Mack Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 anyone ever made one for an S30 or an S130? just throwing it out there. might be interesting. I have a 280ZX and i was kind of thinking rosewood with silver (looking) metal inlaid where the different peices of it would be joined together(waround gauge pods and instrunment cluster) with a grant GT wooden steering wheel and a wooden gear shift knob. Ive got a blue and silver 2 tone interior. kind of make it into a bit of a GT car as opposed to a sports car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diablo Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Something like this? Saw it at the Datsun show last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 yeah! thats not too shabby! except I was thinking of copying the original dashboards shape more. more like a rosewood copy of the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I had this idea many years ago...it would look great but how do you make it without all the weight , and would such a complex shape crack. How does rosewood handle different climate conditions? Teak is preferred by boaters...isnt it? And besides.....I realized I didnt have the skill set to whittle something that big! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naviathan Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Teak would work well, it's light and fairly strong. It also forms easily when wet. It's a patience thing. Just bend the curves carefully and make sure you have the right tools for cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlderThanMe Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Rosewood and spruce both look great. Mahogny is a little pricey but looks great. Look in aircraft and boat building supplier catalogs for very nice looking woods. I like teak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 What do you mean bend the curves...I was assuming he would carve the entire dash out of a "solid" piece... Teak would work well, it's light and fairly strong. It also forms easily when wet. It's a patience thing. Just bend the curves carefully and make sure you have the right tools for cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-TARD Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 What do you mean bend the curves...I was assuming he would carve the entire dash out of a "solid" piece... If the parts are thin enough, they can be steamed and bent into shape. The sides of acoustic guitars are made like this. I don't think you could form one piece into an entire dash this way, but you could definitely give some curvature to a multi piece assembly. Another option would be to build it up from a framework like a boat hull or airplane fuselage. Thin strips glued down onto a temporary frame could be made to conform to most curves while still being pretty light weight. Carving the dash from a solid chunk of wood would be pretty difficult I'd imagine. Like making a dugout canoe. Finding a piece of wood large enough within a reasonable budget would be hard, and if it wasn't properly stabalized the end product would probably warp badly as the wood adapted to environmental changes after carving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 I had envisioned makming a multi peice dash out of several peices and joining them together using dovetails or biscuits as glue. then, sand off the rough edges to a final form. Kind of like building an octogon out of thin wooden peices? does that make sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Everyone is aware of rust issues with Z cars. You're next battle may be with termites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I had envisioned makming a multi peice dash out of several peices and joining them together using dovetails or biscuits as glue. then, sand off the rough edges to a final form. Kind of like building an octogon out of thin wooden peices? does that make sense? For the most part you can do a plain edge to edge glueing with the correct glue. Biscuits would be ok to do, but you need a certain amount of wood to hold it and not crack. Dovetails would be a royal pain in the rear, but I could show you a device that does awesome dovetail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mack Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Everyone is aware of rust issues with Z cars. You're next battle may be with termites. HA!!! it would be sealed on both sides (finished and unfinished) with some heavy duty multiple layers of clear coat. and Im interested Goldfish in that tool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(goldfish) Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Here is the company that makes the system.. http://www.incra.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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