week trip to Wisconsin/NYC/DC. I was fortunate to get some parts for the NY'er from Newp (Thanks Mike!) on a slight detour in Indiana. I got 6 of the 8 door panels, a dash pad, window switches and some odd and ends. Haven't been able to put anything on yet. The weather has been terrible here the last couple of weeks.
Besides coming up with a permanent fix for the wiper cam, my next major project will be the heat & A/C rebuild.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Wrong Bob. I was referring to StitcherBob, a friend of Polaraco.
Regardless, glad to see you're good. :rolling:
Roger...............
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
OK I guess. Haven't talked to him much. He got a real job, bought a real house, and Mommy is moving the Mass. What's the world coming too? Next he'll be dating. LOL
Outstanding Work! My 78 NY'er doesn't have an opening there. It's just a solid piece.
Thanks. It's very close to what I imagined too. I figured it out on stans white car the last time I was down there.
I'm going to finish up the mechanicals and electrics, then focus on the pillar trims. The inner half fits perfectly. The outer half may need som alterations. At the end of the dash there is a big opening I have to make a plate for. As long as the ldoors are closed, you can't see them. I'm thinking of making a sheetmetal plate and covering it with dacron and vinyl.
I'm going to finish up the mechanicals and electrics, then focus on the pillar trims. The inner half fits perfectly. The outer half may need som alterations. At the end of the dash there is a big opening I have to make a plate for. As long as the ldoors are closed, you can't see them. I'm thinking of making a sheetmetal plate and covering it with dacron and vinyl.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Polaraco said:
On Newports, its for the e-brake hand release. NYB's. don't have have one cuz the e-brake releases automatically when you take it out of PARK.
Another &%$#-ing brilliant Rube Goldberg design by acid tripping Chrysler engineers in the 70's.
Been looking for the release lever and dash bezel for myself.
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commando1
Old Man with a Hat
A courtesy lamp fits nicely into that hole....
I'd just get a plastic lid or something, paint it to match, and stick it on over the hole. Tell everyone it's a factory delete plate for the rare optional afterburner switch.
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How did you dye that dash pad. It looks factory original.
I went to the paint store with the dash pad and glove box door. They mixed me a flat and a low gloss aerosol. Actually it too 3 cans to do the metal and 2 to do the pad. And I need one more can of flat.
If you are going to paint the vinyl, you need to use a special vinyl cleaner made by SEM. It cleans everything, even in the grain. It's supposed to enhance adhesion too. Don't paint when it's hot out or humid. It dries pretty fast and can either not flow out, or blush.
If you have a spray gun, you're better off with that. The shakers stink. Live and learn I guess
UPDATE
Drove it to shake it out. Nothing needed on the work completed so far. I still have a few items to mess with, but it's prepped for them. I still have to electrically hook up the AC. I have a high low switch in it so it deviates from the original wiring. The high cycles the compressor. I am going to bring a feed to a relay and use the fact wire as a trigger. Break the ground at the high low switch. I am moving some courtesy lights from the old dash to this one too to light up the floor. The gauges will consist of oil pressure, volts and air/fuel ratio meter. It actually runs like it should now. It was getting a bit routey
Last major item is the window switches, some gauges and the warning lamps I am installing for the pooter system.
I love the new sound system
Wow! Just amazing!
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newmexguy
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very interesting thread. 1978 NYB I did sent you a PM regarding your wiper cam issue. If anyone else needs some esoteric part from the El Paso car let me know it is unbelievably clean and complete. Dave las Cruces NM
NYB's. don't have have one cuz the e-brake releases automatically when you take it out of PARK.
Another &%$#-ing brilliant Rube Goldberg design by acid tripping Chrysler engineers
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Is that the reason I can't set the E Brake in neutral? Or that another problem I can add to the list?
Another &%$#-ing brilliant Rube Goldberg design by acid tripping Chrysler engineers
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Is that the reason I can't set the E Brake in neutral? Or that another problem I can add to the list?
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