I took a but of a break from the turd and completed a rust repair on the nomad : replaced the bottom half of the tire well. I tried using the stump method to shape the bottom- that takes some skill I have yet to refine, but the end result is passable.

Next on the dodge is to fix the defrost. I have vacuum, and the switch seems fine, the fan is running.

I'm thinking it could be the very opportunity to rip out the dash, and reassemble with a new dash pad.

Can anyone give advice where to start? I'm thinking to yank the front seats, but I'm quite intimidated to rip out the guts under the dash, I know it's complicated. Plus, I can't at all tell how the dash pad comes out. Plz help.