redoing dash!

[LSUbaja]

redoing my dash and have ran into a few problems, but i think they are solved. the speedo is gone and a garmin 440 in its place. thought there was more room on the dash panel on a 25' ol but theres not. the tach is 4 7/8th to the out side on the rim. everything wouldnt fit with that so a new 3 3/8th is on its way! hope do get some pic's up tonight to see what you guys think!

 

[bajabob 718]

here is mine . i made out of a stop sign and cover it with carbon paper

 

[Buoy]

LSU - welcome to the site.
Look forward to seeing some pics of your project.

 

[LSUbaja]

thats the mock up on star boad waiting on a new tach from gaffrig before i cut the holes what do yall think

the real one will be .080 alum and will be painted with a desigen on it, just white, or corbonfiber not sure yet witch one

 

[Buoy]

Looks like a good plan.
Keep it simple.
Keep us posted on the progress!

 

[Wayne Pennell]

I've seen them with the Garmin/Northstar in the middle with the gauges around it.

 

[LSUbaja]

tryed doing that but could not get it all to fit.

 

[LSUbaja]

here it is just need paint now!

http://i902.photobucket.com/albums/ac224/LSUbaja/P1011080.jpg

 

[bajabob 718]

look good if you at mine i put door molding around my dach, to give it a little touch

 

[Underdog88]

I spent an entire day measuring and imagining, thought I was gonna have to add a pod or somthing...
Then I spent the entire second day cutting 25 cardboard circles arranging and re arranging until I was happy... In the Jaquzi Tub Don't laugh... I do my best thinking in there. Made my head hurt.

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thats the mock up on star boad waiting on a new tach from gaffrig before i cut the holes what do yall think

the real one will be .080 alum and will be painted with a desigen on it, just white, or corbonfiber not sure yet witch one

 

[Underdog88]

This is what I settled on and started with.
The empty space lower left is for a Depth gage.
Not the norm but I like it. The speedo is on the far left. I rairly look at it anyway. Everyone else is always craining their neck to see it so...

 

[LSUbaja]

I spent an entire day measuring and imagining, thought I was gonna have to add a pod or somthing...
Then I spent the entire second day cutting 25 cardboard circles arranging and re arranging until I was happy... In the Jaquzi Tub Don't laugh... I do my best thinking in there. Made my head hurt.



did the same! 2 hr and 20 paper circles later thats what i came up with. should have just drew it the let the aoutcad guy do all the work, he redid it all anyway. all the cuts are with in 1000th of an inch. he cut it with a computer ran plasma cuter. came out realy nice. as for the speedo its gone just going to use the gps. just need some paint now also had the glov box made to match the paint.

 

[TurboJoe]

Looks great!

I prefer using cadd software. Visio on the low end should work to. Much easier to move stuff virtually, then take some dimensions and your done. OR, send to a machine shop with water/laser jet for finished part with no dimensioning work.

 

[Underdog88]

I am having the panel cut w/CNC but had to be able to give em an idea what I wanted. They'll even everything up. I don't have that kind of patients anymore to do it the old school way.

But it was a cold snowy day and I enjoyed my afternoon in the tub

 

[LSUbaja]

still waiting on the painter!!!! its been 2 weeks now

 

[glassdave]

here is mine . i made out of a stop sign and cover it with carbon paper

lot of accidents at the end of your street after that? . . . . . :toetap05:

 

[bajabob 718]

lot of accidents at the end of your street after that? . . . . . :toetap05:

hi dave .thanks agaain for the decals all my buddys love the way my dash came out . i got new shifter white and now looking for a new steering wheel:driving:

 

[LSUbaja]

its done! did a new glove box too!

 

[fixxxer22]

Did an upgrade too today!

 

[bajabob 718]

its done! Did a new glove box too!

looks good !!