Dash Layouts

[louisb]

It kind of reminds me of one of the Japanese Cal-look cars with all the instruments. Some of those things look like the inside of the shuttle.

--louis

[Rennsurfer]

No, no, no... there is no such thing as Cal Look on any other car other than an air-cooled VW, period. If you're referring to those funny looking riceboy cars with the Folger's coffee can exhausts, white dashes (yeah, that's gonna be effective in the sun), moronic over-the-top sound systems, 20 series uber low profile tires (like that's gonna "handle"), enough aftermarket body panels to build another car, and a gazillion gauges... yes, I agree with you.

I laugh, every time I see one of those cars. They put all of their money into making it "look" like it actually goes fast and handles. Rarely, such is ever the case. I've only seen a couple that were set up to be somewhat functional.

Back on topic; so, is the final decision to retain the stock fuel gauge and speedometer?

[louisb]

Actually, there is a rather large VW - Cal-look movement in Japan. They turn out cars on a level with anyone on this forum. But the Japanese seem to have a thing for gadgets so they go a little over board with the gauges some times. 

No to the stock speedo and fuel gauge and fill the radio hole, but keep the stock vents. (All of it dechromed of course.)

Check out Doug Mische's dash some time to see what I am talking about. His is done the same only he replaced the speedo with a tach.

--louis

[Rennsurfer]

Sounds like your dash will turn out pretty cool. Can't wait to see it.

[javabug]

Now THIS is a dash just LOADED with tons of information for the would-be driver. Excellent work, Deano.


DEANO FOR PREZ!

CHT gauge for each fin on the heads.  Brilliant!

[lowfastbus]

Here's mine, very plain but in my eyes not boring, glovebox will become a black plexi with dashplaques.
Worst pic but the only I have at the moment.

Jelle

[Tobi/DFL]

Here´s mine...

Tobi

[Rennsurfer]

Tobi, I like it a LOT. Nicely done gauge layout. What kind of steering wheel is that? Almost looks like the factory Formula Vee one that VW made in the early '70s.

[Tobi/DFL]

Thanks, Fred! It´s an aftermarket VDM steering wheel. I guess it was available in the late 60s / early 70s but I´m not sure. The only thing I had to do was fabricating a hub to make it fit the oval steering.
Bye,

Tobi

[LuftsickTero]

I guess it was available in the late 60s / early 70s but I´m not sure. The only thing I had to do was fabricating a hub to make it fit the oval steering.

Tobi, how did you do that? Out of a early-Oval/Split steering wheel or are you able to machine the needed splines etc by yourself?

[Tobi/DFL]

Tobi, how did you do that? Out of a early-Oval/Split steering wheel or are you able to machine the needed splines etc by yourself?

Hi Tero,

I took the splines from an old batwing steering wheel and shrinked them in a custom made aluminium boss. Then I securde both parts with 4 screws.
On my former steering I had to fabricate a boss as well but in that case the splines (once again from an old batweeng steering wheel) were welded in a custom made alumium hub. The strange thing was that the lower part of the splines was magnetic while the upper part wasn´t!? So the guy who welded the parts together told me it would be aluminium on top and steel on the lower part. For that reason the boss was made out of aluminium and not from stainless steel as I originally planned. very strange!
Bye,

Tobi

[Rocket Ron]

[Harry/FDK]

Ron, pls explain me how you make a Autometer speedo work, elctronic or cable ? If by cable, i reeeally would like to know. Tx.

Harry

[louisb]

Ron, pls explain me how you make a Autometer speedo work, elctronic or cable ? If by cable, i reeeally would like to know. Tx.

Harry

Harry, if you use a mechanical speedo you just need to get the right adapter. The threads on the back of th3e speedo are set up for GM cars.  You can use one from a GM tranny and ream out the hole so it is big enough for the cable. Or you can contact a Speedo shop and get one from them that will allow you to recalibrate your speedo so it shows the correct speed. (What I plan to do.) For electrical Speedo they make an adapter that will work. aircooled.net sells them.

--louis

[Harry/FDK]

Tx.

[Rocket Ron]

Ron, pls explain me how you make a Autometer speedo work, elctronic or cable ? If by cable, i reeeally would like to know. Tx.

Harry

it needs a cable making with the vw end one end and a conversion box on the other,I got mine made by a company in Bristol UK