My 1969 Cutlass wagon has rust in the cowl area, has anyone replaced theirs? Do I need to remove the entire dash assembly?

 

That looks pretty ugly. You need to pull the glass for sure and see just how deep the rust goes. You also need to evaluate your skills and if this is something you can do or will have to farm out and pay someone else to repair. There's members here who've repaired bad rust. If you decide to try and fix it yourself I'd encourage you to start a thread on the topic where you can post pictures and questions as the project progresses.

Since you have serious rust here have you crawled over the body to see where else it has rust issues?

I focused on the second picture... just looked at the first where you have pulled the glass You can cut out the rust and weld in a section from a parts car. But I'd make sure you know what else is rusty before spending a ton of time here.

John

 

Here are some pics from mine. I cut the dash back and will now weld in a new piece. Also under where the dash and cowl area come together will have some issues as well.

 

Thanks for the photos, it looks like I will have to replace the the entire cowl panel, not just the top. The rust is pretty extensive. I was just hoping to not have to remove the dash.

 

I will post pics of the process, this is the only major area of rust in the whole body. Car came out of Texas.

 

Where are you located? I believe a dash/cowl piece from a 4 door would work for you, which would be more common to find than a wagon. There's a couple members here who've parted out 68-72 4 doors in the recent past.

John

 

I am located in south east VA, I am very interested if anyone has a rust free replacement from a parts car!

 

OK, here's a couple threads to check on

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...tlass-4dr.html

https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ody-shell.html

You can also create a parts wanted thread, but I think these two members will have what you need.

John

 

Thanks, I'll contact them!

 

Just received a good used upper dash from Scott, Oldspackrat, thank you very much!