I love that you can get at it from both sides!
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Worked on my other bezel tonight. I cut the hole out for the indicator cluster that I bought and mounted it.
http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...122_153438.jpg http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...122_153425.jpg http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...122_153449.jpg Then I put my Carbon FiBear Veneer on the panel and trimmed it all to fit. I bonded the veneer to the bezel with contact cement. After it was set up I cut the excess off, cut the holes for the gauges and sanded the edges of the veneer so it is the same size as the panel. Took a few hours to do all this and a few cuts, and a few bleeding fingers...... The plastic is still on the veneer in this picture. I have to open up the 2 1/16" holes for the angle rings that I am going to use, going to use the die grinder tomorrow to make short work of that, then I can peel the plastic and mount the gauges in this panel instead of the factory one that I modified in the other picture. http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...122_192222.jpg I do have two switches to mount in the panel and I am not sure whether I want to put the cigarette lighter in or leave it out. Alternatively, I bought a dual USB power charger that mounts like a cig lighter, but I am not sure whether I want to put that in the panel either. I REALLY like the carbon look, but the panel kind of looks empty without anything over there. I guess I'll see how the panel looks with the gauges in there and make my decision afterwards. |
dude that looks awesome... very nice work.i made one of these out of sheeetmetal for my 73 when i was like 17 and it didnt come out nearly as nice as that. what gauges are you going with or your not sure yet?
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I bought Autometer Ultra Lite II's they are a few pages/posts back
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Make me one?
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$1600 with gauges
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Sounds like its worth more than my car, lets duit.
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You send money first
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Here is the mostly completed panel with the gauges.
http://i494.photobucket.com/albums/r...124_173251.jpg I am a little disappointed with a few minor things, but it won't be noticeable mounted in the car. When I used the hole cutter for the lighter it forced some chips in between the bezel and the veneer. I picked out what I could but there is still some crap in there and the hole around the lighter isn't flat so it looks funny in the light. And I am also not happy with the veneer in the bends to the sides, it pulled away from the aluminum even though I used a dowel and clamps there. It's not the end of the world, but I know it's like that. I have another piece of carbon veneer that I can re-do it if I ever really want to fix those problems. I have to file out the notch for the headlight switch a little as the one cut is too small for the headlight switches I have, that won't take long to fix though. Also the little red switch under the speedo is a momentary for the reverse lockout solenoid. I will wire that in series using power from the brake light switch so I have to brake and press the button to engage the solenoid. Unfortunately I broke this switch when I was mounting it, the back side is plastic. As I was holding it and tightening the nut on the front the plastic on the reverse tore and it isn't going to work. I also have to make up a bracket for the dash side, all the tabs on my dash are broken, so I have no way to mount the cluster in there. For now it sits in the spot and will stay put, but it may move around a bit. |
Came out great.
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Honestly, the picture doesn't do it justice
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I can see why you are disappointed. I'll help you out and take that mess off your hands for $150.
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Uhhh, I don't have that
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A white blanket? White paper? White out?
Looks nice. |
No, not really, and no.
Yous people will just have to see it in person. I don't have good lighting or camera so I am not going to get a good picture of it |
Google how to build a light box, you'll make it look absolutely amazing with just a camera phone. I'm not trying to ride you here, just a suggestion.
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That takes away from the parts budget :rofl: If you mooks want to see it better, come on down :kneeslap:
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Been sick a few times over the winter but I finally got out into the garage this weekend. I finally got the fuel pump relay trigger wire run down the wiring channel and the old wiring harness from the Holley EFI out. I had temporarily run the control wire out the window and over the quarter panel into the trunk! :rofl: Got that cleaned up and started to re-wire the fan. Looks like I am going to need to buy some heavy gauge wire to run the fan though. The current circuit is a bit cobbled.
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AutoRad ordered, my wallet is angry at me right now :lol:
I decided to go with the suction and return for the hoses on the passenger side instead of the return on the LH side. This will allow me un-interrupted access to run the air intake to the drivers side without having to cross over the upper cooling hose. 8 week build time, so I'll have the rest of the cash, after the $500 deposit, from my income tax return. |
did you order the whole rad support setup?
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