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Topic: '66 dashpad removal / '65 dashpad install
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1312
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-05-2002 08:13 PM
   
Hey Fellas,I plan on removing my '66 dashpad and install a '65 dashpad so I can install my center shelby dual gauge panel. Can someone provide anything to look out for when removing/reinstalling the dash? I've had this idea planned out since I bought the car but recently been thinking about installing my tach inside my lower center console for that "stealth" look so it can only be seen when needed. What do you all think? Erik ------------------
1966 Ford Mustang 2+2
Mine - Restomod in Progress 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Dad's - Original Unrestored
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 3529
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 09-05-2002 08:28 PM
Hey Erik, I'll be watching this thread, as I need to r&r my dash pad too. Putting your tach in the console is definately stealthy, but you'd need to take your eyes a long way off the road to see it... with the throttle pinned  Just an obseration, I don't mean to shoot down your idea. I put a 3" tach on my steering column, just left of the speedo 
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66bluefb
Gearhead Posts: 456
From: Okla.City,Okla.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-05-2002 10:53 PM
Eric,I guess you know that the 65 dash pad is different on the ends than the 66 pad.The ends on the 65 don`t go down as far on the corners as the 66. Tony------------------
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5739
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-05-2002 11:07 PM
You'll have a hole to fill at each enc. You'll have to get a set of stainless dash mouldings that hold the dashpad up. Above glove door and inst cluster. Get the clips with those strips, also.
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mustangboy
Gearhead Posts: 670
From: Ont, Canada
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 09-05-2002 11:14 PM
If you want a stealth look you can hide a shift light somewhere up by your line of vision and have your tach down on the console or not have any tach at all.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 12015
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 09-06-2002 12:17 AM
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Originally posted by mellowyellow:
You'll have a hole to fill at each enc. You'll have to get a set of stainless dash mouldings that hold the dashpad up. Above glove door and inst cluster. Get the clips with those strips, also.
Pete mine stainless dash molding,that gose there have screws not clips. SCOOP
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2.634 60's
[email protected] 1/8 mile 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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mellowyellow
Gearhead Posts: 5739
From: So. Fl.
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 09-06-2002 06:52 AM
Right, a screw at each end and clips in the center part-should be about 3 per side.
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 12015
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 09-06-2002 12:44 PM
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Originally posted by mellowyellow:
Right, a screw at each end and clips in the center part-should be about 3 per side.
Pete I'm sure your right,I went out an looked at mine it has 2 screws on the inside half and one screw on the outter side.I didn't see any clips.My dash has been cut and changed so who knows what else some one changed on it. SCOOP ------------------
2.634 60's
[email protected] 1/8 mile 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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Harrys'65
Gearhead Posts: 341
From: Saint Paul, MN
Registered: Sep 99
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posted 09-06-2002 05:43 PM
Erik,
If you need to buy the SS molding that holds the pad up over the glove/instruments on a '65, you will need some good luck and $$. Those moldings are not being repopped and IF you can find them in decent shape run about $80-100 a set. I looked for about a year to find a set and paid $85 plus shipping. Hopefully you have them. I did my '65 pad in about 45 minutes, it was a pretty straight forward job.Good luck,
Harry ------------------
Harry Straub
'65 Mustang Coupe
http://www.harrystraub.com/resto.html
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Hell_Fish
Gearhead Posts: 672
From: Austin, TX.
Registered: May 2002
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posted 09-07-2002 12:02 PM
Is the center shelby dual gauge panel the one that goes on the steering colum?------------------
Dustin C
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65 Plymouth Barracuda
70 Dodge Swinger
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1312
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-07-2002 02:06 PM
Hell_Fish,No, the dual gauge that goes on the steering column is the Rally Pac (Tachometer and Clock). The one i'm referring to mounts on the center section of the actual dash pad. Erik ------------------
1966 Ford Mustang 2+2
Mine - Restomod in Progress 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Dad's - Original Unrestored
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1312
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-08-2002 10:35 PM
UPDATE:Alright, did the dash swap this morning and "Mr. Murphy" decided to hang over my shoulder   . I anticipated each bolt that was on the left and right side. I also looked out for the two center bolts that are also head down by nuts. The left and right nuts were accessible by reaching under the dash. The center bolts were accessible by removing the top vent cover/plate/speaker. Removed all the standard phillips screws and thought everything was "cake" from here on out!! Nope!! The nutcase that installed the dash before decided to glue it to the metal portion of the dash I tried to save teh dash by slowly peeling it off, but the vinyl started to lose it's shape then cracked . Ripped it all off from there!! Installed the shelby gauge pod and the tach. Mounted the new '65 dash on and I have to WARN you guys. REPO dashes don't fit to well. After about another hour or so everything bolted up and we started the car. This autometer phantom tach is sweet!! Lit up nicely too Hope the post wasn't too long. Just wanted to be informative. Erik ------------------
1966 Ford Mustang 2+2
Mine - Restomod in Progress 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Dad's - Original Unrestored
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Fastymz
Moderator Posts: 12015
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 09-09-2002 01:47 AM
Erik,when I removed my pad I found a big mess.Lots of glue took almost two days to remove it all.And the guy had cut out the metal plate the holds the pad on the dash.So I just filled the holes with bondo and left the pad off.Sounds like your came out real nice.Once you got it all lined up.For me theres no such thing as an easy job. SCOOP ------------------
2.634 60's
[email protected] 1/8 mile 65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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Big D
Gearhead Posts: 3785
From: WELLS, NEVADA
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 09-09-2002 02:06 AM
Erik,,,Good Job... Will the Shelby Cluster only fit on the 65 Dash and not the 66... I think I know the answer... Don
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rockafellz
Gearhead Posts: 1312
From: San Lorenzo, CA, USA
Registered: Aug 2001
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posted 09-09-2002 02:17 AM
Hey Don,Yeah, only the '65 dash. On the '66 dash there are moldings that come down the sides of the radio and there wouldn't be enough room behind the gauge pod to fit a tach. I got really lucky because I originally bought the gauge pod on ebay and when the auction ended the seller asked me if I wanted an unused dash to go with it. I asked him how much and he said don't worry about it.  I didn't think anything of it and was just gonna use it as spare. I like this Autometer phantom tachometer a lot. The RPMs drop a lot faster when shifting gears than OEM tachs. Makes me feel like i'm racing even though i'm snail driving . Erik ------------------
1966 Ford Mustang 2+2
Mine - Restomod in Progress 1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Dad's - Original Unrestored
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