Zzeal Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 I know this doesn't pertain to many of you, but if you ever need to mount an aluminum dash to the cage dash bar, here's what I came up with. It worked well, but accurately tapping both ends of the 3/8" bar was a bit of a pain. I dashed off to McMaster-Carr and got 4, aluminum, 1-1/2" I.D. clamp-on shaft collars, some 3/8" X 3/8" aluminum bar, and some stainless screws. Bingo!, took me all of yesterday, 20 taps slowed things down, but it went together nicely and I got a clean, simple dash. I had a sheet metal shop fold under (about 1") the front edge of the dash top piece ( as with cloth, they called it "hemming" the edge) so it looks like it's 1/8th" thick. They also curved back the bottom of the lower panel, for a nice touch. The sheet aluminum is about 1/16th" thick, "3003" type stuff, the best for bending. There's still more to do, the Digidash needs a hood over it, and I have an out of the box idea on how to finish off the aluminum. I'll post it... if it works! Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayaapp2 Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 You know, That might work great for my radiator support and intercooler mounting... since I have no radiator support anymore and will be caging the front up. Thanks for the idea! Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluDestiny Posted June 23, 2013 Share Posted June 23, 2013 Are you planning on leaving the top exposed or will you cover that up with another sheet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators RTz Posted June 23, 2013 Administrators Share Posted June 23, 2013 Are you planning on leaving the top exposed or will you cover that up with another sheet? Check the last picture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Is that a GTO LS2 DBW pedal peeking out under the dash? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zzeal Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yep, it's a GTO LS2 DBW... especially LOUD pedal!, and there's a learning curve to the thing, it's so sensitive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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