the dash i made.. (pics inside)

[stangster50]

since im doing the 5.0 swap, well, the right way, and the stock tach and stuff wont work anyway, plus aftermarket is more accurate anyway i decided to make my own cluster. i had some sheet aluminum lying around, so i made templates and cut out not only the cluster, but ac vent deletes (has ac delete) an aftermarket sterio bezel/mount, and an ashtray door. (to replace the missing one) i then drilled the guage holes with hole saws, and modified the stock speedo to match the aftermarket guages. i also decided to stick a sn-95 style pony into the center vent. all the pieces were buffed with an abrasive wheel on a dremel for a brushed look, then clearcoated and wet sanded/buffed to make smooth as glass and protect it.

heres the pics.. (sorry for the poor quality, and the fingerprints on the speedo plexi-glass and stuff) what do you all think?

 

[stangster50]

oh, i also had to cut and fade 1 1/2 inchs out of the cluster top to point the guages at you again, or else they would have been facing up, and back way too much.

 

[grey5.0beast]

That looks pretty tight!! Way to go

 

[nastynotch347]

Where did you get the speedo??

 

[stangster50]

thanks man.. somtime i need to upgrade to a 140 mph speedo tho.

 

[stangster50]

Where did you get the speedo??

i made it out of the stock one. if you take it out there is a lot of extra plastic. i cut it in a circular pattern, i then took a 1/2 in. deep circular piece on metal and glued it around the speedo face. (spaces needle away from plexi.) then glued the plexi to that. i think it fits in well.

 

[DMAN302]

Yeah the giant pony is too much but you did some real nice work, well thought out.

 

[stangster50]

thanks. ive been thinking that. trying to decide if i liked it or not. im trying to keep it kinda clean. thanks for the nice comments so far guys. because i am only 17 ppl dont think i can do this sort of thing.. thats why i would rather take pics then talk about it ya kno?

 

[ryan218]

thats sweet man...

 

[DMAN302]

Yeah that horse is killing the whole deal...kinda scary big for the interior.

 

[Kevins89notch5.0]

I think it looks like crap, and belongs in a redneck circle track car, but to each their own.

 

[88gt]

Looks great!!

Something to consider, getting a speedo that matches the rest of the gauges better.

That would really set it off IMO...

 

[stykthyn]

why did you block off the vents?

 

[trueblue01]

What size guages are those?

 

[RsStanG1987]

I think it would look a hell of a lot better with the vents in there in stead of metal plates.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I think it would look a hell of a lot better with the vents in there in stead of metal plates.

I agree. The vents, even if not functional, would look a lot better than the metal plates. It would be a much cleaner look

 

[Daggar]

Maybe some small speakers and custom speaker grills for the vent openings.

--also--

A Pony engraved piece of billet aluminum might look good as a replacement for the Pony emblem.

Otherwise, I like it. That gauge cluster you made looks sharp. Def need a 140 speedo though.

 

[stangster50]

What size guages are those?

2in.

 

[QDRHRSE]

Not my style but the work looks good.

 

[stang8urimport]

I think it looks like crap, and belongs in a redneck circle track car, but to each their own.

+1