Update. I got the dash in tonight. It was more WORK than i remembered and took more patience and Finesse... with a bit of Overthinking and Cussing.
The new speakers fit perfectly! (Bought from Crutchfield Kicker CS354). I am going to be Reinstalling items like climate control, glovebox, emergency cable, and maybe Side gauge pod Today and this weekend. hopefully. after that, I can get my seats removed and take a look at the condition of the floor pan to see if i need to fix anything or coat it in POR-15. It's nice i already pre-ordered everything needed i.e. Sound deadening, trunk divider, etc. Waiting now on trunk & underhood light harness from a friend, and to get a rear speaker harness from another friend.
Next, i will need to focus on the inner roof and try to scrape off the old dried-up insulation to rust coat it, then figure out a new insulation pad to put on in between the roof & headliner board. Any suggestions? I know nobody will ever see it once the board is up there. But... I'd really like to stay near Factory Material. (Will this work?) or what can you guys suggest that is *Factory* like? The picture is attached below. Sorry i am such a stubborn old guy in a 25 YR old body LOL
I might make a thread for the progress if anyone would like to keep up to date with my Factory-Correct build. I know the majority of guys are going away from this and "Modernizing / Updating" their cars, i just want to know what it was like back then to Go into a dealer and buy one new & drive it as a daily work commuter. That is my goal. Then keep it under I'm older than dirt & all other gas-combustion vehicles have LONG since been banned from roads and Gasoline is no longer made lol. I know someone will be out there Outlawing it!!! LOL