i'm so blue

[cubstiva1]

i've been wanting to swap dashes for a while now. i painted a "spare" a month ago, and was just looking for some time to get the job done. well yesterday i had that time.

i ran into a few snags, who knew there was some extra plastic above the steering column? so my speed-o and column trim wouldn't fit. and i hadn't painted my glove box yet, i'll get it in this week yet.

i also painted my inside door trim red. you can barely see it in the corner of this pic.

i've got some bugs to work out, idk why my blinkers and seat belts don't work now, and i 'll have to pull my steering wheel and straighten it up.

[micah]

love the spinner knob on the steering wheel!

go Cubs! (i went to school west of Chicago)

[hawkdoc60]

It looks quite good so far. Where on earth did you get the big Cubs hat for the roof?

[cubstiva1]

love the spinner knob on the steering wheel!

go Cubs! (i went to school west of Chicago)

thanks, i miss it when i drive my wifes car. i thought it was for looks, but i use it every time i drive.

(i don't know how to quote two people)

"It looks quite good so far. Where on earth did you get the big Cubs hat for the roof? "

Ebay, where else? its an old Napa hat

[hawkdoc60]

"It looks quite good so far. Where on earth did you get the big Cubs hat for the roof? "

Ebay, where else? its an old Napa hat

I am a Cubs fan, too. I was trying to think of a way to do something like that for my beloved Green Bay Packers. LOL j/k

[elcamino1]

That dash you installed seem to be from a 88-89 and there is a small difference,but looks like you did a good job of painting it!
What year is your car?

[Ogrestiva]

WOW almost makes me want to root for the cubs...lol...but alas, I am a southsider and if I did my sister would kill me...she frightens me sometimes.

[cubstiva1]

That dash you installed seem to be from a 88-89 and there is a small difference,but looks like you did a good job of painting it!
What year is your car?

yeah it is an older dash, my car is a 91. i think i'll have most of the parts to make it work, i just didn't know before i started. i'm still not sure why my signals aren't working. i'll have to spend some time workin on it this weekend.

[nonamekid]

love the spinner knob on the steering wheel!

Here in North Dakota it is illegal to have a spinner knob on the steering wheel of a licensed vehicle. Don't know about other states but you may want to check.

[FB71]

Brody knobs / suicide knobs are illegal in MD too.

[elcamino1]

I had a spinner knob on all my big rigs,most of my friends also had them,they were real popular in the 60s and 70s in the south!!

[JoDan]

I am a Cubs fan, too. I was trying to think of a way to do something like that for my beloved Green Bay Packers. LOL j/k

GREEN BAY?!?!?! *cough* vikings.. *cough*

[bravekozak]

vice grips

Never mind about a spinner knob. One guy over here got pulled over on the highway and the cop couldn't belive that he didn't even have a steering wheel. Just a pair of vice grips clamped onto the end of the steering shaft.

[packrat427]

^^ LOL,, I have seen that here also