Was at a garage helping out sorting/tagging all the Z parts for a widow for selling them and came across a smashed dash. Didn't think anything of it at first, then pulled it down from above and saw the gauges didn't smashed, so added it to my parts pile. Got home and saw what vin# it was and was pretty surprised of the low vin. Pulled the gauges and harness then added them to my collection.

Wow, that's the smallest start I've seen for a build! And it appears to be rust free!  🤣

My Dad told me something similar. "Pull the the radiator cap and drive another car under there, call it a day. You'll be better off".