n a message dated 10/30/03 12:33:06 PM Mountain Standard Time, Oxroad@AOL.COM writes: I'm pulling out my dash to the put in a heater blower motor. While it's out I'm going to install a late model pad on the dash board. (Mine is now all metal with only the padded strip ala 1983). Installing the pad looks straight forward-drill a few holea nad install the screws from underneath. Any surprizes I should expect? Thanks Jeff 83.5 Westy LA,CA Hi Jeff & All, The surprise for me, was how easy it was to remove everything. But just in case, I labeled everything with masking tape tags, & put all assembly's into labeled plastic bags. Somewhat anal, I know, but if you spent your childhood years, taking things apart, to see how they worked, and weren't able to get them back together, as I did :( It's well worth the trouble. I have the dash out, The heater, Brakes, & wipers as well. I was going to sound dampen, insulate and paint, with it all in there, but, it wasn't all that hard to remove. I took the dash out for a complete color change paint job. At this point, the fire wall is wide open for insulation. best of luck, John C. SLC, UT |
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