Hey!

It's a miracle. I actually own an FB now.

I just bought an 84 GS. It has the horrible burgundy interior, which I can't tolerate at all.

Therefore, I want to swap in a complete black interior. "Search!" is what you're thinking, right? But there's a catch:

I hate the 84-85 dash as well. I want to swap in a complete 1983 interior. My question is simple: Do I have to change to an 83 air conditioner/heater core/whatever? What do I have to do to change out the entire 84 dash for an 83 dash? Getting the complete interior is actually easy enough, I'm just concerned about keeping the accessories in check.

Thanks guys.

 

Thats a hard question, No clue.

 

Part of the destination is the adventure itself.


Right?

 

Well, there's one other thing I want to try to do at the same time... Since I'm doing a complete interior swap, I am thinking of getting rid of the factory air/heater controls and getting a computer controlled unit out of an Audi...

MMMMM Automatic temperature control. Dig it. Dig it hard.

 

If you want it to look right, then yes you have to swap the whole dash. On the other hand, you could paint your S3 dash black and then swap everything else from a S2 car into it. It all fits and is pretty easy to do. I have mostly S3 stuff in my S2 (83).

 

I don't like the blocky look of the dash in the 84-85 FBs. The dash design in the 81-83 FBs seems to flow much more nicely.

 

I did mine recently. I used an entire parts car. Here are some tips/steps:

You will have to make block off plates for the vent holes in the '84, and seal'em up good.

You will have to drill holes in the body structure to bolt down the '83 dash. You will understand when you have the 2 of them side by side.

You will need both wiring diagrams, and a lot of patience.

You will need the '83 fan assembly, as it is mechanicaly controlled. I believe the heater core itself can stay.

Let me know if you need any more specific help.

 

Sweet, thanks for the help... I knew somebody else had to have done the same thing before.

 

I have done this exact thing twice, here is what is the easiest way to do it. Get a full 81-83 wiring harness including engine harness. take out ur 84-85 wiring harness and interior and swap away, as for the 81-83 dash bolting in u will only use the 2 bolts on eash side to bolt in not the three top ones as in the 84-85, all in all it took me about 16-20 hours to do a complete interior/ wiring swap if u have any questions feel free to pm or email me at jason_child@hotmail.com and il help u as best i can

 

I like it too, but I've never seen one that wasn't all cracked up and shitty looking by now. i hope you can find a decent one.

 

Like this?

http://www.dashtops.com/dashboard/autodash.cfm/168

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/79-80...QQcmdZViewItem

Ahh... Brand new carpet, too. What to do about seats???

 

Is that just a cover or the full Dash pad?


I have 2 perfect Black dashs I have been keeping back for my own projects.

 

Wanna sell one?

 

I have thought about it, But right now I have my 79 with a red Dash and Black interior and my Wife's 79 needs one also, So I should keep them.

 

A set of S5 ('89 to '91) 2nd gen T-II seats will swap in, but you'll need to also swap the inboard drivers' seat rail--- a ten minute operation once the seats are out of the car. These seats are way nicer and more supportive than any of the stock 1st gen seats.

So how much did this car cost you, and do you have pics?

 

The car cost $800. I am picking it up on the 20th, so I will post pics then. It's black with the horrible burgundy interior.

 

Congrats, man! I like to see other people that hate the S3 interior, btw. Ugliest interior on ANY RX7. Looks like my 323's.

 

Yeah, the earlier interior looks much better.

I HAD an extra black dash in perfect condition until we moved and someone set something on top of it that punched a little hole in it. Suddenly, a $100 dash becomes virtually worthless.

 

I have the back hatch peice if that matters to you (dark grey, black plastic)

 

dude, you suck. You told me it was blue.