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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    Post by m1dadio Sun Sep 03, 2017 7:08 am

    fifty year old dash pad

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    remove brittle and loose vinyl

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    cut out and slice off bad foam


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    the right spray foam from local hardware store will be low expansion, stay spongy when set and act as a bonding structure. Of coarse the right beer is esential.

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    fill in the cracks rubbing the wet foam into the old foam with a spatula.

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    dont try to do it in one go, too much foam makes for large gas bubbles.

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    sand with coarse block paper and repeat as necessary to acquire correct shape..

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    test fit prior to upholstering.

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    wrap with thin high density foam sheet, then your new vinyl using a spray glue that dose not melt the foam.

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    install

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    Post by Wolfster Sun Sep 03, 2017 5:30 pm

    Nice job! Luckily the one on my Econoline wasn't as bad.
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    Post by vanny Mon Sep 04, 2017 10:00 am

    M1, you must be the Most Interesting Man in the World! lol!
    Great instructional thread for those who haven't done this before...(like me!)
    This is a Fantastic site for all the information that can be gained in working on these vans.
    Your dash turned out Great!!! cheers


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    Post by Scott Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:21 pm

    Good stuff M1, but where do I buy a sheet of high density foam?
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    Post by BILLS66 Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:38 pm

    M1 You are very talented .Nice job ! Bill
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    Post by caleboh Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:37 am

    Wow! You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.
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    Post by Stomper Tue Sep 22, 2020 4:29 pm

    This is my next project. I haven't taken a close look yet at how it's installed. How do you get the dash pad off? Is it screwed in from underneath or does it pop off?
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    Post by m1dadio Mon Sep 28, 2020 5:58 pm

    On the 2nd gen van there are Phillips screws across the underside of the lip and a series of nuts under the dash.;
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    Post by Stomper Tue Sep 29, 2020 8:34 am

    Great, thanks!
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    Post by Stomper Thu Oct 07, 2021 3:07 pm

    I'm (finally) about to start repairs on mine. The embedded bolts are not that long, and the nuts holding the pad down were pretty close to the end of the bolts when I took it off.

    Did you have any problems with the bolts not being long enough after adding another layer of upholstery?

    Mine seems rather brittle everywhere. Is there a risk of cracking the pad in unrepaired spots when re-installing, or is it more solid than it appears to be?
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    Post by dix Sat Oct 09, 2021 3:27 am

    great job


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