FE-FC Holden Discussion Forum

Here's my FE dash almost ready for paint, holes for gauges are done, just need to trial fit the small lights I am using for the indicators and warning lights.

thats very well done, looks like a factory sports dash should look,

Mate,

That looks dam good, should set the dash  off when finished.  8)  8)
I have seen this done on a fe ute in Melb but not set up as well as you have done.

Steve.

The dash itself has only cost a carton of VB so far, although the weld cracked between the two RHS gauges when the jigsaw was going around.
What blew me over was the template I was using, I got it from the local Gauge specialist as a dual 2 1/16 gauge bracket. If you put the bracket over the "bumps" that house the choke, light switch etc they line up exactly!
So the spacings match quite well, had to cut some of the framework behind the dash though. The dash and glovebox will be mid-blue to match the material on the seats, the rest of the dash is the light blue that the car wore in it's previous build.

Well I consider myself a bit of a purist Stinky, but that dash looks pretty good to me!

Stinky
        Dash looks bloody great. Something differant yet semi original. Well done. :) ;) :D ;D

Regards
Sarge

Stinky ,
              The dash looks sensational, will look even better when painted and installed , good luck with it
                           Cheers Rusty

Thanks for all of the feedback fellas, it certainly helps keep the enthusiasm up. Also helps kill off any niggles about things being "not quite right".

Stinky
Maaaaaate did you make another for me. It looks great and as zulu said is in keeping with original styling, I noted you even kept with MPH.

Just one question were are you mounting the Tacho.

JOKE ALERT!
Not really attracted to the Tacho, so I won't be mounting it anywhere  :D LOL

But seriously, I am leaving that until the dash and steering column are in, so I can try out different positions. I was thinking of it on the column, but I have also seen one mounted on the dash that looked good.

The gauges are all Autometer (American) and there wasn't really a choice of kmh, but I would have stayed with mph even if there was.

Nice one Stinky, tasteful indeed.

Cheers

Ed

Stinky
        Very very nice! I am currently playing around with something very similar if it turns out half as good as yours I will be rapped.
Glenn
P/s does anyone know of a speedo that has ignition & indicator lights in it that would fit FC

I don't know about the ign. lights but the FJ speedo had the high beam indicater light at the top of the dial and with a couple of diodes in the wiring you can use this to flash for the indicaters as well. You don't need two lights as you know which way you're turning!
Maybe this can work with other similar speedos as well?

sgo,

You might as well stick with the FE speedo if you're going to do that, since it also has the hi-beam indicator integrated.

Mind you, once you pull one of those speedos out, it certainly looks like it would be easy enough to fit two more lights in there to use for the indicators.

just a thought...
cheers
RET

Jaycar (www.jaycar.com.au) have some tiny (approx 5mm) 12V LEDs in a chrome bezel, that would fit almost anywhere. I have two green for indicators and some red ones for warning lights.
The indicator LED will sit between the smaller gauges on each side.
If that is of help to anyone.

Stinky

You bugger I have been toying with that idea for ages.  The other idea i had was to get one of tose 4 in 1 guages and mount it into the dash

MICKUS

There's a bigger bugger on the board, and they have been holding out on us! They sent me a pic of their custom dash and it blows mine out of the water.

I will let them reveal themselves though.

slowly, quietly, the bird builds his nest??

.. hee hee

this bird has been hard at work over the last few months,

with alot of pressure to finish the nest, perhaps even to present it as  unfinished due to other factors, this is one project i must see to the end.

The project shall be revealed in due course.

Thanks

Ed


;)

Does this count?

(http://photo.starblvd.net/~fevanv6/2-3-4.jpg)

;D ;D ;D

Jason
       That looks excellent !!! The Quality of workmanship you have put into the van is a credit to you.
Glenn

phwoarrrr....  

thats amazing!!!

:o

Cheers

Ed

New trophy catergory at the next Nats?

Best engineered dash  ;D

Noted.
Colin

Heres a thought Stinky for your dash.... Using a bit of 1/4 " round bend this up to form an eyebrow (shot gun style)over the new  smaller guages.... this would  mimick the central eyebrow...I will try and do this for you in photo shop but no promises... I think this would be easily achieved and would give a more intergrated look.... Just my two cents worth... cheers streetneat

Here ya go stinky... Maybe this one could be lead wiped for a better finish..its easier than you think....
(http://gallery.oldholden.com/albums/Streeneatideas/fe_dash_2.jpg)

Streetneat, you are a BAAAAD man!  ;D
Do not tempt me with such ideas.
Anyhoo, with the gauges on the LHS being so close to the edge I'd never get it to look right.

However, I think there is another person on the board that is building a dash that this could easily be done too?

Heh heh heh...badder than most.... Yep I am quite keen to give this one a shot myself... If some one wnats to send me some 2" guages I might give it a go... cost would be about $250 in making it which cosidering the hours involved is a bargain.. and would be metal finished ...no bog.... If any one  is interested  let me know..... gemini speedo fits well as it turns out but not sure I like the look.... Gives a  resetable odometer and readsin KMH of course... The speed readings would be a bit optimistic for an FC but the factory posted up 110 Mph  (albeit written backwards..) so maybe its not such a stretch of the imagination....... cheers streetneat

I actually made eye brows over my 2 inch guages but since I recessed them all on an angle the eyebrow looked strange, so I deleted the eye brow altogether.

now ive got the major shape right Im thinking of doing the lot in fibreglass.

Cheers

Ed