#16. 1978 El Camino SS. Repairing the Dash for about $20 on the 78. Installing dash cover on the 82.

In this video I repair the cracks in the dash on the 1978 El Camino and paint it. Also install a dash cap on the 1982 El Camino.
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[@chadjohnson2389]

I can not believe how good that looks. Your doing a really good job on that interior.

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[@murvisstribling4035]

Man that looks AWESOME to me i paid over 300$ for a dash cover for my 76 VETT

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[@frankgannon8907]

Nice job. On the white one it looks like brand new!!!

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[@ezerod1858]

The dash finish on the 78' Camino looks awesome, considering you're fixed with a ultra low budget. 👍

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[@mikebarnes8908]

Looks pretty damn good Lee!

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[@brianhayes7618]

Looks a lot better than it did

[@tommyjefferson9525]

Great job League they both look good awesome job man

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[@tombo1001]

great job lee, very cost effective, gonna look great when finished

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[@BudFranks-fu9ye]

I still love that Chevelle nomad😯❤️👍💯 beautiful job, beautiful car.

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[@jenseninterceptors]

That looks great, good job man!!

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[@kdog7617]

Great job on the dashes on the El Caminos look good

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[@kesterhively8773]

Dam brother that dashboard looks great man best patch job I've seen done great job man

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[@thomasfridvall8396]

Impressed 😅
Trying to get the t-shirt with been there, done that and got that t-shirt! 6 dgr celcius outside and dark. But ”She” Volvo PV-64 will run good before the winter season comes. Just around the corner.
Don’t say you have it easier, but warmer weather 😊
Expecting 2-3 dgr celcius the comming weekend, but sun !
Geting there!
Great work, mean it ! 👍😎

[@jct300m]

Shame you didn't do the dash while the interior was all out....Dash looks good on 78!!! Nice job!!

[@MrMongo107]

The 78 dash looks terrific!

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[@michaeljankowski8036]

Once again interior looks AWESOME

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[@GuitarMan-us6hf]

Dash looks great interior job it made quite a difference coat of white on the outside and that's another one pretty much done that's how someone would have fixed that car back in the day meant to look that way great job bro can't wait to see your next project

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[@jeannechaffee6024]

Nice job on that dash in the 78, and the dash in the 82 looks great too.

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[@jct300m]

82 Dash looks good 2 toned Black/Brown...matches door panels!!! nice!!

[@Darryl603]

great job lee!! Looks a lot better than it did

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[@ferrochinabisleri1587]

The '78 dash restauration looks very well done judging by what can be seen in the video. No defects can be noticed, it's a pleasure to see.
The black one turned out good.
The new cromed moldings on the '78 door panels look also good.

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[@richardmarino5658]

This doesn't look half bad on the TV . I don't think putting a lot more time into is worth it for the sale of this car. Nice job.

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[@chriscurry236]

Lee,the dash pad on the 78 turned out great in my opinion,did the dash pad in my 87 ranger the same way,was way worse than yours,of course I removed the dash pad and repaired it, I learned that you will never get them perfect, but for what it looked like before it turned out really good, just like yours did, you do awesome work and do it all on a budget!! Thanks for taking us on the journey 👍

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[@johnwhelan723]

Lord jumpins, that dash repair looks spectacular!! Going to try this method myself

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[@kevintaylor8092]

Again from south Georgia Job well done 👍

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[@Rick-O-Shay60]

Those dash caps look good. I would paint the glove box door black to match.

[@davidgardner262]

Beautiful job on both of’em!!!! Really loving the way the ‘78 is turning out!!!

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[@roberthood2352]

Turned out nice 👍 enjoyed the video

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[@reyreyes2884]

hey lee it looks great the dashboard you gave me an idea my suv has a crack on it from the summer that the weather was l05 degrees. well they both looks pretty good for 9 years on the black one. have a great day you and nicky

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[@craigpeter5871]

nice job...looks great

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[@bradysGarage603]

Fantastic job Lee! The dash repair looks amazing. I had to add one of those dash covers on my 78 Monte Carlo and I found that using a heat gun will help relax those lower areas and the areas around the glove box and radio instead of screws then I just added the silicone behind it and it has been holding for 5 years now. Great work as always, looking forward to the next videos!

[@Razor6On3]

After screwing the dash cover down, run a heat gun on low settings around the cover to relax it so it won't stress crack later. Don't get too close and melt it though. Concentrate on the corners around the instruments.

[@jonboy9912]

Stunning jobs.

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[@lewismartin9980]

The extra hundred gets" Me too" i.m with you.

[@llewis7324]

Fantastic transformation on the dash. Great job on both cars. 👍

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[@flightmaster178]

Man, that is NIGHT and DAY difference!! I think I'm gonna go this route with my Caddy.

[@MrMurraypants]

Fantastic job on both the dash repair and the cover install. Truly a professional grade repair on the white SS. Hopefully this video will go viral like your Nova dash repair bc you deserve it. I did notice the trim was installed as well on the white SS door panels. New or repaired? Hmm, i guess ill just have to find out next video. Enjoy the weather coming later this week; supposed to drop down to the mid 70's. It's about time.

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Thanks. Next video I go over what I did with the door panel mouldings.

[@reyreyes2884]

amazing work

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[@VATION3RD]

That trunk splatter paint makes a good texture coating

[@joshmccombs5090]

Great job

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[@patcarbone1753]

Looks pretty good

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[@robertscott7408]

looks great

[@cliffordkeller3256]

We love seeing you do this but we love all of your video’s seeing you redoing the cars with little money that’s why some of us watch we look for new ideas cheap and fairly fast jobs just love to see what your doing next

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[@impalaman4546]

nice work look,s great👍

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[@davidlaramore1359]

Yup. I like it!

[@eugenenuglene7524]

The guys who say we’ll You can do it this way or that way
You can always tell them well You can always start your own UA-cam channel

[@VATION3RD]

Those pinholes are called micro-popping it's a chemical reaction from the different paint products.

[@thomasdenton5204]

Iooks great lee good video keep it up bud

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[@slyboogey6263]

Nice!

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[@rickypevey7751]

Looks good give me an idea on 98 Chevy

[@VATION3RD]

Lee I wonder if that hole that was in the corner of the bed that drains into the Smugglers box was actually for the CB antenna wire to go through?

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probably was

[@robertscott7408]

damn nice

[@markstangsn9518]

Maybe a little spotpuddy for those pin holes and minor defects on dash

[@so_icyboy5623]

Hey Lee, can you put a link for those chrome door trim strips…thank SS looking good !

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search on ebay, there's hundreds of them

[@MisterAdam-jj5jv]

Looks great and seems simple enough to do… how’s it holding up

[@brianhayden5134]

I hope you use the truck bed liner spray the undercoating spray does not Hardin.

[@RowdyCStuff]

The truck bed liner bubbled later. What could have been used instead?

[@brianhayes7618]

Yeah those things don't fit perfectly but they look better than doing nothing

[@BillyRay501]

Does the truck bed coating brings back the natural look in the dash

[@jordancampbell5010]

78 is a A body i think at least thats what i was told

[@kesterhively8773]

Have you decided if you are going back white and gold on the SS keep it OG??

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white and gold

[@chuckeecheese162]

Sem makes vinyl texture paint.

[@listenerjim]

Did you put the screws in the top vents of the cap like the original dash is?

[@BKtheoutlawonyoutube]

Do you know all the interior color names or paint codes? I have a dark or navy blue 1980 El Camino interior and I want to fix it up. Any information would be appreciated.

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No but should be on your body tag.

[@user-wc4uh4rl3z]

I just saw a 1985 iroc.z get a new.dash cover n you can order one for your red iroc z not a cover you glue i mean a real black dash

[@clunkersandclassics]

probably expensive. I just got in a cap I'll glue on

[@wilenelson1810]

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[@joebrock9784]

I don't know why you're worried about the kind of key sex when the SS is worth more money I would have just done it in black & white like the same car and fixed up the conquest that with the big seat and sold it

[@brianhayes7618]

The newer GM dashes are really crap as is Mopar I have a 01 F150 that has no cracks and I live in Florida and it gets hot here also..

[@joebrock9784]

Like I said the rest of the limb truck bed coating is painable no They even sell painable truck bed Cody at the harbor freight

[@RowdyCStuff]

The truck bed liner bubbled later. What could have been used instead?

[@joebrock9784]

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Ruk beding is pative

[@robertscott7408]

heat gun

[@blevins6584mopar]

As great as you have the interior looking in that 78. Man I think I would splurge for that dash cover. Don't freak out just my opinion 🫣