2b_pablo
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 09:48 AM |
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carbon dash
finished my carbon dash yesterday. Not that there was much wrong with the old one but Im a bit of a carbon whore!
car came with this mess:
then I made this (mdf trimmed in vinyl):
then I decided to go carbon fibre. The carbon sheeting wasnt strong enough to take the weight so I kept the old mdf dash, removed the vinyl and 8
million staples and cut a lot of it away (every lb counts eh?)
using the mdf as a template I cut out a piece of carbon (a mask is essential!) and glued it to the MDF. Made holes for my 3 autometer ultra-lite
gauges (fuel oiltemp and oilpressure), the vapour unit (speedo/water temp) and the 12vpower socket (from a vag).
I also bout 3 mounting rings for the gauges to angle them towards me. Nice little touch very happy with them!
And lastly I fitted a Bright6 warning lamp unit to replace the vapour surround. With them not being in the line of sight they werent very useful. Im
going to get the little ali surround for the Bright6 fascia to spruce it up a little.
Fitted no problem and very happy with it 
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twybrow
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 10:51 AM |
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Weird, I am about to start making a replacement for mine at work. I have a beautiful c/f dash but it does not have an appropriate radius for SVA, so
i'm making another!
Unfortunately, photobucket is blocked at work, so I cant see your handwork!
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twybrow
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 10:51 AM |
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Double post, sorry!
[Edited on 6/9/07 by twybrow]
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 11:03 AM |
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Mine was SVAed long ago so no radius worries for me
Just need a little edge trim along the bottom edges and its done.
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twybrow
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 11:33 AM |
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Can you upload a pic to your photo archive?
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 11:40 AM |
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2 uploaded
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=gal&user=2b_pablo
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BenB
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 12:13 PM |
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Carbon pimp bling Very nice!
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 12:21 PM |
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little taster of the next project, new rear panel
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WanchaiWarrior
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 11:04 PM |
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Nice and simple, elegant looking dash, just how Id like it to look.........
However, I cant tell from the pics, is the Vaypor flat or angled towards you as well ???
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iank
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| posted on 6/9/07 at 11:15 PM |
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It looks like the gauges will require some trim at least for the day of the SVA. The bottom radius will also need some thought.
Edit: ignore the above, it's already got SVA. Though a good bottom radius could save your legs in an accident.
Other than that it looks rather nice (and I'm not a big fan of carbon personally), pointing the gauges at the driver is indeed a nice touch.
What is the power outlet planned for?
[Edited on 6/9/07 by iank]
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Anonymous
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2b_pablo
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| posted on 7/9/07 at 07:57 AM |
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power for anything really, phone charger, gps, whatever Always handy to have.
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