Custom Wood Dash for a GT?

johnmay · 06-30-2004

There is a white GT for sale on E-Bay with a custom wood dash. Has anyone ever made one of these and if so, how easy or difficult was it? I do custom woodworking but aren't real mechanically inclined on cars. Fortunately, the 71 GT I bought a few months ago is in excellent condition and needs little work. The radio and clock don't work and my motivation for a new dash would be to have a sharp looking dash with a radio that looks like it belongs in the dash.

73Manta72gt · 07-01-2004

Hi John, I have been using small battery powered quartz clock movements to replace the guts in the GT clock. ...basically just buy a cheap kitchen clock that hangs on the wall and adapt the movement...I use the opel hands so you can't tell anything was changed. I use a C size battery and haven't changed it in 4 years...I'll bring one to the next club meeting.

Helmut

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johnmay Opeler Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 7 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Custom Wood Dash for a GT? There is a white GT for sale on E-Bay with a custom wood dash. Has anyone ever made one of these and if so, how easy or difficult was it? I do custom woodworking but aren't real mechanically inclined on cars. Fortunately, the 71 GT I bought a few months ago is in excellent condition and needs little work. The radio and clock don't work and my motivation for a new dash would be to have a sharp looking dash with a radio that looks like it belongs in the dash.

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73Manta72gt Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winston-Salem, NC Posts: 316 Classified Rating: 0% (0)	Hi John, I have been using small battery powered quartz clock movements to replace the guts in the GT clock. ...basically just buy a cheap kitchen clock that hangs on the wall and adapt the movement...I use the opel hands so you can't tell anything was changed. I use a C size battery and haven't changed it in 4 years...I'll bring one to the next club meeting. Helmut

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