Started my fiberglass dash build. (pics) (Page 5/6) Taijiguy NOV 09, 08:25 PM Thanks for the comments. I'll do a test fit tomorrow night and grab a couple of pics of it in the car to give an idea of how it'll sit. Blacktree NOV 10, 10:35 AM Wow, that's a lot of gauges. But I agree that the new design looks better than the old. The old one looked "art deco" to me, which is fine for your living room but not for a car. I'm curious as to how you'll handle the ventilation? Taijiguy NOV 10, 03:24 PM quote Originally posted by Blacktree: Wow, that's a lot of gauges. But I agree that the new design looks better than the old. The old one looked "art deco" to me, which is fine for your living room but not for a car. I'm curious as to how you'll handle the ventilation? Art deco....hadn't really thought of that, I'll have to take another look, although, it probably would have looked different with paint and vinyl. I don't have A/C and probably won't be installing it, so the ventilation is a relatively minor issue. I have space on the ends for the ducts there, and the center vent, well, I could put it below the LCD screen, or split it and put a half a vent on either side. On the ends, I'll divert some air flow to vents in the doors as well. I'll be making door panels that will mate to the dash (I hope). As for gauges, there are 7 aux gauges, including fuel level, fuel pressure, oil pressure, temp, volts, trans temp, and vacuum. I'll most likely add a wide band O2 gauge at some point, but that may have to go to the A pillar. Taijiguy NOV 11, 10:38 PM Did a quick test-fit of the plug tonight. I like the way it sits. Obviously still have to finish the sides and make some small section for underneath. The top including the lip will be vinyl, which will cover the end piece as well, but only about half way down. The bottom half will be painted. The face of the dash will probably be mostly polished or aluminum. I'm still working that part out. This is what the drivers view is. This shot was at my eye level sitting in the driver's seat. Another shot just looking over the dash, obviously a clear view. From outside the car. I think I like it. The speaker pods are too high, but I suspected they may be, so I already have a plan for dealing with those. Basically, I'll cast as-is, and when the final part is made I'll cut those out, and switch sides and mold them back in upside-down so they're recessed instead of extruded. Sofa King NOV 27, 10:14 AM Great work so far! Don't give up. Keep going and post those update pics! Taijiguy DEC 02, 03:42 PM I'm still on it. I actually cut it down some so it's not quite so high. Not a lot of time to work on it lately with the holidays. I'm going to (hopefully) get a little time on it the next couple of weeks before Christmas. Ang84Indy DEC 07, 09:33 PM I haven't checked this thread in a while, it's looking great! Keep up the good work. fourpoint9 DEC 08, 01:38 AM Progress pics ? Taijiguy DEC 08, 11:49 PM No recent progress. It's been too hectic over the last couple of weeks, and there's no sign of letting up until after Christmas. We're taking a vacation to Key West between Christmas and New Years, so I won't be back to work on it until after then I imagine. Hopefully January and February will be productive on my projects, including the dash build. rogergarrison JAN 13, 03:49 PM I like the last one best myself John. My only suggestion might be to make the whole front face angled upward a little to make the gauges easier to read. It looks to me in the pics that the face is nearly 90* to the top. A sloping face would look better to me astheticly than straight up and down. Just something to think about. If youd like it, it shouldnt be that hard to remodify. You wouldnt even need to completely cut them apart. Just a cut 1/2 way thru clear across and bend it, clamp and reglass it.