bench seat

[85Ram50]

It seems silly to make a new thread since this is all one project.

Yes Mr Paco I was thinking that same thing. It will be a pain to get rid of the fuzz though. I might, will probably, go with a cheaper roll on version. I had rust on a couple of the freeze plug drains and the jack storage mount.

OK Today I took off the dash pad and the defroster cowl. I have pics and questions.Mainly does the rest of the dash come out without cutting it?
The pictures are of what looks like might be a computer, I think I had AC in this before I owned it and there is a rusty spot on the left hand under the dash that looks foreboding and I do not know what the plate bolted over it is for. Maybe access to the wipers? Oh yea I need to get the air directional registers? for each end of the dash pad.

Rusty spot first left side under dash.jpg Then is this a computer?? Did I have a computer.jpg Can I remove this without cutting? can I remove.jpg

Two pics of the removed dash pad painted and sanded to be coated again then repaired. Oh the screws had torn free or the hole expanded. The defroster cowl is what was holding it down.
dash pad top.jpgdash pad left.jpg

Edit-Forgot to mention the bottom screws were already out on the pad. Forgot I did that years ago. The thing holding it from me pulling it was a threaded rod with a 8mm nut on it directly above the ebrake pull and the four nuts holding the defroster cowl down. Take the gauge cluster out to get at it. it will save you time. I only had to loosen the nuts on the cowl. If yours is in better shape than mine there is a string of screws across the top that you have to take out the defroster cowl to get at. You need a 2" Phillips head screwdriver for this job for the glove box and those screws on top.