Thread: Very Dash-ing

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O.K. Guys and Girls---for anybody wondering, this is what a "Brookville 32 style dash for Model A closed car" looks like installed. (Gas tank has been cut out, leaving only top of cowl, and yes, I will make it impossible to remove the gas cap from the filler spout which I chose to keep). This truly is a bolt in, using the existing valance bolts, and everything fit perfectly.---That being said, I have a couple of observations. 1--- the 2 bottom corner bolts which are not visible, but hold the valance and dash to the door jambs are beyond pig evil to get started. I now feel that Purgatory has a place reserved with my name on it for language considerations. 2---When Old Henry made these cars back in 31, he used a 31 version of "nut-serts" to put threads in the vintage tin, to accept the threaded fasteners which hold the Valance panel (that black thing directly above the dash) in place. If one even looks at these things they pop out, leaving a hole about 3/8" diameter which necessitates welding a 1/4" nut in so you can screw a 1/4" bolt into them. I am now at the point, having both seats and a dash, where I can do the broomstick and pie plate thing and figure out what I need for a steering column length.

That makes a nice looking dash.

Brian, your pictures are a real service! In the stock '32 dash the instruments are in the center, to the right of the wheel. I was hoping for the same type of dash, also available in fiberglass from Bebops, but placing the speedometer in the front of the wheel to see through a three spoke wheel, but it looks kind of narrow there. What is the top-to-bottom width of the dash where the wheel will be? Enough for a 3" speedometer?

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

Don---I measured how much "flat" area there is exposed on the dash directly on the steering wheel centerline, and it looks like about 3 3/8" --some flat area also extends up under the model A valance, so you probably could get a speedometer in there.