Dash cover material - Page 2

Art Burtt · #21 (**permalink**) 05-20-2003, 07:46 AM

Cobra427,
Wow, great looking car!!!I couldn't see entire dash. Is it the standard one or the custom dash? Either way,you really did a good job on the car.

Art Burtt · #22 (**permalink**) 05-20-2003, 07:50 AM

DV,
Even the upolstery shop I've been using for years couldn't get the wrinkle out. It was right in the middle of cover. Looked like material had been laying around in a pile for years!!They even tried ironing it. I like the material they used cause it's thicker,and
looks more like leather.

cobra427mnsi · #23 (**permalink**) 05-20-2003, 08:32 AM

Art

Thanks for the compliment. The dash is styled after the custom one, but I didn't use the fiberglass dash that came with the kit. I used solid 1" thick walnut. It wraps around, like the custom, with some tweeters mounded in the wrap around part. I teach wood working at a high school so I had to have a wood dash. I have a CNC router and I used it to engrave under each switch
eg. "headlights" "wipers" "interior lights" etc.

Jack21

I like older English sports cars too. That also helped in the wood dash decision but I do like walnut. I had two Sunbeam Alpines. A '63 and a '66. I would have liked to have had a Sunbeam Tiger, but they were $1000.00 more in those days. I was only earning $54.00 a week as a computer operator so I couldn't afford one.

Paul

Cobra Hawk · #24 (**permalink**) 05-20-2003, 08:07 PM

Paul,
Are you making those dashes? Or would you be willing to tell a novice how to do this? I am guessing you used the classic dash as a template, then purchased a ?? by ?? sheet of walnut. What type of stains? Polyurethane? How many coats? how many sands and what grit? I would love to be able to create something like that. Or purchase it.
Thank You. I had just about given up on using a wood dash.

Troy

Art Burtt · #25 (**permalink**) 05-22-2003, 12:47 PM

Don,
Any news on rear main harness,roll bars? I got the interior today
They sent another dash cover??? Maybe I'll use it on next car!

Snake · #26 (**permalink**) 05-23-2003, 01:57 AM

Hey Guy's! I love the personal affect that people bring to these cars. I also went with a wood dash.."Cherry" to be exact...stained with Califoria Red wood. The dash is not completey finish yet..as I have some more wiring to do under the dash...but I like it. If you want to look, I have a picture of it in my gallery.
Snake/Gerry.