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I had also ordered a under dash "Old Air Products" AC kit for the truck. It does get hot here in Idaho and want to be able to enjoy the truck in the summer months and not worrying about the heat. My idea was to do a setup with under dash vents so that if I ever sell the truck the next person could remove AC and re-install the heater box and controls if they are trying to go original route.

So I have always wanted to use a spare glove box for gauges or whatever to mount to bottom of dash console but retain some of the dash designs.

Pict. 1
I grabbed one of the spare glove boxes I have from the stake and start to lay out a few items to see how it might fit or if I would need to shorten the length. I have the two center dash vents to mount on each end, the 3 AC controls switches and four switches for the lights i will be installing on the truck.

Pict. 2
Welded a piece of bar stock to top with an angle to get the display of the items to look right and also for mounting purposes. Then clamped it up there a few times to see if everything would fit properly and allow no issues with shifter. Also put a stock radio delete plate where the heater controls were removed.

Pict. 3
Doing the layout before cutting into the dash part

Pict. 4
Testing a few of the parts to make sure it all fits before prepping for paint

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After wet sanding and a few swipes of glaze the part is primed and ready for some Ochre paint