Digi Dash Mount Fab

[vex]

I'm getting tired of mocking up, finding something wrong, and going back and fixing it only to mock it up again and find something else wrong.


























That's why I got it right this time and did a full mock up (each piece cut and used according to the digital model). Will be mocking it up in the car tomorrow... as well actually building it I even bought new tools to mark the occasion.

[TitaniumTT]

Originally Posted by vex

Similar to the picture above, this one is taken where my eyes would normally be.

You can see my thumb is still holding the dash in the proper location. This is because of the following issue with the in-car dash itself:

Note the broken mounting tab. That is the only thing keeping this dash from looking absolutely perfect. I am open to suggestions on how to repair, replace, fix, or otherwise make it better than a broken piece of plastic. The other side is just as bad:

My thoughts on how to fix those tabs is to use some epoxy and some plexi-glass that I have coming to build up virgin material. Mark where the holes fall on the dash and drill the mounting hole. I would then place a metal clip to sandwich the plastic and secure the bezel to the dash. What are your thoughts? Good? Bad? Alternate?

Take a piece of .063" sheet steel and some G5 epoxy. Cut the sheet steel to size and drill the dash. Epxoy the sheet steel to the dash and screw it in place. Put suround on, mark hole, drill pilot hole, screw in, ?????, profit, post up TTT is always right after it's done. This repair has served me well for 8 yrs now??

Originally Posted by vex

I'm getting tired of mocking up, finding something wrong, and going back and fixing it only to mock it up again and find something else wrong.


























That's why I got it right this time and did a full mock up (each piece cut and used according to the digital model). Will be mocking it up in the car tomorrow... as well actually building it I even bought new tools to mark the occasion.

Welcome to the world of fabrication. Think of how my buddy Colin feels, everytime he fits something, he has to drive cross town to my place to modify it, then back to his place. I wish I had the room to just tow his car over here.


And listen... I'm not going to tell you again about the pics