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Posted by: Qarl Feb 22 2004, 02:28 AM

It's 3:19 am and I finished the friggin dashboard restoration.

I made a new "dash face" by cutting out a template for the old face out of formica and then adhering the older-style basketweave material do it. This took an evening. This also allowed me to delete the seatbelt warning light.

Then I cleaned up the old dash, and repainted the front side and openings with satin black paint.

Using the old dash top covering material, I cut a new "under pad" from foam, and a new dash top from black vinyl.



I glued the foam to the dash and let dry and then glued the vinyl to the dash, trimmed, and let dry.

Then I adhered the new dash face to the dash frame with double-sided sticky tape.

I also made a new covering for the glove box door.

I installed the new dash pad and the previously restored lower dash pad.

New lenses for the switch assemblies, NOS blower control unit

I sldo fitted the DIN frame for the new stereo head unit.

Voila! Restored dashboard assembly!

Posted by: RocknRollFrenzy Feb 22 2004, 03:38 AM

That looks incredible. I may just have to take a crack at redoing the top of my dash after seeing that.

Posted by: VegasRacer Feb 22 2004, 05:12 AM

Karl, I can't see quite enought to be able to ID your pinball machine. I have 2 1/2 vintage ones here.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/archives/2003/may/05/515037794.html.


BTW - The dash looks great.

Posted by: East coaster Feb 22 2004, 06:57 AM

Wow.....Looks great Karl! Funky tach.......I dig it. Is it just a porsche tach re-done?

Posted by: seanery Feb 22 2004, 08:30 AM

Very Nice Karl!

Posted by: watsonrx13 Feb 22 2004, 08:49 AM

Great job Karl.

Posted by: trojanhorsepower Feb 22 2004, 08:57 AM

Man Karl, that looks great


-Pete

Posted by: McMark Feb 22 2004, 09:58 AM

I have a tach that goes to 11. That's one more than 10.

Posted by: Qarl Feb 22 2004, 10:22 AM

It's a NOS six cylinder tach that was recalibrated to 10,000 RPM, and a custom face put on it.

PLus the internals were modified to accept the signal from the electronic ignition.

And then a custom paint job.


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Posted by: Dave_Darling Feb 22 2004, 10:27 AM

Schweeeeeet....

--DD

Posted by: rick 918-S Feb 22 2004, 10:30 AM

Posted by: echocanyons Feb 22 2004, 10:47 AM

Are your gauge needles yellow?

Very nice result!

Posted by: Qarl Feb 22 2004, 11:17 AM

Yes... gauge needles are yellow to match the exterior color.

Remember... yellow is faster

Posted by: echocanyons Feb 22 2004, 11:18 AM

Nice touch!

Posted by: echocanyons Feb 22 2004, 11:20 AM

The tach is way cool too.

ala 914/GT


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Posted by: tat2dphreak Feb 22 2004, 11:28 AM

very nice!!

Posted by: StratPlayer Feb 22 2004, 12:28 PM

Very very nice,, done like a pro, hard work has paid off. Your car will be amazing.

Posted by: dmenche914 Feb 22 2004, 12:58 PM

Very nice dash, but with a 7200 rpm redline, is only a 150 mph speedo enough???

Should be one very fast machine!!!

dave

Posted by: ThinAir914 Feb 22 2004, 03:29 PM

Kelly -

I love that steering wheel, especially the horn button. Much nicer than the "bow-tie" that I've had in all of my teeners. Is that a GT or 6 cylinder thing or is it aftermarket or from another Porsche?

Posted by: Eric Taylor Feb 22 2004, 04:05 PM

wow karl that looks really good. Are you expecting your new 6 to spin that high?
Eric

Posted by: Qarl Feb 22 2004, 04:17 PM

The steering wheel is a Momo Prototipo. Somewhat period correct for race cars from that time period.

Factory GT cars had the horn button as in the picture several posts above.

The engine has S-cams in it, and it's a short-stroke 3.2, so it should rev a little more freely than a stock 3.0 or 3.2.

It is still gonna be 3-4 months before it's driven... I can't wait!

Posted by: Gint Feb 22 2004, 05:44 PM

Lookin good Karl.

Where'd ya get NOS heater control asmbly? And the older style basketweave vinyl? And the new gauge lenses? And...

Posted by: ChrisReale Feb 22 2004, 05:47 PM

His kitchen table top, where else?

Posted by: Gint Feb 22 2004, 07:54 PM

Modified that post.

As in "where did you get", not "where is".

Posted by: Qarl Feb 22 2004, 08:12 PM

Heater switches from AutoAtlanta off e-bay for $50, I think. It actually was NOS and came as promised with a new chrome bezel.

The basketweave came from Pelican.

Gauge lenses from Palo Alto speedo with the gauge restoration.

The switch inserts from Mittelmotor (or Pelican has them, or AA)

The dash top came from the Porsche dealer using my $100 off coupon each year for PCA members.

The stereo from Crutchfield.

Posted by: maf914 Feb 23 2004, 07:47 AM

Yes! Good idea. I'm going to do that this year if they distribute the coupons.

Every thing is looking good, Karl! Carry on!

Mike

Posted by: Lawrence Feb 23 2004, 09:54 AM

The finished product looks amazing... but... wait... lemme get this straight.

You recovered a NEW dash pad, or just the dash? Do you have the windshield out?