re-assembly after paint and body

[ff6849]

So the car is at the body shop, completely strip of all interior trim, glass, weather stripping, drip rails, sub dash is in with gauge cluster, and the car is running. My question is what order do I assemble every back from this state. 

[rb70]

So the car is at the body shop, completely strip of all interior trim, glass, weather stripping, drip rails, sub dash is in with gauge cluster, and the car is running. My question is what order do I assemble every back from this state.

I did engine bay, then interior and then went front to back on the exterior for my charger and plan to do the same for my Cuda.

[burdar]

Install roof insulation and headliner.  Install A-pillar trim.  Then install metal interior trim above side windows, around rear window and above windshield.  Next, install drip rail trim followed by the weatherstripping channel.  There are gaskets between the body and the drip rail AND between the drip rail trim and the weatherstripping channel.  Once those are on, you can install the side window weatherstripping.

Then you can move to the side glass.  Install the side glass in the door before you install the window fuzzies and the lower bumper in the door.  The glass with go in easier this way.  Once the glass is in, but before it's attached to the mechanism, install the window fuzzies.

Is the dash assembly completely done...or is it assembled just enough to get the car running?  It's soooo much easier to work on when it's out of the car.  If a lot of things still need to be installed on the dash frame then you'd probably be further ahead by pulling it back out.  You need to do this before the A-pillars are installed.  What about the heater box?  Is it installed yet?  Again, it's much easier to do with the dash out of the car.

[ff6849]

dash assembly and heater box is in the car, only the dash pad is out sounds like I might be taking out the dash assembly now too, how hard is it to install the dash pad with the dash assembly in, with no windshield I thought it might be a little easier.

[burdar]

It can be done with the frame still in the car but you have to dissassemble some things in order to get at a couple nuts.  It seems like a big PITA to have to remove the frame to install the pad but IMO, you'd get the job done faster...and with less swearing.

[MEK-Dangerfield]

I installed a dashpad with the frame still in the car. You have to be a contortionist, but it can be done. The only speed nut I couldn't get to was the one between the defroster ducts by the windshield.  Don't tell anyone. 

[HP_Cuda]

There is no "right" order but usually it becomes, what do I have to work with today kinda thing.

I did the interior and almost done with the dash/heaterbox so I can then put them in and then finish up the trim like the A-pillars.

Then I'll move to electrical and finish up with the motor.