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Posted by: racerbvd May 12 2011, 10:36 AM

How about some pix to compare the differences..

Posted by: Tom_T May 12 2011, 12:47 PM

Byron - the big difference was adding fresh air vents at each end, with corresponding shortening of the glovebox/door & shifting inboard of the switches on the far left. So the top & knee pads differ accordingly.

Here's my buddy's 71 914/4 (that's a dealer supplied rosewood dash face option since sold new) without the side vents -



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Posted by: Tom_T May 12 2011, 12:47 PM

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Here's the dash on my 73 2.0 with the late style side vents (radio is out, so that's the hole to left of glovebox) -


... (sorry for the dark & fuzzy cellphone pix)

Hope this answers whatever you're looking for!

Posted by: Tom_T May 12 2011, 12:57 PM

Here's a better pic of the left/driver's side of the dash from another 73 2.0 -

Posted by: SLITS May 12 2011, 01:22 PM

Ashtray is in a slightly different location on early cars also.

Posted by: nathansnathan May 12 2011, 01:33 PM

What changes on the top pad? -I've got the late dash with the vents in my 72. I'm a bit worried now as I found an uncracked top pad relatively cheap and I'm not sure what year it was out of. I'll have to take it out of the box and compare later.

Posted by: racerbvd May 12 2011, 02:39 PM

Thanks guys, I have 2 extra dashes and need to know which one to use on my 76, and back date one for my GT clone (I have a 914-6 dash for it, not sure what tops I have & want to have one recovered for it) and may trade one off for a Getty 911 dash for the 76(no you guys know how I ended up with so much stuff)

Posted by: avidfanjpl May 12 2011, 11:22 PM

Tommy T!

Shame on you, that is a BEFORE picture of my car.

The door panels are new, the 914rubber door jamb rubbers are installed, there are new Resto Design steel valances, and new mats, and a new ashtray you can't see, and new seatbelts and new press stickers, and a new fuse cover and a new set of window cranks and scrapers, a new mirror, a new heater handle, and hell, the beat goes on!

You back from Georgia yet?

John

Posted by: Garold Shaffer May 13 2011, 05:28 AM

Best way to tell is mesaure the width of the indent where the glove box is. Longer indent is early (bigger glove box) sjorter is later. You can use the later one on a early car, but glove box lid wont open all the way up.

Posted by: racerbvd May 13 2011, 08:53 AM

Thanks Garaold, the 2 dashes I have handy (I have a few core ones in storage) measure 13" at the widest (back of the glove box opening) point so I'm guessing this is late..

Posted by: racerbvd May 13 2011, 08:54 AM

Posted by: racerbvd May 18 2011, 11:01 AM

So how wide should it be, the opening for the early dash???

Posted by: racerbvd May 30 2011, 08:03 PM

Posted by: Garold Shaffer May 30 2011, 08:23 PM

I won't be back home until Wednesday late afternoon otherwise I would go out and measure and take a picture of my 70. If you don't have an answer by then I will get the pics for you when I get back home.

Posted by: racerbvd May 30 2011, 09:48 PM

Great, thanks!!!

Posted by: nathansnathan May 31 2011, 06:28 AM

I measured mine. I'm lucky they're both late. The clearance for the glove box opening measures 12.5 inches at the back (front) were it would touch the dash. The part above the vent measures 4 inches.

Posted by: racerbvd Jun 2 2011, 06:57 PM

Thanks, so 13.5 across in the glove box area makes it correct for a 70 & 71?/

Posted by: Garold Shaffer Jun 2 2011, 07:54 PM

I would say yes.

Posted by: racerbvd Jun 2 2011, 09:09 PM

So this is correct then...

Posted by: racerbvd Jun 3 2011, 02:34 PM