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before i relized it was so hard to get a dash about about 4 months ago i decided to take the old one off cause it needs to be replaced the guy before me tryed to fix it with duct tape. when i took it off it fell apart even more its not fixable and i know its just about imposable to find a nice new shiny dash . so does any one have any sugjestions . can a nice one be made out of wood ? is it to expencive to have a custom made fiberglass one made? any sugjestions would be great thanks.

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currently working on my 1977 luv truk

Hey that looks like mine! I would like a new dash as well.

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If its got tires, tracks, or t..s, its going to cost you money!

Some people just sand and paint the steel and leave it at that. It has a sharp edges robot / spaceship look to it.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

do you have any links to pics of this done??

There is a guy on Ebay who sells repos of our dasher for $75.. Check it out.. I don;t see any right now, might want to keep checking, but here you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-80-Ch ... enameZWDVW

Sometimes they can be saved if you don't mind adding a cap, take a look...

viewtopic.php?f=8&t=16900

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"If we did the things we are capable of, we would astound ourselves" - Thomas Edison

ive already ripped the foam off it was too far gone and i just have the metal showing, cap wont help me plus im not going back stock in any way on this truck

this is how i did mine long time ago , cost $15 to do -speckle paint - some boat carpet - door trim and wala

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My old but now gone Luv...

Looks mighty fine Ctmndu!

There's white or blue foam sheet used in the building trade, 3/8" to 2" thick, used for insulation panels under roofing or siding. It bends a little, not much. Can be glued in place and if you use the thicker sheet, like 1/2" there's enough to sand it down to contours. Once sanded you can overlay with 1 layer fiberglas roving and spread on some polyesther gel coat. Gel coat can be painted of carpeted. It would still offer some crash protection I suppose and should look pretty good.

No disrespect but it looks almost like you have house plush carpet in your truck?

i did , just got the truck that day and it had no carpet open exhaust and very loud. so fixed dash and carpet the first 2 hrs i had it... lot different now

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My old but now gone Luv...

oh ok looks good, so what did you do find a new dash? cap over new foam?

He is one of 2 members on here that were able to get the last two brand new remade dash pads. It's a complete foam and vinyl cover. There used to be a co. in Austrailia (spl?) that made them, but they stopped. The were expensive and shipping to USA was even more.

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OK, I'm over it. Where's the beer?

What about taking your dash to an upholstery shop? Maybe they could make up some bracing, and make a covering for it.

like this

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My old but now gone Luv...

well those are some nice looking interiors . i dont think my interior will ever look like any of those

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currently working on my 1977 luv truk

how much did that run you?

that one is not mine so I don’t know... I just keep the pic for questions like this or for future ideas

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My old but now gone Luv...

well i think im going to paint it and put a carpet piece on the top. thanks all for your sugestions once again you all have helped me.

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currently working on my 1977 luv truk

Got some ideas I'm trying out on rebuilding my dash. Will post them along with pics if one works. Might take some time though as I will be out of town next week.

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I've never been wrong! Once I thought I was, but I was mistaken.
Rick
Loranger, La
1980 Stepside LUV (Again)