Fiberglass Dashes

Well Biggi I glad that you finally got it done. It is just in time for me to take a look at what you got going on and steal some ideas and techniques from you. I want to get a drawing up or some type of design of what I want me dash to look like so I can get some ideas on what to do and any helpful hints before I go through trial and error. I am pretty good with glassing and patience but I want to get it right and make my truck a show truck to be in the magazines!

Keep up the good work

here we go guys. first step take out the old dash!! duh. keep it around so you can trace the part that come's in contact with the dash. makes life so much easier. now set that in place. no make your end caps. if your useing the factory door panel trace out the side of the dash so have a perfect line up to the factory doors. this makes it look that much better. in this picture i've already made those Gay 6x9 rings flush mounted of course. once you have your end caps cut and routered out get in the ride and close the door, screw these peices to the inside of the truck and make sure they line up with the door when it's closed. if you lok close i took a peice of 1/4 inch mdf to space it away from the door so it is not touching the door but comes very close. you do not want it to touch. once your all screwed in attach your top plate to your side plates. as in this picture.

this picture show's how close my end caps are,

This should get you going more to come tommorrow!

hey biggi,

    I am glassing my dash right now and I noticed on your first set of pictures that the dashes have some pretty sweet ac vents. It would be great if you could direct to me to a good website or something so I can get some of those. I cant be riding around in a custom truck with a fiberglass dash and stock ac vents from the 80's. Also, check out what im doing for my truck and please feel free to give me any pointers or tips. I will post more pictures tonight of what I have done as of now. Thanks and keep up the great work.

ok in this picture i've alreadystared the console and added most of my bracing, these braces alow me to get an idea of how the dash shape is going to look before i even wrap it in fleece.

notice where the console meets the dash, i've made to pieces exactly the same size and screwed thm together. top one is set in to place attached to the dash and the bottom to the console this will allow me to have a perfect match up between the console and dash in the end. you'll see more of this as we go on. the big opening in the middle is routered out to accecpt and peice of plexi that will be back lit. and also house the digital gauges nd double din radio.