93-96 to 97+ Dash Conversion Project Thread

[meissen]

Something that's worth mentioning:
The 93-96 HVAC is NOT 100% the same as the 97+ HVAC. The blower controls for where the air is directed (IE: Defrost, Upper vents, Lower vents, AC, MAX AC, off) has a different plug on the back between the two versions.

BUT: This piece is interchangable. I was able to remove my 94 HVAC blower control from the HVAC piece, remove the 97+ HVAC blower control from it's HVAC piece, and then bolted the 94 HVAC blower control onto the 97+'s HVAC piece. Thus, I was able to keep the same 93-96 style plug and use it in the 97+ HVAC bezel.

[badinfluence]

That dash looks great. I kind of want to spray paint mine black now

[b.a.camaro]

Awesome job bud, you the man i bet ang is happy to have her kitchen back lol

[meissen]

Thanks guys! It's a really, really a good feeling to have it getting closer to being finished. I really love how the black looks too, and it was so easy. I painted the radio bezel over the weekend. Sprayed adhesion promoter on it until it was evenly covered and still a little wet, then I sprayed really light coats of black over it. Stuck really good, I didn't even wipe the radio bezel down with anything to make sure there wasn't any armorall on it and it stuck really well.

[BP_Z28]

itching closer to the final product

[meissen]

Got my a-pillars yesterday. I put the driver's side in and the color matches almost perfectly! I just wish the dash pad was the right one

[MP81]

Pictures!

[mcssmostwanted]

X2 get that shit up biznatch

[meissen]

It's nothing worth showing pics for, let me get the other a-pillar in there first and then I'll take pics.

[02redz28]

Looks good B... Time for the 5.7L or 3.8L swap next...

[meissen]

oh it'd definitely be a 5.7L swap, I'm not going to swap to another v6.

[MP81]

So what are you planning, LT1 or LSX?

[meissen]

8 cylinders is as far as I've gone in the planning stage.

[BP_Z28]

coughirondukecough haha ..no way jose 4 power!

[meissen]

Nah, it'll definitely be a v8.

And I finally ordered my dash pad the other day, so hopefully very shortly the interior will be 90% finished - that final 10% is the carPC..