Printable Version | Subscribe | Add to Favourites
New Topic New Poll New Reply
Author: Subject: Making a dashboard
flak monkey

posted on 21/10/06 at 12:47 PM Reply With Quote
Making a dashboard

Have any of you gents got a good way of creating a template to fit in the recess in the scuttle for a dashboard? Other than cutting and trimming until it fits, I cant think of a better way....

Cheers,
David





Sera

http://www.motosera.com

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
nitram38

posted on 21/10/06 at 01:14 PM Reply With Quote
Make one out of cardboard first. If you make mistakes you can easily sellotape bits back. Once you are happy, transfer the cardboard to your material and mark it out.

[Edited on 21/10/2006 by nitram38]

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
StevieB

posted on 21/10/06 at 01:30 PM Reply With Quote
Lay the scuttle on a piece of card and mark the inner and outer faces, then a bit of perserverence with selotape as suggested.
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
andyace

posted on 21/10/06 at 07:36 PM Reply With Quote
If you want I could trace the outline of my carbon fibre (effect) dashboard onto thick paper for you and send it on. This is exactly GTS scuttle size (GTS-202).
View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
flak monkey

posted on 21/10/06 at 08:41 PM Reply With Quote
Hi Andy, that would be great if you could! I will U2U an address to you.

I will then measure it up and create a cad drawing of it for use by others - if thats ok

Thanks a lot,
David





Sera

http://www.motosera.com

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
dragonstone7racing

posted on 23/10/06 at 09:38 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by andyace
If you want I could trace the outline of my carbon fibre (effect) dashboard onto thick paper for you and send it on. This is exactly GTS scuttle size (GTS-202).


I just love your photo of the dash Would you have any more photo's of you Car. Thanks

David

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
andyace

posted on 24/10/06 at 12:15 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dragonstone7racing
quote:
Originally posted by andyace
If you want I could trace the outline of my carbon fibre (effect) dashboard onto thick paper for you and send it on. This is exactly GTS scuttle size (GTS-202).


I just love your photo of the dash Would you have any more photo's of you Car. Thanks

David


The picture in my archive is actually the picture from the GTS site. Mine will hopefully look like this once my clocks are in, but as yet I am in a much earlier state of build.

How far have you got and where abouts are you from ?

P.S. David, I havent forgotten about the template, will get it done tonight.


[Edited on 24/10/06 by andyace]

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
dragonstone7racing

posted on 28/10/06 at 05:56 PM Reply With Quote
Ha I see now nice dash I cant wait to see your one when It's done.

As for my build so to date. I can now get into my 18ft long Garage for the first time in years after 3 car boot sells of my lovely child's old toys and the other junk the wife just keeps throwing in there so locks all sorted out ready to paint the floor now a job that has been put back and back I have my Haynes Manual and the GTS plans for the chassis came by post last week also have printed out Darrens Build Manual so done my reading Have a new mig and have quite good at sticking bits of scrap together with it now. I used to weld quite a lot but old skills need some practice. Donor Car is sat there looking at me ready for the chop but still has some Tax and Mot left so using it as a run around being a estate has been very handy
and most useful. Will get around to painting the floor this week as I had a head gasket go on the cinquecento Just as well I had the Donor to hand.






View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
mickebo

posted on 28/10/06 at 10:23 PM Reply With Quote
WOOD

I like wood.
Big problems to make it look good..
Advice?

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
flak monkey

posted on 29/10/06 at 09:01 PM Reply With Quote
Can someone do me a favour and quickly measure the height and width of the GTS scuttle/dash area? Only need rough measurements.

Cheers,
David





Sera

http://www.motosera.com

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member
locoboy

posted on 31/10/06 at 11:21 AM Reply With Quote
David,

Max width is 101cm and height is approx 27cm

This is of the recessed area...





ATB
Locoboy

View User's Profile View All Posts By User U2U Member
flak monkey

posted on 31/10/06 at 01:38 PM Reply With Quote
Thank you kindly





Sera

http://www.motosera.com

View User's Profile Visit User's Homepage View All Posts By User U2U Member

New Topic New Poll New Reply


go to top






Website design and SEO by Studio Montage

All content © 2001-16 LocostBuilders. Reproduction prohibited
Opinions expressed in public posts are those of the author and do not necessarily represent
the views of other users or any member of the LocostBuilders team.
Running XMB 1.8 Partagium [© 2002 XMB Group] on Apache under CentOS Linux
Founded, built and operated by ChrisW.