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02-27-2009, 08:00 AM
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Beer Killa
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: 2008 Pro Street, 100" Ultima,RSD 6 Speed
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Not for the chopper but the escort truck
I am looking for someone to make me a dash panel blank (aluminum??) for my 76 Dodge truck. I will be putting in a Dakota Digital universal digital gauge cluster and need the original gauge panel replaced.
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...prd_zm_371.jpg
It seems pretty straight forward but would probably be nicer done by someone with the right tools.
I can send the dash (the hole) and the original parts if someone is interested in taking it on?
Here is "the hole"
This is the original dash panel. It is missing the left wing that is angled like the right
Another shot of the original panel
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02-27-2009, 01:37 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Lawrenceville,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: rigid shovelhead
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Ya know ....... if you can lay it out on cardboard you can then have it transfered over to a CAD design that a water jet or lazer jet person could cut out.
It's not brain surgery ......... take your time & lay it out.
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02-27-2009, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Tampa,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: Ass Blaster & Ultra classic
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man I would wack that with a saber saw!
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02-27-2009, 02:33 PM
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Beer Killa
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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Laying it out is not the part I am concerned with.
It has a 90 deg. bend on the top that is about 2-1/2" that I am sure would look hacked up with a vise or a set of duck bills. On top of that the lower lip needs a small 90 so the bottom of the dash can screw to it.
I thought it might be something relatively easy for someone with a metal shear and a brake. Nothing like putting a nice dash in a shithole panel that you made with a vise and some vise grips.
Countless hours of my time and the not having the material or tools to quickly make a change to a design means this could quite possibly not get done.
Cash + Dash = .........more to come, i hope?
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02-27-2009, 03:19 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Barefoot Country,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: 05 Barefoot Choppa
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Have you considered wood? Just sayin, nice piece of oak, easy to do.
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02-27-2009, 05:57 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: 2008 Pro Street, 100" Ultima,RSD 6 Speed
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Are you volunteering?
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02-27-2009, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by craving94509
Are you volunteering?
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02-28-2009, 01:15 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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as an alternative yo could use the original panel and have it coated. http://www.wtp-technics.co.uk/. I had my wifes streetfighter bodywork dipped in Carbon Fibre and you cant tell it apart from the real stuff. Cheap as well ! They do all sorts of paterns and I have had my NOZ bottles done in titanium as an alternative to chrome. |
03-25-2009, 03:01 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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Well she is done......
I suppose 4 cases of beer for the learning experience is not a bad price.
The guages are due to arrive any minute from big brown. I will post pics of the guages and such if anyone is interested?
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03-26-2009, 04:20 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Frozen Tundra,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: 1998 FXDS / 1991 XL 1200 Springer
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Who did it? And pics would be great!
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03-26-2009, 09:13 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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Well here is the dash insert I made out of brushed aluminum. Actually it is a kick panel for a front door I bought at home depot
The bends are not as tight as I would have liked them but it will work.
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03-26-2009, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Spokane, WA,
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One more of the components before they get installed.
Now back to work...................... |
04-12-2009, 10:15 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2008
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And the final install with everything hooked up. I think it turned out pretty good.
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04-12-2009, 11:56 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Largo,
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Bike Year, Make, Engine: pro street custom
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Looks great to me! Nice Job made even better because ya did it yourself!
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