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Old Oct 29, 2002 | 09:19 PM
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will a chevy dash board fitin my 81 ford?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 10:12 AM
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You're joking.....right?
 
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 04:32 PM
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no im serious i want a nother kind of dash board.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 04:44 PM
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NO GM, MOPAR, OR FOREIGN CAR PARTS ALLOWED ON FORDS!
Getting that out of the way...How about an early 90's dash? I'm sure it would bolt up with a few mods and look schweet!
 
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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...also, what about a boxed sheet metal dash similar to a nascar truck style?? with the gauges mounted here and there, like a monster tach mounted flush in the metal? THAT would be different
 
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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 04:52 PM
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The only Chebby parts that mildly even deserve a place in Fords are the distributors (as modified by Performance Distributor) and MAYBE calipers for the rear end. The Great Mistake Co.'s dashes are pretty ugly, anyway. I am modifying my 84 FORD dash with a gauge surround from a 78 Effie, with VDO electric gauges set in the stock resting areas. It looks pretty sweet.

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Old Oct 30, 2002 | 06:28 PM
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so i can make one and it will pass the stamp?
 
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Anything that is homemade with care is like home cooking- generally approved, no matter what it is.

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Old Oct 31, 2002 | 04:56 PM
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im goign to make it but the only problem now is the gauges i mean the whole set like speedometer and the one that displays the trnas mission set does any one where to get one?
 
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Old Nov 1, 2002 | 12:09 AM
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I saw a pretty cool looking digital gauge cluster in the Jeg's catalog. it had a speedo, tach, oil temp & press, tranny temp and all that stuff
 
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Old Nov 2, 2002 | 09:22 AM
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what about the trans position gauge where can i find it
 
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Old Nov 3, 2002 | 05:18 PM
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Get a steering column that has the shift indicator on top.
 
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Old Nov 3, 2002 | 08:40 PM
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thanks but an 87-91 ford dash would be better on my truck ill probaly do it in thanks giving.
 
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 07:44 AM
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yeah don't be putting any bowtie buttheads dash in the best kind of trucks ever

 
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Old Nov 4, 2002 | 07:17 PM
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You'll probably have interference with your door panels unless you do them too. I know because I use '92-97 door panels with my '83 dash. http://www.webphotos.com/list_photos.asp?mi=3&smi=1&a=13217
 
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