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PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2014 8:22 pm 
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Finally got around to tinkering with my new toys. Just wanted to show everyone here what I came up with...


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 6:38 pm 
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What are the toys you have for making a new instrument cluster? Do tell. :)

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 12, 2014 7:43 pm 
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I paid someone else to use a water jet to cut this piece of 14 gauge steel. Total cost was $130. The "toys" I referred to are new parts...


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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 7:36 pm 
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Pretty schnazzy dude. What gauge set are you going to use

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 13, 2014 8:31 pm 
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I have the Equus 7000 series gauges I pieced together to make a set from summit racing. The holes are sooo close that I will have to do some tweaking to fit them in there. I will post a pic of the assembled set as soon as I get it together. So far I have put 2 coats each of gray primer and flat black from Walmart.


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:29 pm 
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I finally got my dash panel installed today. Here's some pics of the process:


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PostPosted: Sat Mar 15, 2014 10:33 pm 
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File comment: It fit like a glove!
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 20, 2015 7:45 am 
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Pretty smooth, can't wait to get home and start working on mine.


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PostPosted: Sat Feb 21, 2015 8:35 am 
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Nice work


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PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 7:59 am 
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Here is a picture of my dash. I did this a long time ago and its been posted before. There was an old thread titled "What did you do with your dash".

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