HQ-HJ,X,Z Dash conversion.

**adam perth** · 22-11-2010, 09:41 PM

go into OZBOx's resto tip section, he has covered it in there...

**sandman350** · 23-11-2010, 07:21 PM

I never noticed that section before, alot of useful info in there. I couldnt find anything in there on dasboard conversion though......

**ozbox** · 23-11-2010, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by sandman350

I never noticed that section before, alot of useful info in there. I couldnt find anything in there on dasboard conversion though......

yeh when i read adams comment i had to go look myself coz i could not remember doing one???
i did one years ago and ive seen some pretty bad ones over the years..best way to do the conversion is to unpick it back to the bulkhead/firewall and do the same with a hjxz one and then weld it back in again..fairly simple but time consuming...

**wbute** · 23-11-2010, 09:32 PM

I heard about someone doing it once and ending up with all the gauges sitting about 1/2" too far back from the facia.

**sandman350** · 24-11-2010, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

yeh when i read adams comment i had to go look myself coz i could not remember doing one???
i did one years ago and ive seen some pretty bad ones over the years..best way to do the conversion is to unpick it back to the bulkhead/firewall and do the same with a hjxz one and then weld it back in again..fairly simple but time consuming...

Probably a good way to go, i need to replace the HQ cowl panels with HJ-Z ones anyway. Might wait till i get my new shed i think.....

**ozbox** · 25-11-2010, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by sandman350

Probably a good way to go, i need to replace the HQ cowl panels with HJ-Z ones anyway. Might wait till i get my new shed i think.....

that is the easiest way as the cowl section from the factory starts at the firewall,forward of compliance plates.and finishes where you attach the dash pad to...

**stickthis** · 24-11-2010, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by ozbox

yeh when i read adams comment i had to go look myself coz i could not remember doing one???
i did one years ago and ive seen some pretty bad ones over the years..best way to do the conversion is to unpick it back to the bulkhead/firewall and do the same with a hjxz one and then weld it back in again..fairly simple but time consuming...

Done it this exact way before in a mates HQ ute. was time consuming! To be honest dont know why we didnt get a hj ute shell as whole front end we changed also. cowel lines and all.