I am going this route. My friend works for autoFab in santee. He does an awesome job when it comes down to aluminum fabrication. I just wanted to see your guys setups if you have gone this route. Thanks

 

are you talking the entire dash or just accents like gauges stereo/shifter surround, etc?

peace

 

whole dash.., im gonna run autometer gauges

 

im replacing the guage cluster and center console with alluminum

guage cluster, 5in tach (center), oil temp and pressure, water temp, and boost.

center console, 3.5 in speedo (160mph) fuel pressure and level, WB air fuel, clock, and something else but I cant think of it. Plus the warning light set from the stock guage cluster.

ultra-lite with blue lighting

 

If the whole dash is aluminium, prepare to be blinded whenever the sun is behind you.

Nowadays shiny accents are back in, but in the 50's they'd have wide swaths of metal, be it chrome, fishtiled steel or aluminum, or whatever, across the dash. The reason they stopped doing that was in the 60's safety-era, when it was determined that such things could cause dazzling reflections inside the cockpit and cause the driver to be suddenly unable to see the road. When it's li'l bits here and there it's far less likely, but a flat span the width of your car will sooner or later reflect into your eyes.

In race applications it's done as the weight advantage can be significant (removing everythin unfer the dash, keeping only gauges) but even then many guys paint the dash a matte black

 

I plan to powdercoat or paint the dash the same color as i paint my car.

 

or you could buy one off a fellow board member for $300 thats carbon fiber
http://www.rotaryautosports.com/interior.htm

1st7heaven makes some cool stuff. check it out

 

my window are tinted really dark so glare is not a problem

 

Looks Good!



Here's another example of aluminum.

 

I like the carbon fiber one. I really like how clean the aluminum one is with the full interior. I just wish i had a right hand drive dash to start out with. I have no dash in my car. that is the way i got it. Thats another reason im going custom. Thanks for the feedback guys.

 

I am looking to replace my 1985 cluster, bad tach and off and on oil gauge, what is the condition of your present cluster? Do the tach and oil gauges function?

 

hehe the dood with the carbon fiber hood got ripped off his cars only got one pedal dood... whats a sucker..

 

its DUDE not dood. haha

that cars 7heavens car is awsome. i want to get his carbon hood, lights and valence when hes done.

anyone know his engine setup, or is that top secret.

 

Hmmm maybe I should take my dash off and use it as a mold. And make carbon fiber dashes that look identical to stock ones in shape.