Dashboard
Hey, I've built a few S trucks already including AWD's w/LT1's. I have a suggestion for you on your dashboard. The Chevy Cavalier / Pontiac Grand AM and the rest of those GM variants have nearly the exact same width dashboards and the best part is the windshield curve is dead on. This makes me wonder what GM was actually doing back then but no matter. The center consoles meet the same alignment to the dash with minimal effort and even the seats are an exact match for the S-Trucks in every dimension. GM is a stickler for plug -n- play so most if not all of the electricals should plug right in with minimal hassle. Some of the later Grand Am's had a curved almost cockpit arrangement. The best part of it all is that these cars are pretty much worth less than dirt and you can get more than half of an interior for a few hundred bucks. My 89 Blazer is getting a 93 Cavalier dash and console, I'll post pic's very soon. The sheetmetal framework that holds the dashboards in place is no thicker than the body sheetmetal, it cut's and trims to fit real easy with shears. The guy I learned this from had mocked everything in place and used ZIP screws to hold the frame unitll he had it welded at my shop. This is a great conversion and the fact that it's a stock unit you wont have the hassles of having to engineer all the convenience stuff like vents and gloveboxes into a fiberglass unit.
Last edited by RPM Frank; 06-30-2005 at 08:18 AM.
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