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Dashboard housing metal

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Rick Ferrucci    16

Rick Ferrucci
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I think I'll be able to mount some rear view mirrors onto my GT14 dashboard housing. I can  see that it's cast, but I don't know if it's steel or iron. Has anyone tried to drill into the the dash housing? Was it drillable? Thanks for help.

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leabassett@sbcglobal.net    114

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If it is cast it will look like coffee grinds when drilled. Steel will give you a birds nest when drilled.

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Achto    26,566

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1 hour ago, Rick Ferrucci said:

Was it drillable?

 

It should drill & tap very easily.

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WHX??    46,797

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I wish you guys would not encourage guys to remove metal from old tractors!... :lol:

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Lee1977    6,217

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It's Pot Metal a mixture of non-ferrous metals that is easy to cast. I would not mount anything that could get hit as It not something that Is easy to fix and it's not strong.

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Rick Ferrucci    16

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Thanks for the tips about this dash housing. I haven't drilled into it yet.

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