jgporsche

Well, I have been wanting to do this race dash project for awhile now. I finally received the fiberglass top portion today. Basically, the idea is to take a non-airbag dash, strip it down to bare metal (getting rid of all the vinyl and foam) and put on new fiberglass pieces. Here's a few pics to illustrate what I am trying to do:







The first pic shows the dash stripped of the vinyl, and the foam exposed (Anyone have any suggestions on getting this **** off?). Above it, is the Broadoot Racing Fiberglass Dash. The fitment is SUPERB! I was 100% shocked it fit as well as it did.

Pic #2 shows the fitment.

The reason I am doing this is for custom mounting of gauges, switches, etc. Not really for weight savings which their will be just a little of.

This will probably go into the 944S (depending on sale)... or the turbo track car I am thinking of building.

hpservertech

Foam glued to metal? hmmmm....torch it off?

billthe3

If there is a ton of foam (which it looks like there is) why not take the whole unit to a place to get acid dipped or something to get it all shiney clean?

azbanks

How about a drill with a wire wheel. It does a great job removing rust.

jgporsche

torch is the way I am working....


on a side note... this is what I will be installing as my new "gauge cluster"




Info on the specific model:
250-DS-UDXSR: A display only model for street rods and street machines. This model adds the features that are required on street driven vehicles, such as speedometer, odometer, high beam, parking brake and turn signal indicators. The dash also offers the ability to display water temperature, oil temperature, oil pressure, fuel level, battery voltage and tachometer. ($725.00) Approx. dimensions: 4.00" tall, 10.20" wide, 2.125" thick. (0.825" bezel + 1.30" back housing)
Total clearance required behind mounting surface: 2.0"

potent951turbo

That is going to look awesome in your car. How much wiring is needed to hook that cluster up?

jgporsche

not sure yet... i won't be using all of the fuctions, because my zeitronix display covers a lot of it.

thoen

where is the best place to put the oil temperature sensor in a 944 na???

Lemming

I drilled a whole in my drain plug, tapped it, and inserted the sensor.

thoen

wow, that is what i was thinking of but i thought there was a specific location for this. Thanks!!!

dmilzoff

I'm doing a similar fiberglass dash with a DataLogger in a track only S2. Why do I need oil temp? I've installed water temp and oil pressure. What range should oil temp be within?