Z Greek Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 New guy here. I am building a 74 260. The dash is so bad in it, that I don't think a cap will fit very well. (I had this situation when fitting a dash cap to a badly cracked 68 Datsun roadster dash) I am looking for a good, or very good 260/280 dash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossman Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 (edited) I'm guessing the cap didn't fit well because of the raised area around the cracks. Use a carpet knife to cut around all the cracks including the raised portion. Bond the cap to the remaining plastic. Do a search! There are other threads on how to restore a dash with little out of pocket expense but lots of elbow grease. A good dash with no cracks is probably going to cost you more than you want to spend. Edited July 28, 2011 by rossman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Greek Posted July 29, 2011 Author Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thanks for the input Rossman. I appreciate it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 ZG- You might also get more response if you post this in the "Interior" sub-forum. Or the "Parts Wanted" forum, if you're looking to buy something. If you're attempting to fit a dash cap, leave it out in the sun for a while before working on it....softens up the plastic a bit....makes it more flexible and (slightly) easier to work with. Good luck with it. r/John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z Greek Posted July 30, 2011 Author Share Posted July 30, 2011 ZG- You might also get more response if you post this in the "Interior" sub-forum. Or the "Parts Wanted" forum, if you're looking to buy something. If you're attempting to fit a dash cap, leave it out in the sun for a while before working on it....softens up the plastic a bit....makes it more flexible and (slightly) easier to work with. Good luck with it. r/John Thanks for the advice. Have a great weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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