Author Topic: 65 cad interior in my 87  (Read 4307 times)

Offline loudnlow87

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65 cad interior in my 87
« on: June 12, 2008, 08:40:34 pm »
tryin to figure out a trick interior to build for my truck. i was gonna put an old steering wheel on the stock column and maybe get an old working instrument cluster and build a sheetmetal dash around that, but my boss at work has a 65 eldorado steering column he'll sell me. its got tilt & telescope too, ignition switch is on the dash tho. its also shorter than the stock column which IMO comes too far out. its a few inches longer on the engine bay side tho, not totally sure how to make the shafts work together between the firewall and rag joint. 65 cadillac gauge clusters are relatively easy to come by on ebay, but i dont know how long GM has used the 0-90 ohm fuel level sender system. (i want all the gauges to function properly). i would also have to change the ignition switch to dash mount, and somehow relocate the controls for wiper: wash, speed, delay, and cruise. doesnt look hopeful on getting a whole cadillac dashboard, but that would be ideal. can anybody help me out with my questions?

stock really sucks

Offline bigkountry

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Re: 65 cad interior in my 87
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2008, 10:43:38 pm »
I saw a tri-five dash and matching interior in a 83 SWB at a local car show and it looked real trick.
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Re: 65 cad interior in my 87
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 10:58:38 pm »
 interesting idea