Thread: the new dash is done
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11-08-2009 10:04 AM #1
the new dash is done
After three weekends it's finally done. lots of trial and error and re-trial, but I think it came out pretty fair. the old dash was just an old pine board that had vinyl shelf paper stuck to it, and the same vinyl in the upper metal portion. the pic of the old dash is from the E-bay ad that I bought the car from. it looks much nicer in the pics than in person (go figure).
new dash is birdseye maple. I got the AM/FM/CD player from replacement radio dot com., where I've bought several units and have always been very satisfied. it's from a late 90s Ford. I prefer the factory type units, and picked this one due to it's small face size.
Cheers,
Lotsa
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11-08-2009 10:21 AM #2
Came out really nice!!!! A few extra hours of fit & trim always does pay big dividends!!!!!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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11-08-2009 03:27 PM #3
looks good.
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11-08-2009 03:52 PM #4
just awsome!
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11-09-2009 04:44 PM #5
Thanks! BTW Bob. this car (see avitar) came to Oregon from E. Waterboro, North of you a few months back. I've never seen a more solid original Model A. amazing having been in the NE for much of it's life. We Westerners tend to think we have the only rust free cars, but taint' always so.
Cheers,
Lots
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11-09-2009 04:51 PM #6
That's a beautiful Model A.“Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it”--Lou Holtz.
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11-09-2009 05:29 PM #7
I would say then it was inside most winters.
Don't know where in OR this kid lives, but he could sure use some help. Maybe you can guide him. Read this thread. Here's the link.Bob
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/s...ht=buick+wagon
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11-09-2009 06:46 PM #8
Wow! that poor kid has bitten off a huge chunk as a first project. It could be a very cool car, and you sure don't see many Buick wagons, so I hope this one isn't lost forever. he's in Portland, about 250 miles North of me.
Lot
Ditto on the model kits! My best were lost when the Hobby Shop burned under suspicious circumstances....
How did you get hooked on cars?