Are there any tricks to pulling the dash pad off my 67 Ford? I am going to try and sort out some of the wires underneath. It is a mess under there and I am hoping it will be easier to sort out with the dashpad off. Thanks!
Nevermind. For what I am doing it might be easier to just lay on my back, even remove the seat if need be.
My winter project is to replace the dash on my wagon and put in some new gauges (tach, oil, volt, temp). I was hoping to get some advice on this thread! May have to start a new one....
I read his thread of the car he built. What a beauty!! I don't have the knowledge, money, or the ambition to do that much. On a side note, I just went out and was checking her out, the frame rail is rusted out under the front pass. door! This car might be better off as scrap.:banghead3:
I have a 67 Ford. What do you want to know? And as far as the rust is concerned, clean it off and see if it can be patched. There are several places that make patches for many areas on the cheap. Just get a cut off wheel and cut it out, weld in the patch rail and paint it.
This frame, in whatever size Ford called the model that sat on it, was always prone to rust through behind the front wheels. It is not difficult to fix there, as long as the torque boxes are not affected. The other thing is, when it is done, put mud flaps behind the front wheels. What happens is that what ever comes off the front tires scours the finish off the frame rail, and you end up with bare metal exposed to the elements. Add a couple of winters, and things get ugly quickly. I've seen this frame good for a million miles with mud flaps, and needing major repair in 50,000 miles without.
Right now I am going to slowly play around with the car, I will pull the front clip to ease access to engine removal, pull the dash apart so I can straighten out the mess under there. I don't intend to have a show car, just something reliable and fun to drive. It might take me awhile, but I will get it. Thanks for your replys.
Pulling the dash completely is extensive. I did it on the 67 Ranch Wagon donor car I had. I highly recommend getting the Ford Shop manual (Ebay). It kind of walks you through it. If you go the route of removing everything to get to it, its mainly just removing bolts and screws and it just continues to fall into your hands. The hard part is documenting what goes where. Do that though, because you will never remember with so many pieces, bolts and screws. You will find it much easier to remove the front seat (4 bolts or so underneith the car) and laying down to work from under the dash. IF you can get to what your after from that position. A tip: the heater controls have screwed on little handles. Look and you will find tiny set screws. These handles must come off to get the heater control cover off. If you decide to part the car, please remember I need a good driver side quarter panel.
