I'm working on my dash.
I wanted some thing LIKE this just were the small gages are.

this is what i had and wanted the gages to face me more eg on an angle.

so what I'm going to do is cut some pool pipe 560mm that the gages fit very sung in.

wile i was going to do this i thought i would fix my first cup i made.


so i cut the pipe at an angle (i just guessed the angle i needed)

and all 3 in there

i will fiberglass them up tomorrow so stay tuned

started glassing..
i just put a little hot glue to hold the cups..

and i decided that the gages should be spreed out more rather than bunched up. i added the plastic i cut off the end to the middle bits to make it stronger.
and made shore the gages looked right.

and the 1st bit of glass


just put a little glass on the back to strengthen it..

i sanded the fiberglass a little and then started bogging it up..

theres a lot of bog as this is were the shape will come from.
all so sanded the crack in the old cup back a bit and bogged that up as well..

some people have PMed me and asked how i made the 1st cup so here a little run down no pic sorry i just sort of put it together.
its the same as how I'm making the new one just one bit of pipe about 560mm its from bunnings its actually pool filter pipe just take your gage along to make shore it fits snugly and then fiberglass the pipe to hold it then bog it up... easy hay

STILL bogging and sanding but looking better..




just about finished sanding had to put a little more bog in some holes.
it looks a bit ruff because i used 2 different bogs but it nice and smooth.

and finished the cup just have to paint.


put a thin layer of paint on. its primer sealer when it drys its like the plastic use to be a Little ruff (it hides bad bits)
i do this so if theres bit that was bad i can just sand a little.
when this drys i will be putting about 2 more cotes on then sand smooth then put a clear cote on it...





added clear... and finished

just some more pic because i know you all love pic and
i thought because i had the weal off i would get some pic.


and thought i would point out a little stuff up (be for someone else dose )
this one i did not square off the hazed switch.
and can you see a like bubble above the switch?
that was hardened resin that was so hard to sand back but took
it back heaps and thought the paint would cover it up but alas it did not.



and here i did not round the edge that much as i wanted and i
scuffed the paint when i was puting it back in.


all in all I'm REALLY happy with it.
it did take a bit of time (manly sanding) but had fun making it.

it cost me all up id say about $24-$26 as i had most of the stuff in the garage from last time.

that is awesome buddy!

i got to say i love it!!!

BJ BRIAN

Good work!

looks very good. Top effort.

that looks awsome! good work there, i wish my dash had a space for my gauges. I can only fit one in my air con vent, it fits perfect.

shit u put somem time in there + effort.

top job!!!

well done thats awesome !!!

That looks really good!

And I love that first pic of the red dash.

nice work..just wondering how the gauges are fixed in the pods..eg.glued.

here you go i hope this is adequate enough for you..

awesome man wanna do mine??

looks good. how long did it take u??

thats bloody awsome mate top job

thought i would post this up I'm doing a dash for a mate for his ke 70
this is what i started with..


and wanted something like this..


so i cut 3 bits of the same pipe i used befor..


the angle there on..


i made more room for the cups to fit by cutting some plastic away..


1st one in using a hot glue gun to hold in place..


2nd one in..


and all 3 in making shore there all on the right angle i wanted..


once the glue had dried i then started glassing the back of the dash 1st to give it strength..


noticed a crack in the dash be for i stared so i put some fiberglass behind it to strengthen it up..
the crack..


the back..


and then started glassing the front..


and some more on the back..


then after alot of fileing and sanding i boged it up..

i did not use even 1/2 the amount of bog i used on my dash.
this is were I'm up to ATM needs sanding then maybe a little more bog, then sand again, then primer and paint.



I sanded this last week and just needed a bit more bog to fix some little bits
after the 1st sand and then some more bog....


when the bog drys i will do some more sanding and then primer and paint.

thats it im finished with it..

after heaps of sanding thats it.
my mate came and picked it up and he is going to paint it so when he puts it back in his car i will take pics.
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Chris has still not taken pics of that last dash i made but i have spent about 3 months building this one...




its for a N15 pulsar its the try that is on the passenger side.
so it was made to face the driver..




sorry NO work in progress pic of it but it was pretty much the same as the other 2 just a **** load more bog.