Restomod instrument arrangement

[ultrastang]

Thanks, it does look very nice. I recall seeing your webpage a few months ago, its pretty cool that you have kept the car ever since

Well, primer's not too pretty, but you just have to have enough vision to see past the ugly for what it could be.

The blue '65 Mustang with white stripes, pictured on the start page of my website, belongs to my friend Steven. I was a year ahead of Steven in high school, and that was HIS high school car (which he still owns today).

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[Dothang67]

Well, primer's not too pretty, but you just have to have enough vision to see past the ugly for what it could be.

Definetively, so you are taking the primer off, and then painting it the same color right?.
Last week I was thinking what kind of things could bring the interior that newer feel; and after riding in some newer cars I realize that plastic and fabric make that happen, some people might find it taky or cheap, but that little details make you feel in comfort and safeness.

 

[jerry S]

I have a year one with autometers that I am waiting to install until after I will have cut my piece of carbon fiber to overlay on top of the year one pane. It will be cool. Where my car has the fake wood grain now, it will have carbon fiber. This means the door panels, the instrument panel, the panel where the clock is, and since I have some left over, maybe I will overlay something over the glove box.

 

[RogerC62]

Ultrastang,
Very nice! I had a similar 68 back in 83 when I was stationed in Arkansas. It was my second mustang. It had been repainted twice before I got it. The original color of the car was pink with a white vinyl top. It had a white deluxe interior, overhead console, brushed aluminum interior trim. It had been trashed by previous owners. I remember it had different numbers on the door data plate than the typical data plate. Best I can figure it was some special order mustang.

 

[bdepedro]

I have a year one with autometers that I am waiting to install until after I will have cut my piece of carbon fiber to overlay on top of the year one pane. It will be cool. Where my car has the fake wood grain now, it will have carbon fiber. This means the door panels, the instrument panel, the panel where the clock is, and since I have some left over, maybe I will overlay something over the glove box.

I like the idea of carbon fiber overlays, where did you get the overlay and is it designed as a decal. Does it have a self stick back or do you glue it? How flexible is it? The dash on '69/70s is curved.

Love to see some pics if you have any.

 

[jerry S]

I like the idea of carbon fiber overlays, where did you get the overlay and is it designed as a decal. Does it have a self stick back or do you glue it? How flexible is it? The dash on '69/70s is curved.

Love to see some pics if you have any.

Like I said, I have yet to cut the fiber. I cannot satisfy myself with the fit and finish of my templates so until then, I keep fretting about making the actual cut. I got mine from:

http://www.dragonplate.com/ecart/categories.asp?cID=3

It is not a decal. It is glossy carbon fiber laminated onto a 3M self-stick adhesive backing. It is also very flexible. You can choose between matte and glossy finish.

 

[bdepedro]

I'm sure you'll make a templete out of some other material and when you're satisfied with the fit, cut the cf. I'd love to see the results when you do it! Good luck.

 

[bdepedro]

Ok, still very much in the planning stages of my dash and now I've come across an instrument pod by JRE (http://www.jmeenterprises.com/69dash.shtml) that is a complete panel (gauges, wiring, fact speedo adapter, fact fuel level sender cal, turn signals, brights, etc..). Need to decide between the Year One setup and JRE. The differences are this:

The Year One pod is set up for 4 2-1/16" aux gauges where the JME comes with 4 2-5/8" gauges. The JME option is more expensive. The basic setup is about $1100 and the Year One setup will run about $600. The JME comes completely wired w/ all misc pieces/adapter whereas I would need to run down all those for the Year One pod. The Year One pod is available now but the JME one is not yet available.

The biggest concern I have is whether 2 1/16" gauges are too small. Anyone using this size gauge and can lend an opinion. Aside from the cost everthing else is NBD. Appreciate the feedback.

 

[bad68coupe]

Obviously, my Mustang isn't a '70 model (It's a '68), but this is how I have the Autometer Phantom-series gauges arranged for my '68; (my Mustang is under construction).

http://img376.imageshack.us/img376/5540/68gaugesvs0.jpg


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where did you get that instrument bezel, it looks like it is solid black

 

[ultrastang]

where did you get that instrument bezel, it looks like it is solid black

It's the stock (deluxe interior) bezel that came in my '68 from the factory. Regular production '68s have camera-case finishes. Deluxe '68s had wood-grained inserts on the bezels/dash panels.

My bezel's chrome was faded and the wood-grain was peeling around the edges. I removed the wood-grain to find a smooth surface on the bezel under neath. I primered the bezel/dash panels, then painted them Cast-iron gray (dark gray).

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