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Here's my little dash project....(UPDATE - Ver. 2 COMPLETE)


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http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/5483/img0531smde3.jpg

 

http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/mo...az/dashproject/

 

I'm basically going to cut the right side of the shroud off and graft a fiberglass version of that foam piece onto the stock gauge cluster shroud. Just an extension so I can mount gauges in there instead of under the radio.

 

I'm going to cover the section of the stock shroud that I'm cutting off w/ foil and fiberglass over the notch that the headlight and hazard switches mount to so I've got an exact replica of where the switches sit. Then I'll graft it onto the extension which I'll cover the foam pice w/ foil and glass that as well. Once that's done I'm gonna peel off all the rubber-ish covering and glass it all together. Then I'll recover the whole thing in new vinyl and install the gauges in it.

 

So far so good, but there's a loooong way to go.

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Update time! Check it:

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0010.jpg

 

Check the top link for 3 other new pics.

 

After trying a couple of things, this seemed to be the better, sturdier, option. I'm happy to say, it's coming along alright!

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Almost there. It's not perfect, but I'm getting close...

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0022.jpg

 

And just to compare it to the stock one:

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0024.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0023.jpg

 

:D

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That looks good Maz

 

If it comes over far enough, I may have to try this with a spare one (I think I've still got one) and move my A/F meter over there. I have a hole in my dash up top to run wires for my Halmeter A/F30 mounted in a wrapped galvanized steel rectangular "pod", I'd post a pic, but 26liter.us is down again.

 

I am anxious to see it in the car now

Derek

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It's in!

 

There are a few things I can already tell that I'll need to change or possibly just redo. The idea is just about there, but there's things that are just kinda bothering me about it. For some reason I have a gap between the extended part and the dash itself. Some of the suede is a little bunchy in areas. What I think I'm gonna have to do next time(or possibly fix on this one - maybe) is strip ALL the foam-rubbery coating and cover it in a uniform material of "something else" and smooth it down that way. There's still brackets and other items I need to install before it's complete, so I'm not too worried about the fitment in these pics... yet.

 

Anyway, it's in the car and doesn't go all over the place! Only other beef I have is that it's almost in the way of the temp controls. Good thing I never use them lol. I've got the lexan piece that'll go in the new cavity there pretty much all set. I figure I'm gonna mount the secondary fan switch, boost, and A/F gauge there and throw the water temp in the stock cluster where the boost is(this way it's all up and easy to read, and my boost and A/F are easy to read together @ a glance.

 

Well, here it is:

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0619.jpg

 

http://s159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/mo...az/dashproject/

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Is it sticking out from the dash a few inches? Got a pic from the pass. side?

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0623.jpg

 

Now that I've seen it in the daylight - I don't like it.

 

I still like the idea, it's just not very well done. But failures are only that if they're not fixed! What I'm going to do is tear it apart again and hack up my original shroud(which I wanted to avoid) and marry it accordingly to the original part. The fiberglass just didn't seem to work as far as strength's concerned. That and I jacked up a measurement :P

 

I like it, but I hate it, but I'm not licked yet!

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Here's more updates lol

 

Redoing it was a great decision. This will look SO much better.

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0631.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0632.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0624.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0628.jpg

 

There's a couple more on the link above, but that's pretty much as good as it can be done, measurement wise. I went farther over than I expected, which is fine since I'm still hoping to rock the digi dash someday and still have room for the 3 gauges.

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Yeah, this was the right thing to do.

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0649.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0648.jpg

 

http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t142/molotovmaz/dashproject/IMG_0653.jpg

 

It fits so much better now, I was able to manipulate the suede so much better this time around, and there's plenty of room for everything I want to add in that space. Who would have thought such a fail could be made into such a win!?

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Fancy you say something like that.

 

The gauges are going to be fairly deep-set in there, and I was thinking of seeing how my Tomtom ONE fits in there, and perhaps make a little bracket for it to fit in there while I'm not flooring it lol

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wow mazarin i don't know what happened to the suede material you used in the other pictures but the most recent one looks NICE!! you should get more professional and actually start manufacturing these to make some cash on the side for those who are interested in possibly buying some.
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