I *think* you may be referring to the "crash rail". I remember Porter
mentioning it in reference to the Heratige shell sequence in the book. If I'm
correct, it should be almost identical to one used on the 64-67 spridgets here
in the US.
-=Chris
Chris King - cbking@alum.rpi.edu
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kvcbk/
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From Bill Bryant <bryant at sonic.net>
Date: Tue, 06 May 2003 08:16:24 -0700
>Well, I am redoing a nice California kept '72 for my honey...
>got most of it in real nice shape but the dash was plug ugly even with one
>of those plastic dashtoppers in place (lrg cracks in plastic covered foam
>dash filled with bondo covered with black 'flocking'!)
>
>Anyway, I saw a NOS metal dash as came originally on non US '73 Midget LHD
>advertised on ebay, bid on it and won.
>
>It arrives in nice shape and I admire it for a couple of minutes before
>realizing that it is the dash 'face' not the whole dash...in other words,
>there is another piece that goes along the top of the dash that appears to
>be padded from the pics I have seen running all the way from one vent window
>to the other. This is the piece I need to find.
>
>I thought about using the plastic dashtopper from my old cracked dash but it
>is way fatter and asymetrical as well...the one I need is of even width all
>the way across the dashtop.
>
>Does anyone have a line on one of these?
>or even a good photo?
>
>I may end up fabricating something but I would like to see how it was
>supposed to go, Before I start.
>
>thanks
>Bill
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