Do 70 Challengers always have the inset dash script?
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12/12/17 02:45 AM
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Looked at one today that I thought had to be a dash swap. Has a name plate instead of the inset script. Also had the seat belt light, like a reverse light in a 4 speed car. So from a 74?
Then tonight I was cruising eBay and see a 70 with the plate on the dash also. That car looks like a full resto with a decent amount spent. Hard to imagine some one dropped that much and used the wrong year dashpad, but anything is possible.
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Re: Do 70 Challengers always have the inset dash script?
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The seller said “the original owner traded parts out with people so he got cash and still had a whole car.” So I just assumed the whole dash was swapped by somebody wanting the correct 70 dash. Maybe just pad got changed if you could get the deluxe belts. Fender tag is gone, seller has had car for 20 years.
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Re: Do 70 Challengers always have the inset dash script?
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12/12/17 11:27 AM
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From what I've seen, it appears that the deluxe seat belt option(C15) with a manual trans on a Challenger SE or other E body with overhead consolette(C26) would only get you the reverse light/bezel. The seat belt light was already in the overhead.
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Re: Do 70 Challengers always have the inset dash script?
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I just did some work on a 70 Challenger with deluxe seat beats. According to the guy here on the board that restores belts, the 70 deluxe and 71 up are slightly different because of the buttons. This one had the seat belt bezel right beside the reverse light on the lower dash. Mastershake, does your Challenger have the seat belt retracter under the carpet like most 70 cars or the plastic encased unit like on a 71. My seatbelt retractors are under the carpet like other '70s. Here is a picture showing my dash.
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