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Project: LOWrange


83bagged

January 2010 STOTM Winner
MTOTM Winner
Joined
Nov 29, 2008
Messages
337
City
LOUISIANA
Vehicle Year
1983
Transmission
Automatic
well guys i hope you like it

1964 Ford Galaxie 500 XL dash and gauges.

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it sat up too high for me. so i had to drop it. im going to graft it onto the doors and panels also, so i didnt want it to be too high abouve the window

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cut the column hole out some to allow it to drop about an inch or so

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i wanted to keep my defrost. so i cut the crap out of my stock top piece. making fillers inside the truck to keep those 4 screws alligned

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i like the way i did this. i think it looks cool

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much better

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and i had to extend the drivers side 5/8"s

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the gap by the door, i will be making it flow onto the doors. but thats later on. i think its comin out pretty good so far

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you sure went to town on this! it'll look pretty sick when its done, not to mention etremely unique! kick ass dude! :icon_cheers:
 
Damn those steel air bags are gonna hurt when they pop - LOL

That looks really good, can't wait to see it all smoothed out and painted. Nice Work
 
Damn those steel air bags are gonna hurt when they pop - LOL

That looks really good, can't wait to see it all smoothed out and painted. Nice Work

LMAO! never heard that one before. well it never had airbags. its an 83 with only 32K ORIGINAL miles!!! and to bad im ripping that out and putting in a 302 with an automatic c4 lol
 
you sure went to town on this! it'll look pretty sick when its done, not to mention etremely unique! kick ass dude! :icon_cheers:

thank you very much man. and i didnt weld this dash in, i can unbolt it and bolt it in. but i appreciate it man

:icon_welder: :icon_hornsup:
 
its coming along

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theres a good bit of tacking and grinding... but its working out so far

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oh and the Sport Truck coverage from Lake Front Tour (March 09, Page 90)

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Now thats bad ass! Cant wait to see it when its all done. Just goes to show anything can be done with the right amount of work and a welder. Good job man keep it up. I just saw them sell a Galaxy 500XL on Barret Jacksons tonight.:headbang::icon_thumby:
 
thanks guys. i have it bolted in for good (at least for a while) until i get my 302 and c4 in, and then ill start wiring up the galaxie guages. then ill do the doors, and body fill and paint it all
 
what are you doing to the doors??
and dude i got some 20s changed my mind about going with steelies but yeah your trucks looking sick
 
dude... your imagination is inventive... who would have thought to install that one?!

I'm looking to make a steel dash for my 88 (getting rid of the pleather... possibly wrapping the steel when I'm done) and this has pretty much sold me on it. Thanks for the inspiration.
 

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