hard to find part

The lower dash is actually the WHOLE dash.
You can plastic weld it, melt it with a soldering iron, epoxy and sand etc...

Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME!
1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae"
97 Suzuki Intruder 1400
US Army Retired

welcome! yes it's the whole dash unit, i used some ABS pipe glue to fix two small cracks in my 74 then sanded and painted it worked ok so far! are you in rogue river oregon? post some pics of your cars!

JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

When I re-finished my dash(s), I had a crack in each that went from the bottom up to the first corner of the lower dash that faces the driver(near A/C controls). I mixed some 2 part marine epoxy, cut a piece of metal strapping that comes with most aftermarket radios(also has holes in it to help bond the strap to the dash by "keying" the strap when the epoxy fills the voids in the strap). I sanded the area that the strap would attach to with 80 grit to allow the 2 part epoxy to "bite" into the dash material and cleaned area with alcohol. I then applied the epoxy to the area but left about 3/4" from each end of the strap epoxy free, in this area I applied hot glue to the dash and instantly set the strap in place. The hot glue/metal strap will hold the cracked area together/level until the epoxy sets (24hr+). If any epoxy works it's way out of the crack on the face side, wipe off immediately. I did this to 3 different dashes, one installed and the others as "back-ups" and the cracks haven't returned. Hope this helps. Todd

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No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t.

Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone.

Mine has metal mesh epoxied to the back with JB Weld, and the cracks Veed and filled with more JB Weld

"What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind."
Randy
1979 T-Bird
2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD
How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds?

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john Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Brand New Member Joined: 30-January-2015 Location: rogue river Status: Offline Points: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote john Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: hard to find part Posted: 02-February-2015 at 5:21PM
	Hi, my name is john, i have a 1974 grand torino and a 1972 torino both have cracked plastic lower dash assembly was trying to find one, or a way to fix them?

Regul8r Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Moderator Joined: 26-December-2007 Location: Sarasota FL Status: Offline Points: 6624	Post Options Post Reply Quote Regul8r Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04-February-2015 at 12:13PM
	The lower dash is actually the WHOLE dash. You can plastic weld it, melt it with a soldering iron, epoxy and sand etc...
	Carl Corey (Moderator/Event Coordinator) Contact ANYTIME! 1976 Ford Elite "Lola Mae" 97 Suzuki Intruder 1400 US Army Retired

GTW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21-January-2012 Location: SC Status: Offline Points: 5784	Post Options Post Reply Quote GTW Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04-February-2015 at 1:36PM
	Yup, that all includes the radio/HVAC surround too.
	Griffin 1973 Gran Torino station wagon 1972 Gran Torino 4 Door 1971 Maverick 2 Door

californiajohnny Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 05-October-2013 Location: winlock, wa Status: Offline Points: 14609	Post Options Post Reply Quote californiajohnny Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 04-February-2015 at 2:19PM
	welcome! yes it's the whole dash unit, i used some ABS pipe glue to fix two small cracks in my 74 then sanded and painted it worked ok so far! are you in rogue river oregon? post some pics of your cars!
	JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

jversch Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25-March-2013 Location: Canandaigua NY Status: Offline Points: 324	Post Options Post Reply Quote jversch Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07-February-2015 at 10:48PM
	plastic pipe glue sounds like a good option.have not tryed fixing mine yet but its full of cracks .darn 40 year old plastic .
	Jerry VerSchneider 1972 Gran torino formal roof H Code 1973 Gran torino fast back H code.

aquartlow Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 19-December-2011 Location: Summerfield, Fl Status: Offline Points: 2271	Post Options Post Reply Quote aquartlow Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-February-2015 at 1:19AM
	When I re-finished my dash(s), I had a crack in each that went from the bottom up to the first corner of the lower dash that faces the driver(near A/C controls). I mixed some 2 part marine epoxy, cut a piece of metal strapping that comes with most aftermarket radios(also has holes in it to help bond the strap to the dash by "keying" the strap when the epoxy fills the voids in the strap). I sanded the area that the strap would attach to with 80 grit to allow the 2 part epoxy to "bite" into the dash material and cleaned area with alcohol. I then applied the epoxy to the area but left about 3/4" from each end of the strap epoxy free, in this area I applied hot glue to the dash and instantly set the strap in place. The hot glue/metal strap will hold the cracked area together/level until the epoxy sets (24hr+). If any epoxy works it's way out of the crack on the face side, wipe off immediately. I did this to 3 different dashes, one installed and the others as "back-ups" and the cracks haven't returned. Hope this helps. Todd
	www.supermotors.net/22468 Yeah, It's a Hybrid...It burns gas and tires. No matter how good she looks, somebody, somewhere, is tired of her sh*t. Beauty is skin deep, ugliness goes clear to the bone.

72RogerGT Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 20-September-2013 Location: Maricopa, AZ Status: Offline Points: 233	Post Options Post Reply Quote 72RogerGT Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-February-2015 at 4:39AM
	It is kinda hard to find a good one without cracks especially here in AZ due to the sun rotting. I had to get mine from California, mine was way past the point of repair. You should try the junkyard and try to find a cougar or thunderbird.

Big Bird Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25-August-2013 Location: New York Status: Offline Points: 4194	Post Options Post Reply Quote Big Bird Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08-February-2015 at 10:28AM
	Mine has metal mesh epoxied to the back with JB Weld, and the cracks Veed and filled with more JB Weld
	"What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds?