Dash build (Page 20/28)
IVANNATINKLE MAR 07, 09:22 PM
looks good so far!
Squeaky MAR 07, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by aeffertz:

Wow, very creative!
I like how you can still use the stock gauge cluster, yet everything looks more modern.



Agreed!
Do you have any plans on doing some glass work to "modernize" the door panels?
TXGOOD MAR 08, 07:30 AM
I haven`t really thought too much on door panels.
Right now I`m concentrating on making the dash as bolt in as I can.
I am going to rework the bottom part of the shell for the instrument cluster.
I have to leave the top the way it is so it will clear the cluster, but on the bottom I`m going to
pull it up a bit, because I have more room underneath.
I still haven`t figured out yet, where to put the speakers, so I may make a bolt on bottom part of the door
panel that will house the speakers.

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Sofa King MAR 08, 09:41 AM
I'm really enjoying this build. You're doing fantastic work! I'm really looking forward to the finished product! Do you have any pics of how you made the dash plug?
TXGOOD MAR 08, 09:50 AM
The pics of the "plug" I made are further up this page.
I used sheet metal in a plywood framework because I have yet to make a fiberglass plug and this way I
can save on not having to buy tooling gel coat.
With the sheet metal I just put a coat of Partall wax and the cured fiberglass comes right out.
I can`t really do different angles with sheetmetal, but then without stiching I wouldn`t be able to lay
the vinyl with compound angles either.
Mike

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Quad GT MAR 08, 11:18 AM
Dont forget about the aux gauges, some of us have them lol
TXGOOD MAR 08, 11:31 AM
I am going to make two versions just to see how it will work.
Both of the middle parts of the console will start out at the top the same, but on the one with gauges it will step down slightly
behind the ac vents for the gauges to fit in.
Sofa King MAR 08, 04:20 PM
TX,

What about the spaces around the dash cluster? Will you be utilizing that space for anything?

Also, with the tilt of the radio / ac cover plate you might lose space between the top and bottoms of the openings. Have you measured the difference? Are you going to tilt everything to match?

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TXGOOD MAR 08, 04:31 PM
I`m going to pull the bottom of the surround up a little to make it smaller.
I was thinking of maybe cutting out the center section of where it curves over the surround and putting some wire
mesh just for effect.
I could have made it flat across the top, but I think it looks better curved.
As far as the plastic skeleton where the radio, etc goes, I was going to leave it, but I had no up and down
adjustment for all of the controls, so I just cut it out.
The only two things I have had to cut out so far have been the top ears off of the gauge cluster, and the
part of the plastic skeleton that holds the radio and ac controls.
The console is pretty straight forward, but I`m not looking forward to installing the glove box or the air box for the ac vents.

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IVANNATINKLE MAR 08, 06:54 PM
Wow I hope I either have another one or iget to keep mine untill these come out! Looking awesome I like the speaker on the door idea as well when I had planned to build my own I was going to use your first as a referance and do the speakers on the doors, can't wait to see this beast done!