09 MAJOR DESIGN PROJECT-CUSTOM F/G DASH

[CMF_Marshal]

got the gauges redone today, took me ages to get them angled right, but i got there, and im much happier with how they look!!! that was all i got done today besides fixing up a bracket.
cheers guys
my TO DO LIST

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got the gauge pod glassed up today and that was it

 

[CMF_Hugh]

Nice work. I think going with the single row of gauges was the better option.

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys
after alot of mucking around i finally got the switch pannel done now all i have to do is to mount and blend it into the dash, i had to make a pannel cuz the surface wasnt flat to mount it straight on the dash
cheers

straight as fuk

 

[CMF_crumpets]

Looking good mate, when you get it sorted I am sure a few of us will purchase replicas similar to the eyelids hah

 

[CMF_Marshal]

got the hole for the swiches cut out today and there sitting in there, now i have to fiberglass it in!
also started playing around with mounting the aircon unit so far i have nada!!!!
i will get there tho

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys
got a load of work done today!!!
got the bracket to mount the air con controls cut out and fiberglassed to the dash, cut out a hole for the bracket, made the backing for the storage compartment and also fiberglass the switch pannel in!
cheers and enjoy!

from the back

 

[CMF_Hugh]

Are you going to fibreglass (or otherwise cover) over the aircon controls panel, leaving just the knobs black? That might look cool.

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys
went into school today and got some work done, not as much as i wanted to but meh,
i got the headunit sleeve in mounted and glassed and made up variousurrounds for it to. thats it told ya it wasnt much but its comming togther now. made a surround that goes on the inside so i have something better to glass the sleeve to the dash with and a surround for the outside to make it preety!!
cheers

 

[CMF_Marshal]

hey guys
went into school today and worked on it, on friday i put som expanda foam in to make the shape for the cluster visor, that was dry today so i shaped that up and fiberglassed over it also glassed on of the headunit surround in place as well. also glassed over any imperfections.
when it comes time to trim it the way the demister is set up atm wont work, so ive cut the slots out and made up a plate out of mdf, this will have a metal plate with the slots cut out for the demister in it, but wont be put in until the dash is covered.
cheers

 

[CMF_Marshal]

well got the cluster visor mould pulled off today and trimmed it a bit, need to get the cluster in the before i can fully trim it and make mountin points for it. the foam came out in one bit that will be great for my display table for the markers, get me some extra marks
thats it for today folks
cheers

 

[CMF_sikK11]

any more updates

 

[CMF_evade]

nice work man, great to see and awesome updates/photos as well to go along with everything keep it up

 

[CMF_Marshal]

long time no reply
well ive been working on a bit the past week or so, i will let the pics do the talking as i have to get to school

what do you do when you have no paper and want to write up a list, use the dash, you cant lose it

all the pannels i made today

a few trim bits i made up

 

[CMF_Marshal]

ok well got some work done today
the gauges were sitting to high when i test fitted it, so i had to bring them down, cut it out and while i was at it put some rings on to make them fit better. then glassed it in at the right angle.
then i had to fix up the storage area, it was to wide, so i ran it through the belt saw to cut it in half run it through again to reduce the size and glassed it back togther in the bottom section.
i also pulled off the trims i made cut them up and now awaiting another layer of glass, i run out
cheers guys

 

[CMF_Marshal]

well today i got the speakers rings cut out and put one layer of glass on the gauge pod, run out of resin had to fix up a few ipmerfections where the material had overlapped in the corners. also sanded down some of the dash where i had glassed ready for some filler
enjoy

 

[CMF_Marshal]

looking at the pics now i got more work than i thought today.
i got the gauge pod and cluster trim in there final layersf glass and got the a/c unit trim in place and glassed in with some funky material
cheers guys

 

[CMF_4DRFRK]

way mate this is epic am waiting for more updates , get a mould when your done and start knocking them up
(if you haven made a mould before and dont wanna try it i have a contact in corowa that could help you or walk you through it)

Daniel