I'm getting ready to swap the dash in my '82 GT to the newer style '89 one. I have an entire complete donor car to part out, and will have it side by side in the shop during the swap.
Wiring wise, i'm not concerned with anything as I can graft harnesses and do whatever needs to be done on that aspect no problem.
However, I really need someone who has done this swap to help me on a few things if possible...
1. My Mustang is a heater only car. The newer stang is Heat/AC. The car will never have A/C so i'm not too concered about it having it, but I am concerned about the heater box.... I need to know if the heater core lines come out in the same place on both cars on the firewall. If so, I plan to just remove the A/C core and install the newer box with the newer dash. My main concern is I don't want to cut up the firewall. I don't have the donor car just yet to look at it physically.
That's pretty much the most of it. I believe otherwise it will be a pretty straightforward swap, as far as physically mounting it goes, but i've never attempted or seen it done in person either.
And as far as the car, it's a race car anyhow so it's no biggie about the A/C working. And the only reason i'm considering swapping the dash is because the factory '82 Dash is in rough shape, and I have the donor car for parts laying around.
Thanks in advance!
Wiring wise, i'm not concerned with anything as I can graft harnesses and do whatever needs to be done on that aspect no problem.
However, I really need someone who has done this swap to help me on a few things if possible...
1. My Mustang is a heater only car. The newer stang is Heat/AC. The car will never have A/C so i'm not too concered about it having it, but I am concerned about the heater box.... I need to know if the heater core lines come out in the same place on both cars on the firewall. If so, I plan to just remove the A/C core and install the newer box with the newer dash. My main concern is I don't want to cut up the firewall. I don't have the donor car just yet to look at it physically.
That's pretty much the most of it. I believe otherwise it will be a pretty straightforward swap, as far as physically mounting it goes, but i've never attempted or seen it done in person either.
And as far as the car, it's a race car anyhow so it's no biggie about the A/C working. And the only reason i'm considering swapping the dash is because the factory '82 Dash is in rough shape, and I have the donor car for parts laying around.
Thanks in advance!