covan's 70-72 chevelle dash insert

[kball]

Has anyone tried one of these? I'm wondering about the fit & finish. I'll be using the one for a sweep speedo dash. If anyone's got some pics please shoot them my way. Thanks

[ZZ430]

Well, I put one in a 71 El Camino.

The fit wasn't real bad, and the finish of the black version that I got, matched the factory grain pretty close.

Frankly, it was a lot of work. I removed the whole dash carrier, and you have to cut out a large piece that then gets covered by the Covan part.

1. No provision for headlight switch. (I mounted it under the dash in an upright position)

2. The slot for the wiper switch is too small.

3. If you want to use a stock location radio, it must be cut out.

4. The bottom part of the Covan is attached by 6 visible screws.

5. Must drill and install LEDs for turn signal, and high beam indicators.

6. The Covan harness includes decent connectors, but the factory harness won't plug in, so you have to cut and put terminals on every wire.

7. The speedo that comes with it is electronic, which is fine, but you need to get the sender for another $65.

I could go on and on, but here is what it looks like.

https://static1.pt-content.com/images/noimg.gif

(More pics attached)

[kball]

hmmm, I can't decide between doing that, or building an insert similar to John Mcintyre's '72. He has pics of it in the cars section. It looks like there is some room to spread the guages out a little more than he's got them. I have the dash out already so I might just mock up a cardboard insert to see how it will turn out.

[slownova]

i didn't really like the way any of those looked, so i made my own. i'll take better pics after its out of the show.
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/03/89615993-1.jpg
https://static1.pt-content.com/images/pt/2005/02/86873302-1.jpg

[USAZR1]

Slow,where did you get that console? Does your car have a 5spd?

[slownova]

Slow,where did you get that console? Does your car have a 5spd?
thats a factory concole with a hand built top plate. its a 4 speed car.