From my experience McCullugh chain saws are the best for this type of
cutting operation, however the dash is steel so you'll need an acetylene
torch (flames begin...) for this job (Putting all aesthetics out of mind
).

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 11:57:30 -0500 John Baker <abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM>
writes:
> OK, here's some flame bait for y'all.  Sympton: Fried front blower
> motor and other ducting problems in 83.5 van.  Problem: Have neither
> the time nor patience to remove all the dash & stuff to replace it
> properly.  Radical idea:  Cut an "access panel" right in the top of
> the aluminum surface of the dash board, basically right where the
> ash tray and factory speaker live. Con-fab a way to open and close
> this panel, thus giving me easy access to ALL the stuff that is
> hiding below the dash.  I guess the first question is: With such an
> opening, would it even be possible to get to the blower motor from
> above? Putting all aesthetics out of mind (I can hide the panel with
> a creative dash covering), what do you guys think about this
> hare-brained scheme?  Let the flames begin...
>
>
>
>
>
> Peace, JB
> '66 Split Window Camper
> '83 H20 Vanagon
>
> "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and prepare for war..."
>
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