Dan's '78 Fury (Dukes) Hazzard County Sheriff patrol car...

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Sep 29, 15 7:50 pm

Really great work, are you doing a lot of this work on your front drive as well?

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Tue Sep 29, 15 7:58 pm

Had the rear parcel shelf trimmed in 'tan' leather... (10/09/2015)

Manage to find a genuine ex Police certified 140 MPH speedometer which i had swapped,cleaned & tested by 'Speedy Cables' in Swansea... (Sept 2015)

Fitted the dash dials back in... (24/09/2015)

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Tue Sep 29, 15 8:07 pm

Fitting the dash back in... (29/09/2015)

Dash mat still to be applied/fastened properly... (29/09/2015)

New boot/trunk lock fitted... (Sept 2015)

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Tue Sep 29, 15 9:04 pm

GJUK wrote:Really great work, are you doing a lot of this work on your front drive as well?

Thanks mate!!

Yep i sure am...well my Dad's front drive!!

GJUK · Post by **GJUK** » Tue Sep 29, 15 9:51 pm

danny_duke01 wrote:
GJUK wrote:Really great work, are you doing a lot of this work on your front drive as well?
Thanks mate!! Yep i sure am...well my Dad's front drive!!

Well it looks great and you are really going through it properly, very interesting to read.

Steve · Post by **Steve** » Tue Sep 29, 15 9:55 pm

Coming one nicely Danny....thanks for the update

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Wed Sep 30, 15 8:29 am

Can you replace the dash pad Danny? Our 63's could do with replacing but they're not cheap, and ours is about 1/3 the size of yours

There are some kits available for fixing cracked dash pads etc but that maybe too far gone

Or are just going to hide it under that bit of carpet

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Thu Oct 08, 15 4:28 pm

GJUK wrote:
danny_duke01 wrote:
GJUK wrote:Really great work, are you doing a lot of this work on your front drive as well?
Thanks mate!! Yep i sure am...well my Dad's front drive!!
Well it looks great and you are really going through it properly, very interesting to read.

Thanks again mate!!

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Thu Oct 08, 15 4:29 pm

Steve wrote:Coming one nicely Danny....thanks for the update

Cheers Steve!!

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Thu Oct 08, 15 4:37 pm

RobTwin wrote:Can you replace the dash pad Danny? Our 63's could do with replacing but they're not cheap, and ours is about 1/3 the size of yours

There are some kits available for fixing cracked dash pads etc but that maybe too far gone

Or are just going to hide it under that bit of carpet

I would certainly like to try and replace it at some point,not had much luck in coming across one though. I can imagine it's not a cheap part...not desperate for it right now as i would like to get the car on the road up and running first and then search harder down the line.
I never even looked into the kits tbh as i honestly thought mine is way too far gone. It's a real shame what sitting all those years in the Nevada sun can do to a car.
Haha not a fan of the carpet at all...but just think it looks a little more tidier and presentable for now.

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Thu Oct 08, 15 4:45 pm

Glove box fitted... (30/09/2015)

New door edge/trim weatherstrip fitted to passenger side... (30/09/2015)

New 12V socket fitted... (01/10/2015)

danny_duke01 · Post by **danny_duke01** » Thu Oct 08, 15 4:55 pm

Here is the original broken drivers side front window regulator (x4 teeth broken)...

...and here is it's complete replacement part which i managed to find in the States. Just in need of a clean & bit of oil. (06/10/2015)

latil · Post by **latil** » Thu Oct 08, 15 7:52 pm

Mig welder and a triangle file soon puts teeth back on those!

RobTwin · Post by **RobTwin** » Fri Oct 09, 15 12:59 am

danny_duke01 wrote:
I would certainly like to try and replace it at some point,not had much luck in coming across one though. I can imagine it's not a cheap part...not desperate for it right now as i would like to get the car on the road up and running first and then search harder down the line.
I never even looked into the kits tbh as i honestly thought mine is way too far gone. It's a real shame what sitting all those years in the Nevada sun can do to a car.
Haha not a fan of the carpet at all...but just think it looks a little more tidier and presentable for now.

Carpet it is then!

I'd have thought there'd be a scrappy somewhere in the States with decent used dashpads for this age of car... probably on the east side where it's less likely to be cracked. Obviously

Now, about that graffiti on your glovebox.....

Joke

sidewaysjas · Post by **sidewaysjas** » Sat Oct 17, 15 10:41 pm

Love following this build, keep it coming.