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Dashes 15 years, 2 months ago #6003

Several of you have expressed interest in duplicating the dash that i have in my car.

My father made that, and will make some more if there is interest.

Because of the curved dash, the brackets are a bit more complex than they would seem, requiring multi-angle bends. Also, the distance between the brackets is important, so the dash does not end up crooked. It's easier, then if the face plate is included and pre-drilled for the bracket. The face-plate is formed top & bottom for rigidity. The face plate would come as a solid sheet, and then you can cut holes to put gauges you want in.

If there is interest, a top cover plate could be made, but it's pretty fussy to make due to the compound curve of the windshield that it abuts.

Here are some pics of my dash:







Dad also made up some nice brackets to secure the hatch, using rubber tie downs used for truck hoods, trailer fenders, etc. If there is a lot of interest, these could be made as well. These survive my car's flip, and the hatch didn't even break!



Eric Kuhns

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Last Edit: 15 years, 2 months ago by Sterling Doc.

Re:Dashes 15 years, 1 month ago #6211

  • jaje
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I'm in for a set of dash brackets.
Joel
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Re:Dashes 15 years ago #6487

Joel,

Brackets have been cut and the forms remade out of oak. I just need a moment to heat them up and get them bent.
Eric Kuhns

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2007, & 2008 National Champion
2011, 2012 2nd

Re:Dashes 15 years ago #6502

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Great. My 944 has just been sitting waiting for me to start working on it (won't start working on it until January).
Joel
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