6.1 Hemi 69 Barracuda Fastback Father Son Project
Been working on the Gauge cluster. Needed to make the 5" holes into 4.5" holes...
Bought a couple small 1/8" sheets of ABS and used my router to cut discs to fill the opening and fit to the back of the cluster. Used a rabbit bit to put a step into 2 discs glued together for additional thickness then used a roundover bit to roundover the back side to give it a soft curve. ABS cemented the discs in place and test fit all the Speed Hut Gauges.
Before:
Original Dash Frame was too rusty. This one from Wildcat was better but still needed some work.
Going to paint, hydrdip or wrap or create some other final finish for the cluster since I will be making the glove box trim and won't be able to match the Carbon fiber look of the cluster. The glove box piece from Classic dash was crap so I sold it. I have some ideas rolling around in my head. We'll see.
Close up of one of the rings I made to make the gauge hole smaller for the Speed Hut Speedo and Tach.
Back side
I actually sent the first Bezel with Heater Control holes back to Classic Dash for one without Heater Control holes since I won't be using the factory heater controls. Classic Auto Air instead. May put the stereo in the Heater control location and the Classic Auto Air Controls in the stock radio location. May just skip having a stereo showing at all... Everything Bluetooth/Android/Apple/Satellite... The kid will have to decide. I'm just the builder/banker... I do have some influence though.
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Been working on the Gauge cluster. Needed to make the 5" holes into 4.5" holes...
Bought a couple small 1/8" sheets of ABS and used my router to cut discs to fill the opening and fit to the back of the cluster. Used a rabbit bit to put a step into 2 discs glued together for additional thickness then used a roundover bit to roundover the back side to give it a soft curve. ABS cemented the discs in place and test fit all the Speed Hut Gauges.
Before:
Original Dash Frame was too rusty. This one from Wildcat was better but still needed some work.
Going to paint, hydrdip or wrap or create some other final finish for the cluster since I will be making the glove box trim and won't be able to match the Carbon fiber look of the cluster. The glove box piece from Classic dash was crap so I sold it. I have some ideas rolling around in my head. We'll see.
Close up of one of the rings I made to make the gauge hole smaller for the Speed Hut Speedo and Tach.
Back side
I actually sent the first Bezel with Heater Control holes back to Classic Dash for one without Heater Control holes since I won't be using the factory heater controls. Classic Auto Air instead. May put the stereo in the Heater control location and the Classic Auto Air Controls in the stock radio location. May just skip having a stereo showing at all... Everything Bluetooth/Android/Apple/Satellite... The kid will have to decide. I'm just the builder/banker... I do have some influence though.
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