79-83 dash ..
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installed today 



hope to get some custom instraments to install to show you guys , as well as cut out the center section and add the OE trim and cluster also to show you guys ... soon I hope
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hope to get some custom instraments to install to show you guys , as well as cut out the center section and add the OE trim and cluster also to show you guys ... soon I hope
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Looks great installed. What are your plans concerning the glove compartment, radio install. How does the original dash pad fit, assuming one has to drill the clip holes? Can't wait to see your gauge layout
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original dash pad is "moulded" into the dash , so you dont replace or use .. this is the whole point really .. just about ALL of the dash pads are toast , and very expencive to buy now as well most of the radio surrounds are cracked or broken , or hacked up , also expencive to replace .. this is a solution that will last forever .
if you want , i guess you could cover the top with vinal , or leather .. something like that ..
honestly ... I believe this is the beauty of a product like this ... USE YOUR IMAGINATION .. and make it yours !!
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OK, good deal, I see where you are coming from. I made the assumption it was built for a resto or custom, and you know what they say about assumptions. Really like the console, should be a good pair to draw for a custom look.
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ok .. so I'm going to explain this one more time ... please read carefully !
this is a CUSTOM dash , not stock . There will be NO glove box , there will be no "woodgrain" incorporation here ... THESE choices are up to you , and for YOU to make work if you so choose . Those pieces will NOT just "bolt on" , you would have to "make them work"
the only STOCK piece you will be able to "bolt on" is the speedo guage cluster surround . you will also even have to make mounts to hold the guage cluster , but the surround WILL "screw" into place .. with some "trimming"
you can paint the dash , you could add vinyl to the top , dash vents , GPS , video screen, i'm sure you could even add a glove box .. but this is ALL YOU , and your "talant"
with all that said .. IMAGINE what you could do ................
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this is a CUSTOM dash , not stock . There will be NO glove box , there will be no "woodgrain" incorporation here ... THESE choices are up to you , and for YOU to make work if you so choose . Those pieces will NOT just "bolt on" , you would have to "make them work"
the only STOCK piece you will be able to "bolt on" is the speedo guage cluster surround . you will also even have to make mounts to hold the guage cluster , but the surround WILL "screw" into place .. with some "trimming"
you can paint the dash , you could add vinyl to the top , dash vents , GPS , video screen, i'm sure you could even add a glove box .. but this is ALL YOU , and your "talant"
with all that said .. IMAGINE what you could do ................
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Last edited by slacker; Jun 13, 2013 at 05:08 PM.
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Kawa,
Way to be "that guy". Instead of beating a dead horse we need one with a guy poking a sleeping bear with a stick!
Slacker,
This is perfect. Have you been reading my mind or something! My dash is beat to hell and my current "plan" is for a JDM 2jzgte swap and to use the aristo guage cluster that "goes with it". I was trying to dream up how to make this work then I see this product! Perfect! I can heve my radio in the dash now!?! No beat to hell wood grain with bad cut outs and cracks!?! Thank you sir, thank you!
Way to be "that guy". Instead of beating a dead horse we need one with a guy poking a sleeping bear with a stick!
Slacker,
This is perfect. Have you been reading my mind or something! My dash is beat to hell and my current "plan" is for a JDM 2jzgte swap and to use the aristo guage cluster that "goes with it". I was trying to dream up how to make this work then I see this product! Perfect! I can heve my radio in the dash now!?! No beat to hell wood grain with bad cut outs and cracks!?! Thank you sir, thank you!
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Kawa,
Slacker,
This is perfect. Have you been reading my mind or something! My dash is beat to hell and my current "plan" is for a JDM 2jzgte swap and to use the aristo guage cluster that "goes with it". I was trying to dream up how to make this work then I see this product! Perfect! I can heve my radio in the dash now!?! No beat to hell wood grain with bad cut outs and cracks!?! Thank you sir, thank you!
Slacker,
This is perfect. Have you been reading my mind or something! My dash is beat to hell and my current "plan" is for a JDM 2jzgte swap and to use the aristo guage cluster that "goes with it". I was trying to dream up how to make this work then I see this product! Perfect! I can heve my radio in the dash now!?! No beat to hell wood grain with bad cut outs and cracks!?! Thank you sir, thank you!

and I look forward to helping you
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havent even started on that yet ..
had a look , at an assembled dash , and just not sure what we're going to do with it yet .. We wont be building just a "dash pad" but a replacement
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had a look , at an assembled dash , and just not sure what we're going to do with it yet .. We wont be building just a "dash pad" but a replacement
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