the dash i made.. (pics inside)

stangster50 · Jan 27, 2007

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 · Jan 27, 2007

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 · Jan 27, 2007

That looks pretty tight!! Way to go

nastynotch347 · Jan 27, 2007

Where did you get the speedo??

stangster50 · Jan 27, 2007

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

stangster50 · Jan 27, 2007

nastynotch347 said:
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 · Jan 27, 2007

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

stangster50 · Jan 27, 2007

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 · Jan 27, 2007

thats sweet man...

DMAN302 · Jan 27, 2007

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

Kevins89notch5.0 · Jan 28, 2007

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

88gt · Jan 28, 2007

Looks great!!

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

That would really set it off IMO...

stykthyn · Jan 28, 2007

why did you block off the vents?

trueblue01 · Jan 28, 2007

What size guages are those?

RsStanG1987 · Jan 28, 2007

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

Mustang5L5 · Jan 28, 2007

RsStanG1987 said:
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 · Jan 28, 2007

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 · Jan 28, 2007

trueblue01 said:
What size guages are those?

2in.

QDRHRSE · Jan 28, 2007

Not my style but the work looks good.

stang8urimport · Jan 28, 2007

Kevins89notch5.0 said:
I think it looks like crap, and belongs in a redneck circle track car, but to each their own.

+1

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