The Great White Buffalo
- Thread starter Fergie
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adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
I thought you had already put that back in...? like over a month ago.
How long did it take to pull the dash apart?
How long did it take to pull the dash apart?
Fergie
Expedition Leader
That was the dealer doing the evaporator for the AC.
Going slow, bagging and tagging all the screws and bolts, I'd say it took roughly 4 hours.
adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
4 hours isn't bad..... the problem i usually have is the dash stuff never goes back in the way it came out.
ChuckB
Expedition Leader
Just looking at the dash pulled apart makes my brain hurt :smilies27. I don't know if I could attempt that because it would never go back together right.
adventureduo
Dave Druck [KI6LBB]
Heck yeah, thats why im sayin'
My CB is mounted in my dash.... and i dread the day (knock on wood) i have to pull it part to get to the coax connection back there. In the first 12 months of owning our 80, i was in the dash enough times that i never want to ever be in it again thank you.
I hate dash work. Unless it's a peterbuilt and i can stand outside and look under it
Fergie
Expedition Leader
Oh, I dont expect it to go back together the same way it came apart...I'm not near that lucky, or fastidious.
I plan to install my HAM, and maybe some other things while I'm in there, and hopefully everything seals and connects right...we'll see.
My favorite kind of dash work is the kind I am done with, or that is being done to another person's vehicle!
I plan to install my HAM, and maybe some other things while I'm in there, and hopefully everything seals and connects right...we'll see.
My favorite kind of dash work is the kind I am done with, or that is being done to another person's vehicle!
Fergie
Expedition Leader
I thoroughly vacuumed everything out, and wiped down all the surfaces with Greased Lightening, then some rubbing alcohol, just in case.
I started applying the Damplifier Pro, after test fitting each sheet as I went. I made lots of relief cuts, and saved all my bits and pieces for fill.
I coverd the front passenger and driver footwells, tranny hump and partially up the firewall with 2 layers of DP. I covered the second row seat area with one layer. I then put an extra sheet of the catalytic converters in the driver's footwell, and and extra sheet over the muffler area, in the the passenger second row area. I used a small wood roller to go over the pieces with, and kept my work light on the area for the extra little bit of heat and pliability.
I used the Damplifier because it is butyl based, and does not have that asphalth smell asscociated with other products. I met with Anthony of Second Skin at his warehouse in PHX, and he walked me through all of his products. I recommend his products to anyone.
Next will come the reinstallation of parts.
I started applying the Damplifier Pro, after test fitting each sheet as I went. I made lots of relief cuts, and saved all my bits and pieces for fill.
I coverd the front passenger and driver footwells, tranny hump and partially up the firewall with 2 layers of DP. I covered the second row seat area with one layer. I then put an extra sheet of the catalytic converters in the driver's footwell, and and extra sheet over the muffler area, in the the passenger second row area. I used a small wood roller to go over the pieces with, and kept my work light on the area for the extra little bit of heat and pliability.
I used the Damplifier because it is butyl based, and does not have that asphalth smell asscociated with other products. I met with Anthony of Second Skin at his warehouse in PHX, and he walked me through all of his products. I recommend his products to anyone.
Next will come the reinstallation of parts.
FourByLand
Expedition Leader
Great work, dude!
Looking forward to seeing it all back together!
Looking forward to seeing it all back together!
Fergie
Expedition Leader
Especially after reading Stone's thread on MUD.
Louis- It'll be plenty together by Saline time!
Fergie
Expedition Leader
All the seat hold down points were nasty and even a bit corroded, so I took some time to clean everything up today. I put my grinder in a vice, and put a wire wheel on it, and went to town...worked great!
A few pics of how well they cleaned up.
Some thing takes ahold of me when I have a project this far apart, and the time to do it right, but I have been cleaning every single bolt I can, as well as every piece and tab...it feels good to have a clean vehicle!
Now, I might actually move on to putting the dash back together.
A few pics of how well they cleaned up.
Some thing takes ahold of me when I have a project this far apart, and the time to do it right, but I have been cleaning every single bolt I can, as well as every piece and tab...it feels good to have a clean vehicle!
Now, I might actually move on to putting the dash back together.
Gav,
Great work. You're inspiring me to tear into the Bronco again- it needs some PM and the soundproofing would be great. Check around on new carpet prices, the Bronco's was around $200 from Bronco Graveyard, but it was drop shipped from the manufacturer. For that price, I wasn't going to try cleaning anything.
Great work. You're inspiring me to tear into the Bronco again- it needs some PM and the soundproofing would be great. Check around on new carpet prices, the Bronco's was around $200 from Bronco Graveyard, but it was drop shipped from the manufacturer. For that price, I wasn't going to try cleaning anything.