The speedometer & tachometer are both 5", the other gauges are 2 5/8" smooth bezel. Posted using the Full Custom H.A.M.B. App!
I talked a good friend out of a few more SW 2 3/8 rear mounts so I finally bit the bullet and drilled some holes. I'm a little bit closer to filling them all. Just a few more.
The dash is the masterpiece or the gete'r done ! Love the art tied into these . Can't afford much , so I will run repop gauges in a origanal dash panel . Keep me coming guys ! Love it, love it !!
I like your dash, can't help but wonder what it would look like if the center panel were rotated 180 degrees? Just a thought.
I was on the fence about flipping it 180. The curves didn't match which bothered me so I kept it as you see it in the pic.
Those temp gauges are identical to mine...brass case, horizontal mounting tab, ridiculously long bourdon tube, black bezel (or at least, mine was til I stripped the paint off of it - it's nickel plated underneath)...unfortunately, my date code is illegible, but it does share identical construction and very similar inspection markings with an ammeter that's dated April, 1944. I'd be interested to know what date codes your temp gauges have... My suspicion is that these were designed for marine use (brass cases) and possibly military applications (black-painted bezels). Anyway, that's a damn fine dash. Well done!!
Dash for my 29 dirt track car. Loaded with a boat tach and early John Deere tractor gauges. Drive fast & take chances
34 ford top rail grafted to 34 chevy bottom. Champion cluster with So Cal gauges. I have a complete set of S/Ws but when lit at night, they are so damned dusty inside, I couldn't read them.
I know I am old: But what the hell are all the alphabet letters at the bottom of yer posts? some similar were in HOP UP, later versions and I didn't "get" them either. Bet I am not the only one that "hates" what we don't understand... s'plain please ?
My Model A dash, its two 49 Ford dashes cut in half & blended together, done in the 60's by the original builder.
Got a little more done on the dash so I thought i would post an update. I also picked up a panel for my wife's future project.
There are two things a good driver will see a lot of, the hood and of course the dash. Here is the 40 car dash I put in my 40 pickup. Just love how it made the whole truck pop! The gauges are a set I made up and another set for Tony Miller's Custom 40 Ford Convertible displayed at GNRS.
Anyone have photos of Jimmy Bean's Roadster? It's Latin for the Faithful... online translations can be done by "Babblefish". This wins the award for the "Cleanest most Beautiful and Simplest" Dash! !!!!!!!!
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