70's Ca Look Dashes - whats your favourite ???

[luftkafer]

I remember fiberglass dashes Chris Addington made in the 80's. They were cool. My brother had one in his Ghia.

Done anyone remember the anodized bezels that you would put behind your VDO gauges?

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

I remember those they still make them  they are used on Speed Boats

[Rick Meredith]

Here's mine



VDO Cockpit's with a speedo out of a special edition SuperBeetle.

[Bill Schwimmer]

And there is the 1st Empi GT wheel I ever owned, Bought it for $15.00 out of the Recycler in about 82 or 83.  Glad to see you are back Rick     have a good Christmas   Bill

[Rick Meredith]

You too pal!

[Diederick/DVK]

how about stereos?
guys what kind of radio did you have in your dashboards? dkk rick?

what kind of radios where hot to mount in your looker back in the day?

[louisb]

Here's mine



VDO Cockpit's with a speedo out of a special edition SuperBeetle.

I like that dash.

One of my biggest problems with a lot of these custom dashes is they lose some of the character of driving an old car. I want the dash of my car to look like an old car dash. Not some modern sports car dash. It loses that high neatness value the simple stock dash brings.

--louis

[luftkafer]

Stereos!
That reminds me of something funny.
Back in the day... (Late 80's)
I was at Bug O Rama 18 or something...
Everyone had big stereos with lots of BASS! I was looking at "Bus Tom". A custom 21 window deluxe Bus.
So I am at the front of the Bus checking out the Safari windows. Of course the stereo was cranked.
On my right arm I kept feeling a fly crawling on my arm. I subconsciously tried to brush it off my arm.
After two minutes of this I finally looked down and found the holes for the antenna were near my arm.
The air pressure was so intense that it was blowing on my arm. Making me think it was a fly crawling on me.
Erich

[Fastbrit]

Nice dash, I like it! I should have thought about the 4cyl / 6cyl thing! I thought the five gauges from the 911 would look cooler than the 3 from the 912. Looks like I'm going to have to mix and match!

Not all 912s are three-gauge...

[Ivan]

Lee,
Having done a Bug with a 'smoothed' dash in the late 80's - all I can say is think long and hard before you get rid of the glovebox... Especially as you're a smoker.
Not long after you plate it up and smooth over it you start to realize  the value of a glovebox. 

[Lids]

I agree, did that to mine, I now have a spare dash in the Shed waiting to be welded in.

[javabug]

Any clever solutions for the fuel gauge if keeping the dash "panels" (grilles?), but shave the trim strips?  The stock square piece has the trim extensions.  Haven't looked closely at one yet if it can be removed and reshaped?

[lowfastbus]

What was the opinion on dash-plaques back then?
Could they be a part off a cal-look dash??

[Lee.C]

Lee,
Having done a Bug with a 'smoothed' dash in the late 80's - all I can say is think long and hard before you get rid of the glovebox... Especially as you're a smoker.
Not long after you plate it up and smooth over it you start to realize  the value of a glovebox. 

Very Very good point dude - I have been thinking LONG and HARD about loosing the glove box and I think I am going to KEEP IT 

I have mocked up a very nice layout that uses all 7 guages, my 8 track and a VW interior light - and keeps the glove box - I will post a pic SOON

[Diederick/DVK]

you'd better post of pic of that very soon lee 

mike, why not use a vdo fuel gauge?

and i'm curious about the dash plaques too!

[roland]

specially for Diederick 

[Diederick/DVK]

awesome roland, thanks!
if only i could do the same thing, but i'm afraid the cutting will mean i need to respray my dash

but it looks so cool 

[.]

specially for Diederick 

I really like the way the gauge sizes follow the shape of the dash panel.
Did you use a RHD glove box lid ?

[Lee.C]

specially for Diederick 

Hmmmmm very nice dash 

[yvre]

The comment's right... this is indeed one of the best dash treatment ever.
Credit to the twins (at least they got that part right).

[roland]

Thanks guys!

Richard, it's just a piece of metal shaped like a RHD glovebox lid. 10 years ago, without the internet, it was not that easy to find a rhd glovebox lid in belgium..

And yvre; if i remember correctly, Pat dsigned it..

[wolfswest]

Hi Guys,

Planning to change my dash so I found this older topic...

everybody is talking about the dash of "Lee Gong" or "Dave Rhoads" but I can't see pics of it in the topic...  Anybody got pics?

+ picts maybe of aluminium or black vinyl inserts maybe?

Thx alot

Dem

[Lee.C]

here is an old skool Ali panel type a bit like Lee Gongs - well similar 

Hmm nice seats too 

[Lee.C]

but for me the more I look at this one the more I like it - its really 70's and mine will be even more "busy" hey Jick

Plus I have a couple of SECRET custom ideas

[carlo]

Here's mine

[speedwell]

here's the dashboard of  PEACH & SCREAM at bug in 33

[speedwell]

here's the dashboard of  PEACH & SCREAM at bug in 33

[bullitt]

in my opinion best ones are padded black ones (probably the most cal spirit ones)in black vinyl with vdo black gauges.
plexiglas ones with chrome bezels gauges are great too.

i both cases i would retain glove box. cal look is a street car. glove box is useful.....

[Lee.C]

here's the dashboard of  PEACH & SCREAM at bug in 33

Hmmmmmm I love that dash (apart from the wonky stero ) I have my dash fully planned out now guys, its gonna take some work but it will be worth it 

[Diederick/DVK]

do i need to keep checking my phone?