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Title: Dash frame repair
Post by: headejm on November 13, 2017, 06:38:18 PM
 :help: Previous owner hacked up my dash frame to put a different radio in. Does anyone have a photo of what that corner looks like in case I decide to repair it? What about the underside where extra holes were added?  :thankyou:
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: 71GranCoupe on November 13, 2017, 06:44:16 PM
Too bad of the distance, as I have one that you can have. Shipping would be a bear.  :alan2cents:
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: anlauto on November 13, 2017, 06:47:52 PM
Wow...I got the exact same problem with one here at my shop... :unbelievable:
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: Cuda Cody on November 13, 2017, 07:41:41 PM
I normally will just find perfectly stock dash frame if it has been cut.  Attached are a couple photos I have of that area of the dash frames.  I can get you a close up of that area later in the week if you need it.  But I would suggest looking for a stock uncut frame.  Since all E-Bodies had the frame they are pretty easy to find in good shape.
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: MoparDave on November 15, 2017, 06:25:40 AM
if your not putting a stock radio back in, that area and the bottom wont matter.
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: headejm on November 15, 2017, 09:13:36 AM
Car originally came with an AM 8-track. When I got it in 1980 it had an AM/FM 8-track from a Chrysler. It mostly bugs me that my dash has been hacked up. Thinking of putting in an AM radio that I have laying around since serviceable AM 8-tracks are over priced IMO.
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: Shane Kelley on November 15, 2017, 09:54:24 AM
I do have a dash frame that was bent in the middle from somebody's knee in a wreck.  We could cut the part you need out and weld it in yours. It's the original one out of my Cuda. I had a perfect spare and used it for the build. Here's a good shot of what that area should look like.
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: headejm on November 15, 2017, 02:03:39 PM
You da man @Shane Kelley (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/shane-kelley_440)! I'll take you up on your offer. Talk to you soon.  :cheers:
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: 69bronzeT5 on November 15, 2017, 04:00:57 PM
Quote from: Shane Kelley on November 15, 2017, 09:54:24 AM
I do have a dash frame that was bent in the middle from somebody's knee in a wreck.  We could cut the part you need out and weld it in yours. It's the original one out of my Cuda. I had a perfect spare and used it for the build. Here's a good shot of what that area should look like.

My '71 Charger's original dash frame was bent in the middle from somebody's knee in a past wreck too!  lol....
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: Shane Kelley on February 19, 2018, 06:42:22 AM
Thought I would post up some pics of @headejm (https://forum.e-bodies.org/mlist/headejm_14) dash repair. I used a section from my original bent dash from my Cuda.
Title: Re: Dash frame repair
Post by: anlauto on February 19, 2018, 06:51:55 AM
Beautiful repair job, and as always nicely over-restored Shane  :bradsthumb: :drinkingbud: