Fauxre Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 (edited) Very cool project. I'm encourage to try something custom myself after following your progress. And to take on something like this while in med school??? Very impressive. ...Dash removed in prep for final resin coat 11.jpg ... I'm just curious... I don't see any holes for the original mounting bolts in your dash extension. How did you mount and remove it while glassing and how do you plan on mounting the final version. Edited July 19, 2013 by Fauxre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Any more updates or progress with this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zohanisback Posted August 20, 2013 Author Share Posted August 20, 2013 Thanks guys! As you can see by my progress, school definitely takes a toll on the work rate though. It is still waxed with a layer of PVA in the garage ready to pop the reverse mold. Fauxre: I mounted it, made the extension above the window seal line, then used a cutoff wheel to cut the bolts on the firewall to remove the dash (the lower ones just unscrewed). For finished mounting, a custom mount to the firewall will be made which will work in conjunction with the lower bolt mounts. The firewall mount will be glassed on from the back of the dash and bolted in from the engine side. Nelsonian: Planning on pulling the mold this week. Maybe next week. I'm in second year, so it's the busiest year of the program. Definitely appreciate all the encouragement though. By Christmas break we will have a working prototype in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fauxre Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Can't wait to see the finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelawinslow Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 With any luck I should be in San Bernardino for Nocturnal Wonderland. It'd be excellent to see your work. I was considering doing some modification to the center console and dash area, as I can't stand the retro AC controls when the rest of the dashboard looks so nice. I personally am not a big fan of the single cowl over the center gauges, and I doubt I'll need more than the stock holes to get all my vehicle information in the future, though I'm sure it'll take planning. But it's still awesome to see this sort of work going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 Just checking back in on your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky360 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 For the OP. in terms of pricing, you can get an idea of how much to charge from this Australian company who makes fuberglass dashboards for our Z's http://www.pdkfabrication.com/Dash.htm $450 + shipping from the down under. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpascual1986 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 For the OP. in terms of pricing, you can get an idea of how much to charge from this Australian company who makes fuberglass dashboards for our Z's http://www.pdkfabrication.com/Dash.htm $450 + shipping from the down under. looks like they are from Oceanside, CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miky360 Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 Oh shit ahah probably mixed it up with another company XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skully Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) How much does this weigh? With all the foam, extra metal, bondo and three coats of Fiber Glass- it must weigh 60 lbs now? Edited January 1, 2014 by skully Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfg Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 How much does this weigh? With all the foam, extra metal, bondo and three coats of Fiber Glass- it must weigh 60 lbs now? I'm assuming all this work so far is going into making a positive mold to then mold a fibre glass shell. Correct me if I'm wrong but eventually he'll have a dash that's just a couple layers of fiberglass and thats it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skully Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Crap- Missed that note at the beginning- thanks bfg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berton Posted January 3, 2019 Share Posted January 3, 2019 Any progress on this!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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