.: updating the dash |
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Original C3 Corvette dash. Nice
(for a 30+ year old car) but not that
useful for an electric Corvette. |
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Marrying new
and old technologies. Original Corvette
speedometer and tachometer relocated
into line-of-site, above dash. |
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New A/C
ducts from a 2008 GTO. |
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View from
the driver's door |
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Hood view with cardboard dash. |
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Cardboard dash used as template
for 1/8" aluminum dash. |
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Cardboard is very
forgiving - aluminum, not so much. The
new dash is curved in all three
dimensions so I cut slots in the flat
sheet that allowed it to bend the way I
wanted, as well as it naturally curved. |
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This shows a 2" vertical curve.
The horizontal piece is temporary and
holds the "natural bend" of the dash. |
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Cutout for the old tach and
speedo. I've removed the temporary
horizontal strip with this welded in
strip. The trick is that the section
above the steering column needs to be
cut out for the gauges. |
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In order to cut out the section
above the steering column (an keep the
dash from collapsing) I used 1/8" x 3/4"
aluminum strips to make the "eyebrows"
for the speedo and tach. Once this is
fully welded to the dash, the temporary
brace will be cut away. |
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Fitting the
gauges to see the view. I still need to
remove the support members. |
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Here's a shot showing
the support bracing that will be
removed. |
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Eyebrows are fully welded in and
the support bracing has been removed. |
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Profile view of the new dash
showing a nice curve.
No Oh-S--- views. |
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New console with the
touchscreen LCD. |
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I've added a cup holder and a glove box. |
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Looking in from the driver's
door. |
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