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2blu442 · 12-09-2006, 09:55 PM

I've uploaded the pictures to my photobucket site. Double click on the photo to make it larger. Look them over and email me with any questions. Each of these is a stud that's screwed into the plastic dash, then the fine threaded ends put through the holes in the metal of the car and nuts on the backside. I believe there are two that I took two photos of, to give some other views.

http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/2blu442/

I will mention that over the years I've pulled a dozen or more dashes from 1970-72 cars. Most of the time there wasn't a nut on the stud between the AC vent and drivers/pass door, just a piece of flat sheetmetal that the threaded stud pulled out of. But on this dash there was a nut, and when I pried as I did on other cars I broke off the stud. So.... if you can stand on your head with a flashlight and mirror, or if you have extra joints in your arm reach up and feel the stud in this location to see if it has a nut on it or not! Good Luck! John

12-09-2006, 09:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
2blu442 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Medford, Oregon Posts: 926	I've uploaded the pictures to my photobucket site. Double click on the photo to make it larger. Look them over and email me with any questions. Each of these is a stud that's screwed into the plastic dash, then the fine threaded ends put through the holes in the metal of the car and nuts on the backside. I believe there are two that I took two photos of, to give some other views. http://s90.photobucket.com/albums/k257/2blu442/ I will mention that over the years I've pulled a dozen or more dashes from 1970-72 cars. Most of the time there wasn't a nut on the stud between the AC vent and drivers/pass door, just a piece of flat sheetmetal that the threaded stud pulled out of. But on this dash there was a nut, and when I pried as I did on other cars I broke off the stud. So.... if you can stand on your head with a flashlight and mirror, or if you have extra joints in your arm reach up and feel the stud in this location to see if it has a nut on it or not! Good Luck! John __________________ 1964 Cutlass Factory 4spd 1965 442 4spd 1967 442 Auto 1967 Cutlass Convertible 1968 442 Auto 1969 442 W30 Auto 1970 442 4spd 1971 Cutlass Flat Top Wagon 1973 Che*vy 3/4 Ton 454/TH400 Tow Vehicle Only the tow vehicle is finished!