Sheet Metal Dashboard

I made an aluminum sheet dash last winter to replace the stock and not very useful in a race car dash for my 2nd gen gti.

Sheet metal dashboard.

While auto upholstery is certainly a multi discipline trade few trimmers have the fiberglass and metal shaping expertise to tackle such a daunting task. In this video matt goes over how to build a custom hot rod dash using nothing more than bead roller punch bead dies and a shrinker stretcher. Car craft shows you how with dynacorn parts. The megasquirt ecu has support of a program called shadow dash that lets you create about any virtual dashboard you can dream up on an android device.

Sheet size can be as large as 48 wide and 96 long depending on the pattern selected. Dashboard race door quarter panels race firewalls race floor kits front drag chassis floor kits rear drag chassis sump cover fuel cell race transmission tunnel race transmission tunnel street machine transmission tunnel street car sheet metal tools dzus fasteners. Thickness is available in 030 or 063 in either metal. These kits come in aluminum or steel and can be cut to fit most any chassis or subframe.

Chassisworks has tin kits that give you everything you need to go from the front firewall to the rear bumper. The sheetmetal dash under structure of a first gen 1967 69 camaro is easy to replace at home. Please enter your email address and password to log in. Most auto trimmers have the knowledge and skills to wrap a dashboard in leather but not many can create an entire custom dash from scratch.

All engine turned patterns are produced in either aluminum or stainless steel. Fortunately there are companies from which auto trimmers can order custom fiberglass dashboards. Metal dash in my daily. Wheel tubs mini wheel tubs muscle car wheel tubs race dashboard race.

Tin kits sheet metal. As a rule of thumb the larger the piece required the larger the pattern you may want to consider.