Newb project Pole Dancer

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I damaged my dash doing some work earlier on and figured it was time to take care of it so I ripped out the old cluster to replace it with the Anvil one.

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The problem with the new dash is that there are no provisions for attaching the original vents. Since I did not want to reinvent the wheel I came up with this: I took the original dash apart and use it as a template for cutting the Anvil dash. I was tryig to figure out how to mount the vent onto the Anvil dash and thought of making and grafting new mounting points but it seemed like it would be a real pain in the a$$. I ended up cutting out the vent housing from the original dash and used the Astro Ventilation trim which is has speed nuts to secure the top part of the vent to the new dash. On the bottom I put a U fastener on the donor piece and put a trim screw through the dash to secure it.

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The original AC control was kept and it was just a matter of cutting the panel out and getting the mounting holes drilled out. Since I was at it the radio cut out was made along with the holes for the wiper and light switches. For gauges I took a page from Blu Balz. I liked the look of the SPEKs and that they are programable. I found an OK deal on the tach and speedo so in they went.