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Actually, I do not believe that it is a simple bolt-in. It can be done =
but requires modifications. I am sure someone knows the details.
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Max Heim
'66 MGB
> On Oct 27, 2021, at 8:56 AM, William Killeffer <wkilleffer@epbfi.com> =
wrote:
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> Hello everyone,=20
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> My car is a 1974 CB roadster. A couple of years ago, I replaced the =
foam portion of the dashboard because it had several deep cracks in it, =
and was looking worse than shabby. My efforts to spiff it up weren=E2=80=99=
t satisfactory. So, I stripped off the old pad except for the firm foam =
that=E2=80=99s riveted to the metal dash plate and replaced it with a =
new dash pad. The instructions were pretty bad and the end result was a =
disappointment. I was so upset with it that I nearly sold the car just =
so I didn=E2=80=99t have to look at the disappointing dash anymore. I =
got over that, but am still not happy. One part of the problem is that =
the metal plate has some rust damage due to old leaks around the =
windshield.=20
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> Now, someone is selling a nice looking metal dash out of an earlier =
car. In theory, it should fit in the same spot as a padded dash and =
attach to the car the same way, right? I know some of the wiring would =
be different and have to be adapted in a non-DPO way. Also, the 1974 =
console is not the same as the earlier cars, so I would have to find a =
way to get everything to look right. But there would no longer be a need =
to deal with that PITA dash padding any longer.=20
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> Any thoughts?
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> Thank you,
> -William
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> Sent from my iPhone
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class=3D"">Actually, I do not believe that it is a simple bolt-in. It =
can be done but requires modifications. I am sure someone knows the =
details.<div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D""><br =
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font-size: 13px;" class=3D"">'66 MGB</div></div></div>
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<div><br class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Oct 27, 2021, at 8:56 AM, William Killeffer <<a =
href=3D"mailto:wkilleffer@epbfi.com"; =
class=3D"">wkilleffer@epbfi.com</a>> wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">Hello =
everyone, <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">My car is a 1974 CB roadster. A =
couple of years ago, I replaced the foam portion of the dashboard =
because it had several deep cracks in it, and was looking worse than =
shabby. My efforts to spiff it up weren=E2=80=99t satisfactory. So, I =
stripped off the old pad except for the firm foam that=E2=80=99s riveted =
to the metal dash plate and replaced it with a new dash pad. The =
instructions were pretty bad and the end result was a disappointment. I =
was so upset with it that I nearly sold the car just so I didn=E2=80=99t =
have to look at the disappointing dash anymore. I got over that, but am =
still not happy. One part of the problem is that the metal plate =
has some rust damage due to old leaks around the windshield. <br =
class=3D""><br class=3D"">Now, someone is selling a nice looking metal =
dash out of an earlier car. In theory, it should fit in the same spot as =
a padded dash and attach to the car the same way, right? I know some of =
the wiring would be different and have to be adapted in a non-DPO way. =
Also, the 1974 console is not the same as the earlier cars, so I =
would have to find a way to get everything to look right. But there =
would no longer be a need to deal with that PITA dash padding any =
longer. <br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Any thoughts?<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Thank you,<br class=3D"">-William<br class=3D""><br =
class=3D"">Sent from my iPhone<br =
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