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My Custom Dash2 Build Using Real Carbon - Pic Heavy


a98pmalcolm
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Hay all. With my Dash2 finial working 100% I thought I'd post up how I made the surround. I still need to make a nice alloy cage to hold the Dash2 rather than it being duct taped in from behind but It will look no different to how it looks now.

 

The process took a week or 2 and a LOT of effort. But was worth it in the long run.

 

1st up was to take off the original clock surround and grind off the lips.

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img198/5794/20120815194836.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img716/909/20120815194841.jpg

 

Next up was to fibreglass over the top

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img197/5281/20120815211928.jpg

 

Once the resin was hardened time to get my grinding skills out again ;) to cut off all the outer fibreglass

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img194/2397/20120816194616.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img196/4250/20120816194624.jpg

 

As the fibreglass sinks I need to use filler to fill up what remained of the holes

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img26/5048/20120816200623.jpg

 

Smooth it off and time for some more filler

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img842/5687/20120816203138.jpg

 

After plenty of elbow grease and hard work the front panel is now even and dead smooth! I actually dropped off to sleep while sanding this down with the panel in one hand and the sanding block in the other as it exhausted me so much. lol

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img585/6082/20120817205741.jpg

 

After I marked out the size of a Dash2 on the panel my mate had to cut it out for me as I have a hand as steady as jelly

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img11/3494/20120818204150.jpg

 

And after I had sanded the edges nice and smooth for a snug fit :) (see its taking shape now ;))

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img402/1861/20120820094714.jpg

 

Noe for the tricky part, applying the carbon. Using real carbon off a roll we then used the same resin as the fibreglass over the top and epoxy underneath to stick the carbon making sure the weaving remained straight.

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img18/7780/20120820192727.jpg

 

Then I cut the hole in the middle and sanding to whole thing smooth to start applying the lacquer

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img687/7225/20120905184658.jpg

 

After many nights of sanding back and lacquering I finally got the finish I worked so hard for to get :)

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img11/2761/20120906223016.jpg

 

And with the actual Dash2 in to check that it all fitted nicely. Some small sanding needed doing.

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img856/2148/20120906224814.jpg

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And with it all fitted into the car

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img145/9749/20120911171123.jpg

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img442/867/20120911171129.jpg

 

And the Dash2 finally working properly

 

http://imageshack.us/a/img687/4995/20121023155216.jpg

 

Thanks for looking and I hope you all like :) Was my first time using fiberglass and carbon :)

 

Thanks

Paul

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That looks awesome mate good job, plus you have given me the idea to mount my toucan display where you have :D

 

:shock: how dare you! lol. Go for it. Its the best best I could come up with..

 

Carbon Looks great dude, but that steering wheel is horrid

 

Thanks but each to there own I guess. A lot of people like it. Some may not.. I don't think it does it much justice with the strange angle of the shot..

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Thanks very much for the comments peps, feels great when hard work gets appreciated.

 

Fantastic work!

 

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P.s, did you do your blue LED conversion yourself?

 

Originally heckler did them, but then I changed a few (put some red ones in) and replaced some dead l.e.d's.

 

Good work, so whats your next plan of action? I know you just can't stop adding new mods to the supra:eyebrows:

 

lol I know, I'm terrible. It would be telling if I were to tell you what was next ;)

But as you asked so nicely. Next up I will be testing uprated gearbox mounts for a company, fitting uprated bush's and engine mounts :D

And i will make a nice picture thread for all you picture whores :thumbs:

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