An original idea for a dash board... it's new to me anyway

So it's not a hot rod but look close. He used the lettering from a pickup tailgate to fill the dash and sunk Harley gages into it. There's no reason this couldn't be done with a Ford or Chevrolet tailgate. Take a look, I think it's neat.

 

if I did that to my ford could I pass it off as a VW

 

OhBoy, you must have been up all night thinking of that one.

It's definately neat though.

Billy

 

no reason? are you sure?

 

I like it.
thanks for sharing.

 

Gay.

 

oh great, he's got a fogged up fuel gauge, a worthless air temp gauge and a speedo that works 1/2 the time

 

I put a VW dash in my Model A, but it didn't look like that !!! I kinda like it.

 

Anyone notice the typo? They spelled D-U-M-B wrong.

 

now its going to be even harder to convince some one its not a dune buggy

 

Reminds me of the people who drive a Camaro (or whatever) and have CAMARO in big letters across the top of the windshield...

 

I can imagine a model A using the script gate from a T pickup to form a dash board. I would recommend having a speedometer though. I still think it's a neat and original idea even if all of the "cooler than though" types are attempting to boost their egos by putting down anything different.

 

Would you want him using (wasting) a nice set of Sun's or SW's on it? The concept of embossing a dash is interesting, but generally speaking, if it's on a tailgate, leave it on a tailgate.

 

The amount of closed minded people around here is always entertaining .
I think its a cool idea I've never seen before.
Imagination...A
Execution......B- (guages, modern stereo etc detract)

 

There was some mullet back in the day in my town that had some trans am or something, when those across the windshield decals were all the rage (like Vanilla Ice era) Anywho, while lookin real cool with his Firechicken or whatever, someone pointed out that the sticker read "Pontica"

 

Maybe if I could just find an "F" and a "U" and put the guages in between.......

naaaah

On a more serious note, its interesting, but not for me

 

Does anyone else get a blue box with a question mark in it where the picture should be? Why is this happening to me? (The responses to that question should be good). Thanks Brian

 

OK my ego needs a boost.

I like the concept well enough, although I'd like to say I would have used something different. That said I wasn't there at the time and didn't have a V-Dubb tail gate at my disposal.

Never the less mabe the V-8 tailgate from a Ford might be a cool idea for a Ford dash. Just a thought. Sometimes what is considered a dumb idea can spur a lot of good ideas.

 

HaHaHa!!! I was thinkin' the SAME thing!!!!
"Powered by.............."

 

I'm not cooler, smarter, richer or better looking than anyone, and this is only my opinion. I think it's dumb. Visually unappealing, distracting, and not very functional (how about a tach, at least?).

Having said that, lots of people have opinions and very few have ideas, so let me try to be more constructive... you could accomplish the same sort of effect and work with the contours of the dash better if you started with a flat panel and had the lettering cut out of high density .125" styrene (a good sign company can cut out the lettering). Once the lettering is adhered to the dash panel you can contour the edges with body filler, then sand and paint. Similar effect that could be more appealing (or... more streetrodderiffic, depending on your perspective).

 

I kinda like how Chevy did it in 1955, the Belair has an aluminum trim panel across the dash, with a billion little bowties embossed on it. Subtle, but they did get the advertising point across.

 

Embossing the dash is an interesting idea... maybe outlining the dash and raising the area surrounding the gauges. It depends on the concept AND the execution. Someone might be able to gleen a couple ideas from THIS, too. (well, I couldn't, but I couldn't look at it very long before becoming ill)

 

In the early 80's I saw a pair of 59 Bonneville tail ligt bezels made into a dash. The driver's side had a bar type speedo with a round gauge at each end. The passenger side was the opening for the glove box.

I wish I had a picture of it!

Carmak
Riverside, Iowa

 

I think a lot of good things start with something not every body likes. Mr t has a goodo idea with the emb. that was my first thout.

 

samething I was thinking. Hey why don't everyone build the same car make and the same year and motor,color ect.and enter a car show? some people want to be diffrent,and bring diffrent ideas. Who wants the same thing everyone has?

 

I think using a Ford logo tailgate for the rear of a rpu or modified might be neat.
r

 

Save the time and have Safariknut paint the letters on like he does with his license plates....





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Cool idea - using a body panel as a dash.

maybe a section of quarterpanel or door skin could be made to work.

But when I clicked on Mr T body's link...

the only ideas I got centered around a wrecking ball.

-bill

 

So...what...the owner couldn't remember it was a VW...had to be reminded all the time by putting that in front of him...

"Now where'd I park that car...what kind was it again?"

R-