Ok, if somebody could give some dimensions of that gauge panel. It seems that it is very hard to find those, at least here in Finland so why not to try and make one. With aluminium and fiberglass it might even be possible.

That panel:

http://i14.ebayimg.com/01/i/01/d9/67/fd_1_b.JPG

why not just use 'pods' to put the dials above the dash?

Because that would be too easy and I like the looks of that panel

why not just buy that one off ebay?

Which one?

Cheers

the one that picture was from

That was sold agfes and ages ago! LOL

Cheers

Ha ha!!! Funny!

I've bought that one on the picture! It's on my desk too



I'm ready to help you Fuse, I will give you the best description I can do!

Thanks! Would be great. Let see what it will look like when finished.. I just like to build things, not sure about the outcome though.. We'll see.

Voila,

I hope I can help you with that:









Try to print the 2 last pictures with the right scale because it's the real proportion!

Hey thanks! Should be able to make something with those..

You are welcome! Tell us how it's going on to make that panel!

Ok, I'll take some pics when I get something ready. I still need couple dimensions, so if you can it would be nice if you gave me those dimensions at the picture below:





Those vertical dimensions. Rest of the dimensions I can measure from the car. I have made couple of drawings of the panel and I came to that conclusion that it is easiest to use plywood or something like that for the base and then coat it with glassfibre or something like that and paint it. Shouldn't be too hard. Wood or plywood is easier to to work with than aluminium I think and you can get the shapes by sanding it.

why not make it out of plexiglass? you can bend it easily when you heat it..

The dimensions you need: