Either scratch the backside of the dash where the support brackets meet the
dash until you see bare metal or run a wire from all the gauges to a ground.
'66 Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: Fred Katz <fredkatz@2xtreme.net>
To: nruff <nruffcorn@prodigy.net>; datsun list
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 2:11 AM
Subject: Re: Dash resto progress
> Nathan,
>
> I had a problem removing the top pad screws so I removed the flat dash
from
> under the pad, leaving the pad intact on the car. Extreeemly difficult but
> doable.
>
> I powder coated the dash a bright gloss silver grey. To my surprise, no
> problems with glare. Putting the dash back in under the pad went much
> easier than removal, and all the push clips for the outer trim ring were
> easy to install. Without the gauges installed! The gauges went in
> afterwards, starting with the center group of small gauges.
>
> One problem I encountered was that most of the gauge lights didn't work. I
> thought they all burned out. But it turned out that the gauges weren't
> grounding against the inside of the dash due to the paint. So do what you
> have to do to the backside of the dash before you install it, to get those
> gauges grounded so the lights work.
>
> Fred
> '66 2L
>
> ----------
> > From: nruff <nruffcorn@prodigy.net>
> > To: datsun list <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Dash resto progress
> > Date: Monday, June 19, 2000 6:25 PM
> >
> > Well all, its getting closer. Two weeks ago I removed the entire dash
> from
> > my 67. To be honest with you, at first I was a little intimidated,
> thinking
> > the wiring harness was more complicated than it really was. I looked
at
> > the dash with its big hole and split right in the middleof the dash pad,
> the
> > crusty gauges, the less than desirable paint and knew I would never be
> happy
> > if I didn't do something! (this is truly an affliction, and is probably
> the
> > reason rebuilding this car is taking sooo long <g>).
> >
> > The pad was probably the most challenging. I would love to purchased
one
> of
> > Stans great fiberglass dash repos but even with his really reasonable
> > prices, I couldn't justify it as I need to spend my budget getting the
> rest
> > presentable. Instead I repaired the heaved pad with fiberglass, a DA
> > sander, new vinyl, and LOTS of time. It looks really good now, but my
> > fingers are crossed as to how it will hold up in the sun. I painted the
> > gauge rings gloss black and clearcoated the dash panel metalic silver.
> The
> > irony- replacing those really "dangerous" chrome bezels with black paint
> and
> > substituting the really flat colored dash with one of the more
reflective
> > colors in the spectrum--whats the motor vehicle saftey board think of
> those
> > apples! :-)
> >
> > Now to a question (would a post of mine be complete without one?-thanks
> for
> > all the previous replys!).
> >
> > Can the pad and chrome trim ring be installed on the dash panel BEFORE
> > installation on the car? It's easy to see that originally the panel was
> > mounted first and the pad afterward. I think it would be amazingly
> > difficult to install all of the push clips for the outer chrome trim
> ring
> > after the dash was installed, especially with all the gauges in. I find
> the
> > seven screws under the front of the pad to be sufficient to take the
> place
> > of the one bolt in the center that attaches the dash to the body. Am I
> all
> > wet?! What have the rest of you done and what problems have you
> > encountered? I wouldn't mind doing a test fit, but with the new paint,
I
> > would like to make the chances for a scuff, as minimal as possible.
> >
> > Thanks again!
> > Nathan
> >
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