Hawk Dash

[John Ratliff]

How does the aluminum panel come off the Hawk dash? Want to paint dash. Try and not bend the panel.[xx(]

John Ratliff

[JDP]

Got a weekend ? You need to pull all the gages, then the nuts on the back.

JDP/Maryland
64 Daytona HT/R2 clone
63 GT R2
63 Lark 2 door
62 Gt Hawk
62 Lark 2 door
60 Lark HT-60Hawk
59 3E truck
58 Starlight
52 & 53 Starliner
51 Commander

[tempestan]

Previous post neglected to mention removing the "nuts" for the switches and carefully bending the tabs on the speaker grille, and removing the metal switch identification "labels". Some panels have a small amount of "light adhesive", as does the glove box panel, which need to be carefully "worked". tempestan

[farmhawk]

And not to mention undoing the clips and little bolts that hold the trim to the dash pad and removing the dash pad that is glued down!

Wayen K.
Libby, MT
61 Hawk (Project)

[John Ratliff]

quote:Originally posted by farmhawk

And not to mention undoing the clips and little bolts that hold the trim to the dash pad and removing the dash pad that is glued down!

Wayen K.
Libby, MT
61 Hawk (Project)

Thank God, I don't have a padded dash. Are you sure the I.D. tabs are fastened to the dash or just aluminum panel?

John Ratliff

[StudeRich]

Yes; their tabs are bent on the back of the fiberglass dash because they go on the ridge at the bottom of the dash, not the machine turned panel. You do have a '56-'61 type dash in that Power Hawk, not a '62-'64 right?

quote:Originally posted by John Ratliff

Are you sure the I.D. tabs are fastened to the dash or just aluminum panel?

StudeRich
Studebakers Northwest
Ferndale, WA

[Johnnywiffer]

While we're on the subject, how much longer is the dash in a Hawk compared to the dash in my '54 LC? Has anyhone tried to install the Hawk dash into a non-wraparound sedan--if so, with what results?

TIA
John