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Old 01-25-2014, 09:44 AM   #1851
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love the lights in the bumper. LED?
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Old 01-25-2014, 07:33 PM   #1852
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finished up the bumper today....
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Old 01-25-2014, 10:40 PM   #1853
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Old 01-25-2014, 10:56 PM   #1854
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Old 01-26-2014, 11:20 PM   #1855
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Very cool mod! You always keep things clean and simple... at least you make it look simple.
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Old 01-26-2014, 11:34 PM   #1856
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Nice work on the bumper! Looks good.
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Old 01-27-2014, 12:01 AM   #1857
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Old 01-27-2014, 02:38 AM   #1858
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Awesome Build man!!! Love the LED's
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Old 01-27-2014, 08:30 AM   #1859
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Old 01-27-2014, 09:38 AM   #1860
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Not sure how stricked the laws are up there but have you thought about dusting those with some Night Shades paint to darken them up a little when they are off?
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Old 01-27-2014, 01:52 PM   #1861
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Not sure how stricked the laws are up there but have you thought about dusting those with some Night Shades paint to darken them up a little when they are off?
I've thought about it....might try it later, pretty sure I can get away with it...lol.
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Old 01-28-2014, 01:21 AM   #1862
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Very Nice. Super clean. I really like the ideas you have come up with.
Keep up the good work.
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Old 01-28-2014, 08:19 AM   #1863
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Very Nice. Super clean. I really like the ideas you have come up with.
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Old 02-01-2014, 07:19 PM   #1864
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nothing to do today, so I decided to finish wet sanding the cab....
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Old 02-01-2014, 07:52 PM   #1865
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freaking gorgeous!

Makes me wish I would have kept the steel interior in mine.....nice work.
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Old 02-01-2014, 08:00 PM   #1866
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freaking gorgeous!

Makes me wish I would have kept the steel interior in mine.....nice work.
thanks.....this is why I got rid of all the plastic crap..!
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Old 02-04-2014, 09:59 AM   #1867
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freaking gorgeous! .....nice work.
Yeah, What he said!

Did you take any pictures of the dash install? It seems like the earlier dash is narrower that the squarebody cab, so did you center it and fill in the gaps at the ends or split it down the center so that the dash ends but up to the cab sides and fill in the center? How did the steering column line up with the early dash?
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Old 02-04-2014, 01:12 PM   #1868
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Old 02-04-2014, 06:59 PM   #1870
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Yeah, What he said!

Did you take any pictures of the dash install? It seems like the earlier dash is narrower that the squarebody cab, so did you center it and fill in the gaps at the ends or split it down the center so that the dash ends but up to the cab sides and fill in the center? How did the steering column line up with the early dash?
the earlier dash is narrower....so I added about 2" on each end, had to drop the column down some.....lots of pics starting a page 54....
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Old 02-04-2014, 07:00 PM   #1871
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Old 02-04-2014, 09:30 PM   #1872
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the earlier dash is narrower....so I added about 2" on each end, had to drop the column down some.....lots of pics starting a page 54....
Thanks John! I just found that out after spending the last couple of hours at work catching up on your thread! I've gotten so behind on so many build threads from being so overloaded at work for the past unpteen months, it left no time for non-work related computer time.

A couple of years ago I found an article about installing a '65 dash in a squarebody. I think it was from Sport Truck magazine. Anyway, thats what they did; add a filler at the ends of the dash. It seemed like when I test fitted my '65 dash in my old stripped '81 cab by locating it in the center, it placed the steering column to the right of where it normally is (because of the narrower cab). Do you recall anything like that when you put yours in?
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Old 02-04-2014, 09:39 PM   #1873
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Thanks John! I just found that out after spending the last couple of hours at work catching up on your thread! I've gotten so behind on so many build threads from being so overloaded at work for the past unpteen months, it left no time for non-work related computer time.

A couple of years ago I found an article about installing a '65 dash in a squarebody. I think it was from Sport Truck magazine. Anyway, thats what they did; add a filler at the ends of the dash. It seemed like when I test fitted my '65 dash in my old stripped '81 cab by locating it in the center, it placed the steering column to the right of where it normally is (because of the narrower cab). Do you recall anything like that when you put yours in?
yeah...I had to cheat the dash over to the drivers side a little, prob a 1/2" or so...
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....and I had to widen the cut-out in the dash for the steering column.
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Old 02-04-2014, 10:18 PM   #1875
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yeah...I had to cheat the dash over to the drivers side a little, prob a 1/2" or so...
That's why I'll probably either move the column over to the right that small amount to locate it in the '65's stock location or split the dash down the center to widen it and keep the column in the stock location now. I had first considered using the round defroster vents, but seeing how sweet those flush mounted billet vent grilles look, I think you've swayed me towards those!
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