...Well, not really, but it sure looks like it. A little boredom can be a dangerous thing - with no bodywork left to do, and while waiting for a painter to come paint it, it was time to start some of the inside work:
This is the before pic. As you can see, it's a two-tone porno red/shadow blue interior. Time to fix that :hick: Actually, my main reason for the dash swap is further down:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/dashbefore.jpg)
After about an hour it looks like this. Out with the old:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/dashout1.jpg)
View from the other side:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/dashout2.jpg)
I've got a whole lot of work ahead of me straightening out that wiring harness before the new dash goes in...
Here's why I'm swapping (other than the colour):
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/olddashcrack1.jpg) (http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/olddashcrack2.jpg)
...and then there's the damage the crackhead that stole the stereo a few years ago did:
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/olddashbrokenmounts.jpg)
...and the new, damage-free, crack-free dash going in (obviously it needs cleaning):
(http://www.foxthundercats.com/images/88birdbodywork/newdashtop.jpg)
Oh man I've been down that road.. Except I changed the harness too.. well I changed to a different harness but I swapped out the harnesses with the dashes out.. I can't imagine actually feeding that back into where it goes with the dash less than a foot from the firewall.. Ick!!! Gona look good with that blue interior, but then again I like the porno red!
I never had a problem with pr0n red.
My red '88 XR-7 had the red interior and I loved it. Passengers would always say something about it, too.
Woah.... :crazy: Not me... The dashes were wired before assembly into the cars, that looks like a night mare... Course the heater core would be a piece O cake...
Actually, I kinda liked the porno red interior too, but my parts TC had a blue interior, meaning that if I wanted TC seats and door panels (and a crack-free dash) I'd have to switch to blue...
Wow got lots done
I did a dash swap like that.I hated it...a lot.You're getting closer all the time.I still have to finish the passenger side and roof bodywork on mine.Everyday is a little bit closer.The things we do for a 20 year old T-Bird that doesn't have much of a re-sale value.
We do them because we have pride in our cars :D Im gonna have to take out the top piece of the dash to get to the tied up speaker wire to replace it all.... I also gotta install the new wires for the new options I bought
atleast u kept the airfresh up :D Nice yellow leaf :-p
Have fun:D