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Panos

12Volt Specialist
Location
Salt lake City
worked on my dash and center section, i guess you can call it that. I used a material called alumilight. It is like DiBond but instead of having a solid core it has a waffle like core. it is about a 1/4 " thick and super strong. more so than DiBond. I probably should have used it on the floor..oh well. the center section required a lot of tweaking, it has a good bend in it and also twists at the end. if that makes sense. I need to cut some holes for the shifters and do some sort of boot system still.

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Panos

12Volt Specialist
Location
Salt lake City
painted tonight. I ended up going a different color. its a black with a semi metallic flake in it. I am sure the pics wont do it just, but I really like how it tuned out. I ran out of paint before I could finish.
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Herzog

Herzog

somewhat damaged
Admin
Location
Wydaho
That's looking really good. I might have to steal that color. I'm looking for a charcoal / dark grey but that looks really good even in the photo.
 
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mikeytheboarder

Registered User
Nick wow I had no idea your a mad scientist now???? You move to St Geezy and this is what happens??? I am very impressed you have done a great job on this and I can't wait to see it. Looks like I will have to come to Moab this year just to see this thing. Good job bud!!!
 
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Panos

12Volt Specialist
Location
Salt lake City
I have been in SLC for the past week and a half and have not made much progress. But I did get to make my panels and have them wrapped. I did the dash panels the same wrap. So I had a dilemma when it came time to mounting my panels. I have never done it before and didn’t know how others were doing it other than the kits from Polly and alike hardware. I knew I wanted some sort of rubber washer or something between the tab and the panel to cut down rattles and other vibration noises. So I went to ACE and looked around for about half an hour and found the perfect! Solution. What I found may not be new to anyone but I thought it was pretty trick. it is a rubber sleeve with threads inside and a washer like head on it; all rubber except the treads. The rubber pushes through the tab all the way until the head stops it and creates a flat rubber surface for the panel to sit against. Then I marked and drilled the holes in the panels.

Now the cool part about these is that when you screw a bolt into them they expand on the side through the tab creating a really solid way to mount the panel. i have pictures I am sure that all may sound a little confusing.

Ok, don’t laugh. but the hardware I used is called furniture hardware used in tables and other such furniture. I decided on this style of bolt because it had a large diameter head that was an Allen type and was incredibly flat. The size was 1/4 20 X 2" even came black oxidized.

So in conclusion this way of mounting the panels turned out beautifully! And works so well I would recommend it for anyone.

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I Lean

I Lean

Mbryson's hairdresser
Vendor
Location
Utah
Let us know how the mounting works real-world. I'm thinking if there's any panel-to-tube contact anywhere between bolts, you'll still rattle. Weatherstripping makes everything nice and solid-sounding though. :)
 
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