cutlass custom gauge panel???
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Those are 3-3/8" gauges. There's absolutely no way you can fit a 5" gauge and 2-5/8" gauges in the stock dash. You'd have to start cutting and fabbing your own dash for that.
The 3-3/8" gauges in that picture actually touch slightly on the plastic trim.
The 3-3/8" gauges in that picture actually touch slightly on the plastic trim.
I made one of these for Cutty1 here on the sight and I was lucky to get two 3-1/8" gauges and three 2-1/6" gauges in.
You might be able to do the 3-3/8" and two 2-5/8".
Now of course this all assumes you do it the way I've done it here. But if you build a panel that comes out more flush with the dash surround, you'll gain more clearance. It just depends on how "factory" you want it to look. I was going for a well integrated panel that didn't look like I bolted something in for a race car but rather something the factory may have done.
If your going for more of the race car look then doing a larger alumiunum panel might work for you.
Here's the gauge panel I made for Cutty1. You can see how tight things were:
You might be able to do the 3-3/8" and two 2-5/8".
Now of course this all assumes you do it the way I've done it here. But if you build a panel that comes out more flush with the dash surround, you'll gain more clearance. It just depends on how "factory" you want it to look. I was going for a well integrated panel that didn't look like I bolted something in for a race car but rather something the factory may have done.
If your going for more of the race car look then doing a larger alumiunum panel might work for you.
Here's the gauge panel I made for Cutty1. You can see how tight things were:
Thought I would post here since I've had a few PM's about making these gauge panels.
I'd really like to make these but the issue is time. They tend to take quite a bit of time to make and as much as I work, the only time I have off is Sunday so it makes it tough to squeeze anything like this in.
I've been trying to figure out a way to make blanks out of plastic that would be much easier to reproduce but haven't done much about it.
So I'll have to respectively pass on making anymore of these for the moment. Thanks for the interest though!
I'd really like to make these but the issue is time. They tend to take quite a bit of time to make and as much as I work, the only time I have off is Sunday so it makes it tough to squeeze anything like this in.
I've been trying to figure out a way to make blanks out of plastic that would be much easier to reproduce but haven't done much about it.
So I'll have to respectively pass on making anymore of these for the moment. Thanks for the interest though!
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