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Re: [oletrucks] 1954 Chevy 3100 Dash

To: Terry Beynon <tbeynon@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 1954 Chevy 3100 Dash
From: Smiler <Moneymatters@snet.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 09:07:26 -0400
re:

Bill Moldenhauer's show <http://www.beynon.net/images/FrameSet.htm>

Was looking at your pics of the dash and noticed how well the under dash 
console fit was wondering if this was from a donnor car, or was it 
custom made...trying to do the same thing in  my 48 GMC   any comments 
or suggestions would be appreciated...Chet

Terry Beynon wrote:

>if you go to www.beynon.net and click on trucks I have a couple of pix of
>dash
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
>[mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Rich Kosiba
>Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 11:57 PM
>To: OleTruck Mail List
>Subject: [oletrucks] 1954 Chevy 3100 Dash
>
>
>Does anybody have some good pictures of what the dash should look like on
>a '54 Chevy 3100? Mine had been beaten through the years and I'm trying to
>get it back to stock (or at least as close as I care to). Actually, I find
>some '54-specific things to be very ugly and plan to use '53 in their
>place where possible/practical.
>
>Today I filled the punched hole in the middle of the dash, on the top. Not
>sure what that's for. I also filled the nail holes, which were an option
>for installing an earlier speedometer when the '54 speedometer goes bad.
>One of the nails was missing, but the remaining nail slipped out quite
>easily with a pair of vice grips and the speedometer came right out. Now I
>have an extra for my '50. :) I filled some other miscellaneous punch/nail
>holes, not sure what any of them were for. I still have some holes that I
>don't know what to do with, but they appear to be drilled so I think they
>might be stock. I don't think the original owner owned a drill. He had a
>really good hammer and nails, though.
>
>Rich
>'54 3100
>'50 3100
>oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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