very cool dude, what do you plan on covering it in when you're done?

this is motivating me to finish the one I made when I was 16 haha

Keep up the updates!!!!

 

very cool dude, what do you plan on covering it in when you're done?

this is motivating me to finish the one I made when I was 16 haha

Keep up the updates!!!!

damn dude, I'm about ready to send you some money to make me one. I'm definitely diggin' that.

Ever think of just making a DIY kit just to add on the second gauge area? If that were available I'd pick up some dashes and flip them on ebay.

 

I plan to finish it as smooth as possible and paint it, probably the color of the exterior . . .

I have seen yours in another post - looks good - now get motivated and finish that shit man . . LOL

 

be careful of gloss paint, it'll blind your ass in sunlight. whats the exterior color?

and reason you cut the bottom half off?

 

Damn man... that second dash is beatiful. I wish I had the time / patience to fab like that.

 

Yeah that glare - I may consider a flat or semi-gloss. I removed the console drop so I can recess it under the dash and make it a separate piece from the dash. It will still be a short section before the console begins, just not connected to the dash.

As for the exterior color I am leaning towards the 08 Viper Snake Skin Green and Black

 

Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to share some sick greens that might interest you. Not mine, but some of my favorite greens of all time.

 

Sorry to be off topic, but I wanted to share some sick greens that might interest you. Not mine, but some of my favorite greens of all time.

the first color green would look sick on a 240. Whats the color code or whats the name of the color

 

nice work on that dash, keep us posted

 

White's a bad choice IMO, your gonna have a crazy Glare now, especially since it's Gloss

 

+1, I'd recommend a dark blue or green imo..

 

love the dash will look sick when done

 

White? No no no = I am not going white - too bright and yes will blind me LOL

I am not sure yet but I do really like the viper green . . .

 

BTW - The dash in question for this thread is the first one - not the one with the extra gauge pod. Although it is awesome it is not mine . . .

 

freakin awesome dude. keep it up and keep it updated. wanna see how the 3 pod things turn out. and the second dash, very cool lookin. both you guys get back to work! haha.

 

yeah, ignore mine, sorry for the thread jack! get to work!

(and mine isnt white... its primer...)

 

No pics this morning, last night though I cut down the pods and began to flush them and realized I cut a little off one. I am going to try some filler around them and see if I can build it up and make it look original.
I will try to get some pics in tonight after filler and smooth - if the wife isn't on my ass - LOL

 

Well I did get some time to add some filler and smooth it out a bit, then I mocked up some gauges to see what it will look like.

Here she is::thumbsup

OF course there is still a lot to do . . . so stay tuned . . .

 

diggin it dude. keep it up. dont let this die!

 

Really curious to see how this turns out...

 

looks crazy sick.. more picks! haha

 

Number 5 is Alive - LOL No die - just being born . . . I am actually off to glass the rest and try to design the lower console mount area. So I will try to get some pics up tonight . . . "I'll Be Back"

 

No pics today - yes I know - Thread sucks without pics LOL, but I am dog tired and I have to be up at 0345 in the AM to get to work so I can make it to a client site.

Anyway tonight I laid glass over the drivers side, went to make dinner while it cured, ate dinner and then broke out the 40 grit disc and knocked down the high spots. It really is beginning to come together. Hopefully this week will allow me to get the rest glassed with at least one layer before I go to Trinidad for a week. Not a vacation - work - yeah I know must suck huh - LOL

Well I will try to get some new pics up tomorrow . . .

 

man you have no idea how much i'm waiting for the finish. My RHD dash from my 180SX needs some massive surgery. And buying a new one from the dealer is way too $$$

 

Now back to a dash that will be completed within the next millennium - no offense 240SXAddict - :dancingna I honestly think he is too attached to it the way it is . . . :kissgrope - LOL

Last night I got some more glass laid onto my dash, not finished just yet I ran out of resin. So I will be picking up some on the way home tonight and then hopefully I will have time to get the whole thing glassed out.

Although I still need to fabricate the portion under the dash where the new console will mount up to. More pics to come this weekend - stay tuned.

 

haha, I seriously considered taking a sledgehammer to it and posting pics in here...

I looked at it for the first time in I dont know how long, then shoved it back on the shelf

 

I got the entire upper portion now covered with glass. I have a few interim steps as mentioned above, like filling in the area where the console was and making a mounting place for the new one. So I will be back with more updates tonight and tomorrow then I am off to the Northern edge of Brazil for a week.

 

UPDATE - PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE :thumbsup :yummy :supercool

With Pictures this time . . .

I got a layer of glass over the entire dash and then roughed it up (it shouldn't have talked to me that way) with the sanding disk (40grit).

Here is the recipient sans dash:

The Dash back in place to see how it looks - I did notice the new gauges are facing more of an upward angle than what I wanted, but it will work.

Since these were taken I pulled the Dash back out and began hand sanding to smooth out some rough edges and then started applying some Dyna-Glass (Body Filler and Glass Fibers) as a filler in some low spots. When that cured I smoothed it out and then laid on a layer of Evercoat Glazing Putty, that is as far as I got for now . . .