December 2005

I began removing the top dash pad by removing the instrument cluster. If you haven't removed the steering wheel and knee pad, do that now. Next, remove the 4 screws that hold the cluster to the dash. Begin removing all of the connection by disconnecting the speedometer cable. Important, sketch out the location of ALL the electrical connections. Then carefully remove all of them.

This shows the steering wheel and instrumentation cluster removed.

Once the cluster is removed, you can remove the 2 plastic nuts that are directly behind the instruments on the 'hump' section.

Next I removed the screws, 2 on either end of the dash.

There are 2 nuts that need to be removed from this area. There is one that is directly above this opening, facing towards the front of the car. The next one is just to the right of the opening, facing down.

The next one is between the 'hump' and the ashtray. This shows the nut looking in from the cluster opening. This one is pointing down.

Next I removed the ashtray. This isn't necessary, but since I'm stripping the car I just wanted it out of the way. I also removed the radio.

This shows the next 2 nuts. There is one directly above the radio opening, near the driver's side, pointing forward. The other one is just off center of the radio opening, pointing down. This shot is from underneath the dash. The large dark rectangle is the radio opening.

Next I removed the glove box. Begin by removing the small nut, facing down. This holds the metal strap that wraps around the box.

Before removing the glove box, remove the spring, seen here through the vent opening. Finally, move the metal strap out of the way and carefully push the glove box, with its door, towards the front of the car. The box will be removed from underneath the dash.

The last 2 nuts can now be removed. Both are directly above the vent opening. One is facing down, the other is facing forward.

Now, carefully pull the dash top up. There are 9 nuts that need to be removed. If you don't have 9 and there is some resistance, stop and find the ones that are still attached. Here's the dash top removed.

This shows the plastic bolts on the passenger side.

This shows the bolts around the ash tray.

This shows the bolts on the driver's side.

I began removing the front trunk lid and gas tank.

Next I removed the doors.

Here's a shot of the doors removed.

Next I removed the driver's door. I also unbolted the dash and tried to move it out of the way. I also unbolted the fresh air vent underneath the window cowl. I also cut off the windshield frame.

Here's what the driver's door looks like on the inside.

Here's a shot of the outside driver's fender.

Next I removed the passenger's side front fender. I cut this one out differently than the driver's side. I took me 1 1/2 hours to do the driver's side, but only 20 minutes on the passenger side.

This shows where the windshield frame attaches near the fender.

Here's a shot of the outside of the passenger fender.

This is a reference shot showing where I cut the fender off at.

Another reference shot.

Another reference shot.

This is a reference shot showing where the fender was cut off of the car.

Another reference shot.

Another reference shot.

Well, this is final destruction of this car. This is how the car looked before the party began.

This shows the rear trunk removed.

This shows the front trunk removed.

Another shot.

Here's the rear firewall removed.

Another shot.

This is Bob Dunning, he helped me completely strip the car, then cut it up. Good shot showing the 'great white hunter' with his 'kill'.

This is the other 'great white hunter', ME.

The final big section, the dash area.

This is what a cut up 914 looks like in small managable pieces.