When I fit this dash into this car, I retained all the character of the original dash. The control knobs are just slightly altered and the controls are actually changed because the systems in this car are totally different than the old 1940 Ford. The amount of work that went into modifying the controls in using the original knobs would be a long story in itself. I won't go into detail on that here.
I did use some of the top and ends from the original 1936 Ford dash in order to mount the 1940 Ford dash into the car and retain the trim effect around the windshield. The 1940 Ford dash did require a little shrinking and reshaping on the top. I also had to make a bracket to hold the steering column.
The string tied off the one control knob is hooked to the original NOS Yoder Wolf Whistle that I install on the top of the Fuel Injected 1957 Corvette engine that powers the car through the Zephyr geared transmission and the Columbia two speed rear end.
