To my other GT6 pages

April 23, 2024

Final Dash

One of the last things on the dash was the choke control.  It runs from he left dash panel over to the right side of the car, and it's pretty tight back there, so the center panel can't really be installed until it's in place.  I messed with the original cable assembly, and got it looking good and working pretty well, but during install, I managed to displace one of the strands of one of the inner cables, which caused it to stick and bind.
 



So, I ordered a new cable.  This turned out to be a good thing, since I was happy to find that the new one was much more flexible than the old one, making it easier to route in the crowded space behind the dash.




The install wasn't without some other heartache though.  There is a dash brace that connects between the metal dash base and a steering column bracket.  It stabilizes the dash quite a lot, but since the stock one fouled one of the new rocker switches, I had to make a new one to provide better clearance.  But, since no good idea goes unpunished, I found that the new brace fouled the barrel of the choke cable.  So, the modified brace got another modification by moving it up by about a half inch.




That finished up everything behind the dash, so the center panel could then be fully installed.




As a final little flourish, the re-made lower crash pad was pulled down off the almost bare parts shelf.




Everything finally buttoned up.  I really hope I don't have to do any more work back there.




The dash and it's related parts were a major part of the work on this project.  It also marks the completion of the interior of the car. The only cost for this final work was around $60 for the choke cable.

Comments to Ed at elhollin1@yahoo.com

To my other GT6 pages