Here is a photo of a CF 914 dash. It is not an overlay. It is not just a dash face. This dash has many studs that have to be properly located, just like the OEM dash. If you look up the price of a CF dash face, maybe you can interpolate a price for this dash. I made it for the Ruby 914 long before I started the WRX dash. It's wet lay-up, no vacuum bagging. I made a mold intending to reproduce them but with all the other projects, WRX project, new house... Basically, with my real job, I found a CF dash was cost prohibitive to produce. FG was not much better.
Over the Christmas holidays I got a little note taped to my front door. It was from a kid in the hood. He was looking for work, on his time off from school, to save for a car.
I called him and told him I had some car parts that he may be interested in making. I may get with him this weekend and show him how to make the "A" pillars with the satellite tweeter boss. If this works out, I will give him the molds to take home and hope he does not stick a part to the mold.
I have also considered giving the molds to my friend that owns a surf shop . He may be interested in making parts on the side.
Mike
TurboWalt
Jan 10 2013, 04:32 AM
Awesome!
mepstein
Jan 10 2013, 06:31 AM
Nice work!
wingnut86
Jan 10 2013, 07:27 AM
Way to go Mike.
That's the one that's similar to the 911 gauge setup, correct?
Will you sell it to me now:-)
naro914
Jan 10 2013, 10:02 AM
Soooo.... Are you considering making them again? Or are you just teasing us with a picture of a very cool dash?
How much to have you make one? Or 2?
ruby914
Jan 10 2013, 10:06 AM
QUOTE(wingnut86 @ Jan 10 2013, 05:27 AM)
Way to go Mike.
That's the one that's similar to the 911 gauge setup, correct? No this is a direct replacement for the 914 gauge cluster.
Will you sell it to me now:-) The car comes with it
wingnut86
Jan 10 2013, 10:38 AM
JRust
Jan 10 2013, 11:13 AM
I want one too
JmuRiz
Jan 10 2013, 11:34 AM
Very cool looking piece!
Bob L.
Jan 10 2013, 11:44 AM
That's real nice. I bet a surfboard guy could do that very well.
ruby914
Jan 10 2013, 12:13 PM
QUOTE(naro914 @ Jan 10 2013, 08:02 AM)
Soooo.... Are you considering making them again? Or are you just teasing us with a picture of a very cool dash?
How much to have you make one? Or 2?
A little of both. I kept this secret when I did it, thinking I would loose my job and would fall back on making 914 parts. Years later, I still don't know about my job but would like to make it happen. The CF parts are very labor intensive. There is a question of best finish for the FG parts, recover with vinyl add $450 or so, Paint? I will make some calls and see if I can get a limited production started. It will be great if this kid down the street works out.
Mike Bellis
Jan 10 2013, 12:25 PM
I like it. If the price is right...
gunny
Jan 10 2013, 12:30 PM
It looks great and I would be very interested in buying one. Hope it works out
Woody
Jan 10 2013, 12:45 PM
QUOTE(gunny @ Jan 10 2013, 12:30 PM)
It looks great and I would be very interested in buying one. Hope it works out
0396
Jan 10 2013, 12:53 PM
QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Jan 10 2013, 10:25 AM)
I like it. If the price is right...
x2 to this list
tadink
Jan 10 2013, 12:53 PM
I want it
I want it
I want it
I want it
MATTYLITE
Jan 10 2013, 01:19 PM
I need this...NOW!
carr914
Jan 10 2013, 01:23 PM
While your at it, make a CF for a 84 911 Please
ruby914
Jan 10 2013, 01:44 PM
QUOTE(carr914 @ Jan 10 2013, 11:23 AM)
While your at it, make a CF for a 84 911 Please
I knew a guy that told me he had a RTM or VARTM dash mold for a 911. I will have to Google for the product and look him up.
monkeyboy
Jan 10 2013, 03:02 PM
I'd be in for one... Could you make one for pop's 67 Fairlane too?
Gint
Jan 10 2013, 06:57 PM
Make 'em in fiberglass! I like the fg recovered in vinyl idea. Easier and cheaper to produce.
RON S.
Jan 10 2013, 08:21 PM
QUOTE(Gint @ Jan 10 2013, 05:57 PM)
Make 'em in fiberglass! I like the fg recovered in vinyl idea. Easier and cheaper to produce.
Hey Gint,
I recently became familiar with a new process that is called ''Hydro Dipping''
If this link works, you'll see how it's done. Basically there is a very thin film pattern of anything you can imagine. IE; Carbon fiber, Camouflage, or anything else, and it's laid on top of a pool of water. Then the object to be printed is dipped through the film, and then rinsed. The part is printed a full 360 degrees around. It's really slick. I recently held an aftermarket brush guard for a 4x4 truck that a guy had done in carbon fiber. It was amazing, I couldn't see any seams. It really looked like CF, but the guard was made of aluminum. There are lots of companies doing this for folks. If the link doesn't work, just Google Hydro Dipping....
914outlaw
Jan 10 2013, 08:42 PM
QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Jan 10 2013, 01:25 PM)
I like it. If the price is right...
Me too.
Dr Evil
Jan 10 2013, 08:45 PM
I wonder how the hydro-dipping resists abrasion and such.
ruby914
Jan 10 2013, 09:03 PM
QUOTE(Dr Evil @ Jan 10 2013, 06:45 PM)
I wonder how the hydro-dipping resists abrasion and such.
Me too. It looks great, I wonder if it would hold up. I don't have full web access at this time but I did see a DIY kit I made some calls and found a slow surfboard factory I will try to make it down there soon. I have also been in talks with 914rubber Mark about the fg recovered in vinyl. If you see these in the future with a vinyl cover, I am sure they will be comming from Mark.
kid914
Jan 10 2013, 09:06 PM
QUOTE(dpires914 @ Jan 10 2013, 09:42 PM)
QUOTE(kg6dxn @ Jan 10 2013, 01:25 PM)
I like it. If the price is right...
Me too.
Ditto for me. Very cool looking BTW.
wingnut86
Jan 10 2013, 09:24 PM
I wonder if you can dip a rusted panel in something similar to a "Factory Fresh" color coat;-P
Any update on the production of this? Still very interested....
gothspeed
Jan 29 2013, 11:16 PM
I will take the one in the first picture!!!
plain fiberglass would be good too! it can then be wrapped in leather, alcantara or vinyl
ruby914
Jan 30 2013, 02:40 AM
QUOTE(MATTYLITE @ Jan 29 2013, 08:58 PM)
Any update on the production of this? Still very interested....
Yes, a little progress. 2 weeks ago I met with Chad down the street and showed him the process to build the "A" pillars. He is a good kid. I want to get him up and running on the "A"pillars before I set him loose on a dash. I was going to start him on his first set last weekend but something came up. I did start one so we should make good progress next time he comes over.
I work a 9-80 schedule. This weekend, I hoped to have a 3 day weekend but they asked me to work all 3 days again:angry:. I will still try to get him over this Friday.
Ultimately Chad could take over the dash but I still need to package the dash molds as a kit and get them to another friend to discuses production. I will try do that buy the end of next week.
walterolin
Jan 30 2013, 07:51 AM
In for one.
Olin
MATTYLITE
Jan 31 2013, 01:22 PM
QUOTE(ruby914 @ Jan 30 2013, 12:40 AM)
QUOTE(MATTYLITE @ Jan 29 2013, 08:58 PM)
Any update on the production of this? Still very interested....
Yes, a little progress. 2 weeks ago I met with Chad down the street and showed him the process to build the "A" pillars. He is a good kid. I want to get him up and running on the "A"pillars before I set him loose on a dash. I was going to start him on his first set last weekend but something came up. I did start one so we should make good progress next time he comes over.
I work a 9-80 schedule. This weekend, I hoped to have a 3 day weekend but they asked me to work all 3 days again:angry:. I will still try to get him over this Friday.
Ultimately Chad could take over the dash but I still need to package the dash molds as a kit and get them to another friend to discuses production. I will try do that buy the end of next week.
Sounds great Mike. Will be awaiting further news / progress
ruby914
Jan 31 2013, 09:04 PM
I pulled the dash mold out of storage, It looks ok, no warp. Still, I should beef it up. I didn’t notice any scribe lines in the mold to translate to the part as trim lines. I am sure I did the final trim to fit the car and never looked back at the mold for production. It is not like I want to pull the dash out of my car to transfer the lines. I do have an old dash that would get me close, It may even tell me all I need to know. Better yet, If there is a parts car nearby, with a window frame and sub dash that would be great for final inspection. Donations are welcome.
charliew
Feb 1 2013, 09:54 PM
Not to hyjack but I did dip some gun stocks and it's not nearly as easy as it seems. Several things have to be just right to get good results including experience and enviorment ie water temp and a really calm surface. The more unusual the shape the harder it is for a novice. I do know they can dip wheels though and have good results. You use a touchup gun or airbrush to spray a solvent on the film floating on the water and you better get it just right or you get to start over. You are melting a floating film that you will put the object into. Just adjusting the air in the spraygun is touchy. They tell you to practice on wall plug covers, little simple flat objects. Remember the wood trim that was plastic in cars?
MATTYLITE
Feb 2 2013, 03:07 AM
QUOTE(ruby914 @ Jan 31 2013, 07:04 PM)
I pulled the dash mold out of storage, It looks ok, no warp. Still, I should beef it up. I didn’t notice any scribe lines in the mold to translate to the part as trim lines. I am sure I did the final trim to fit the car and never looked back at the mold for production. It is not like I want to pull the dash out of my car to transfer the lines. I do have an old dash that would get me close, It may even tell me all I need to know. Better yet, If there is a parts car nearby, with a window frame and sub dash that would be great for final inspection. Donations are welcome.
I have a dash that is completely out of the car that I could loan you to continue the progress of the cf dash
kid914
Mar 3 2013, 10:46 AM
Any new news about the CF dash?????????????
tadink
Mar 3 2013, 02:10 PM
QUOTE(kid914 @ Mar 3 2013, 08:46 AM)
Any new news about the CF dash?????????????
ruby914
Mar 13 2013, 10:10 PM
QUOTE(MATTYLITE @ Jan 10 2013, 11:19 AM)
I need this...NOW!
PM sent.
kid914
Apr 29 2013, 06:03 PM
any updayes on the dashes?????????
gothspeed
Apr 30 2013, 06:50 PM
QUOTE(kid914 @ Apr 29 2013, 05:03 PM)
any updayes on the dashes?????????
+914 ..........
Niche
Jun 28 2013, 09:48 AM
Will these be available for sale?
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