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Adelaide
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September 2003
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Building custom dash for ra23
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Sun, 14 December 2003 22:50
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Hi all,
I'm currently in plan stage for a custom dash for my ra23 - anyone have any ideas what I should try and make it out of?
I can do wood easy as pie -- but I was thinking maybe fibre glass / plastic?
Any thoughts?
Also any one know where I can get some inspiration from pics etc?
Cheers 
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Location:
Canberra
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December 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Sun, 14 December 2003 23:26
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Are you talking about the fascia or the entire dash panel?
Carbonfibre, fibreglass, brushed aluminium, tell us what look you want to go with eg contempory or traditional etc, etc.
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Location:
Westleigh, Sydney
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October 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Sun, 14 December 2003 23:45
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there once was an orange ra28 in fast fours which had a new dash panel made from plastic with grey leather over the top. mind you his profession was car interiors. just cover the original one with something.
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Sun, 14 December 2003 23:47
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The entire dash - complete including the glove box
I was hoping to try and get a brushed aluminum look, or a dark silver finish -- I'm not quite sure the best material to make it out of - I know wood will suck - but then for the support would be ok...
Not sure
I have this vision of it in my head - all neat and 'modern' ish I guess - though very simplistic in design -
All smooth and flowing -- lots of things hidden neatly and looking like they are just a part of the panel....
That probably helps less 
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Location:
Canberra
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December 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 01:05
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try bluewire (i think) he does this for a living and will be able to help you out heaps....
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 01:36
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Thanks I've contacted Sean - to see what a price could be and what sort of materials
Have to say the bluewire install looks sweet
Cheers for the advice.
*as always Toymods helps me sort myself out*
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Location:
Canberra
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December 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 01:44
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Glad to be able to help, two heads are better than one.
With my dash i took all the yucky wood grain and replaced it with a sheet of carbon fibre and then plastic welded the cracks and painted the dash up, looks alright and is nice to look at on long trips.
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Location:
Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 03:06
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I like the factory fake wood 
But be nicer if it was real and polished. Just not sure how to cut a piece of wood that fine.
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Location:
Canberra
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December 2002
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Location:
Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 03:24
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Heres mine not the best pic but you get the idea
went for the wood look to go with the steering wheel its also got wooden arm rest and some of the centre console
i'll eventually paint the plastic 
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Location:
Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 03:27
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+ me & a mate carpeted the whole dash and my mate gave me a ciggie burn while i was sat in the car i smashed the steerng console so we made one out of some plastic bottles paper mashay then carpeted it (aint no one going to get my ignition barrel out  )
where the 2 gauges are is where the am radio was
ps. im getting new black carpet for the floor in the new year
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Location:
newcastle nsw
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May 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 08:30
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try polished stainless with autometre gauges, thats what i have and i quite like it even tho a lot of people wouldnt
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Location:
Auckland NZ
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December 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 09:31
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have a look through some hot rod magazines, the ones with tech tips. i've got a couple with how to's on complete interior trim's and one with a custom aluminum dash from scratch. i wouldn't want to try it myself but for someone with the skills it wouldn't be too hard.
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Location:
melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Mon, 15 December 2003 09:59
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gotta put a plug in for my ta22 cluster :
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Location:
Perth
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May 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Tue, 16 December 2003 00:27
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its original but the centre console is custom as well as where the gauges are. It looks heaps better than the original.
polished steel is the go but you have to make up custom mounting points so i hope you have a decent welder friend
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Location:
newcastle nsw
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May 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Tue, 16 December 2003 09:12
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sorry no pics at the moment, ill take same during the week, ill email them to you as i dont have webspace to put them up here
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I supported Toymods
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Epping, Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Tue, 16 December 2003 09:21
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I'd love a custom aluminium dash in mine - the lightly polished look with custom gauges is awesome (imho)
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Tue, 16 December 2003 11:58
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Cheers Dcving - I'll look forward to it - just pm me for my email addy
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Location:
Brisbane, Queensland
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Fri, 19 December 2003 03:46
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grega where abouts is your fuel gauge gonna go? i really like what you've done though... how long does it take/how hard is it to take out the dash like that?
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Location:
sydney
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May 2002
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Fri, 19 December 2003 13:05
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personaly i like the wood grain and think the ta22 has a dash that compliments the style of the car.
would love to have a gt face style instead of the wood thou.
there was a home made dash face from polished aluminium on ebay awhile ago that didnt look to bad. was sort of domed out instead of flat.
i also think a great idea to keep the original stereo in and hide whatever system you have.
good security and fills the holes.
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Location:
Crapberra
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September 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Sat, 20 December 2003 08:04
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If you wanted a wood finish you could always go down to your hardware shop and buy some wood veneer and glue it over your existing dash. Then you'd just need to add some shellac over it... That's one of my potential plans anyway.
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Location:
Brisbane
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December 2003
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Re: Building custom dash for ra23
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Sun, 21 December 2003 05:03
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With the stainless dash, you may want to check with the legality of this mod first. Head impact zones etc could possibly pose a problem.
Personally I'd just restore the original and maybe fit some new gauges.
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