bustedknuckle
New Member
Since this information might be helpful to someone else and everybody likes to see stuff coming together i thought i'd post up my gauge cluster build.
I thought about doing something like this here
http://www.turbobuickmods.com/products/ ... /index.htm (version #2, didnt like any of the other plates either really)
but didnt like how all the gauges were so bunched in together and he never returned any of my phone calls or emails so i decided to make my own dash plate to house the gauges
Heres the gauges
Autometer ultra light carbn fiber series 3-3/8 tach and speedo and all other gauges are 2-1/16
I am going to put 6 gauges in the dash cluster tach,speedo,mech oil press, mech water temp,volt and fuel level. then i have two more for the center console, nitrious press and trans temp
Here is my hand drawn print of dimensions after cutting out the center of the dash bezel. and the design layout of what i want it to look like. These are all inside dimensions given
Then i went to work on doing a CAD drawing to make everything Symmetrical. the steering column is auctually offset to the left a 1/2".
And finally a blueprint to cut it out on the CNC
dont tell my boss. I figured these dimensions will help someone out one of these days
After cutting it out on the CNC
duburred and now the mounting design comes into play. Not sure exactlly yet tho. saved my self alot of room on the edges for mounting points.
gauges set into place
Thats all for now, ill keep this updated as i chug along on the project
I thought about doing something like this here
http://www.turbobuickmods.com/products/ ... /index.htm (version #2, didnt like any of the other plates either really)
but didnt like how all the gauges were so bunched in together and he never returned any of my phone calls or emails so i decided to make my own dash plate to house the gauges
Heres the gauges
Autometer ultra light carbn fiber series 3-3/8 tach and speedo and all other gauges are 2-1/16
I am going to put 6 gauges in the dash cluster tach,speedo,mech oil press, mech water temp,volt and fuel level. then i have two more for the center console, nitrious press and trans temp
Here is my hand drawn print of dimensions after cutting out the center of the dash bezel. and the design layout of what i want it to look like. These are all inside dimensions given
Then i went to work on doing a CAD drawing to make everything Symmetrical. the steering column is auctually offset to the left a 1/2".
And finally a blueprint to cut it out on the CNC
dont tell my boss. I figured these dimensions will help someone out one of these days
After cutting it out on the CNC
duburred and now the mounting design comes into play. Not sure exactlly yet tho. saved my self alot of room on the edges for mounting points.
gauges set into place
Thats all for now, ill keep this updated as i chug along on the project
