Good observation there. Thank you for pointing out that. The previous owner had already done that to the car, so I did not have to do that. I was trying to Improve the work that I inherited. Here are a few picks of the dash as I got it. Pretty crafty fiberglass work. With the stereo installed in that hole, the screen baisicly pointed at the floor. That is what prompted the piece I made. On a different note, I haven't actually installed the new carrier, so I still might encounter an issue there. Luckily somebody already took the knife to the metal in there, so if I do end up doing any additional trimming, I can skip the guilt. I understand that some firebird owners might not be intrested in cutting into the dash supports to upgrade the stereo. There are several things that I would have done differently, like not cut and tape the factory wiring in multipal locations. After 50 years, and a few diffrent owners, the car was showing its age. I ended up installing American Autowire full update kit, and Dakota Digital VHX gages. There is now not a single crimp connector in the car. Not an inch of tape on any of the wiring. I also upgraded the radiator and added electric fans. Anywhere I needed a crimp, I extracted the wire from whatever mating plug I was working with, and ran full length wire from clip to clip. Thank you kindly for your very smart observation.
