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Thread: Back at it, interior time..

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    Back at it, interior time..

    Was too busy to work on my gtm for about a year now, but I finally got it back to my shop and am going to make a big effort to finish it this year. I don't have too much left, but a good amount. The biggest issue is the interior at the moment. All the panels are peeling, and they really don't fit the overall vibe of the car. I was going to go wild and fab up a complete interior, but I have dialed it back a bit and am going to just work with with they have provided, add some flair to the gauges, and make a nice center console to house an Alpine Halo9 radio and the heater/ac controls. So far, I have just about finished the gauges. Heres what I got.

    Made some 3D bezels for the gauges to try and give the cluster some depth/layers. Looking at most modern cars that come in my shop, theres a nice big screen in between a couple analog gauges. I chose the AEM CD5 5" gauge pack to fit between the tach and speedo supplied by FFR. The CD5 will show me every gauge too, as well as G-forces, tilt, yaw, etc. Its a very cool piece that is nearly 100% customizable.







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    Nicely done, just saw your post on my thread. I love the capability of the AEM dashes. I've also got the vehicle dynamics module. I found a nice area right in the center tunnel to mount it. Its only about 1.5 inches off of vehicle center line front to rear.

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    Got a good amount of time in yesterday and today. Was able to get the radio mounted and a template started for the radio bezel/shifter bezel. Once I get all the holes and switched and such where I like, I will make the whole bezel out of one piece of acrylic and bend it. Hopefully tomorrow.







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    Very nice work! Those gauge bezels look like they would have been a bear to make on an angle like that? Looks great!
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    Looks like you are off to a great start, can't wait to see the finished dash! Is that a stitched leather dash cover?
    MK3.1 2004 Mach 1 donor. ABS, PS, TC.
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    Thank you. They aren't too bad Shane, just make a jig and run it on the router table. like an upside down mill lol

    beeman, thats the crap that someone at factory five attempted to glue down 8 years ago. I have been cutting it away from the spots I have been working on so I don't have to deal with all the glue yet.

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    Not much to update, but I made the finalized bezel out of acrylic. The bezel is now 1 piece from the radio to the shifter. Made out of 1/4" acrylic, bent to fit the dash. Took me 3 tries. First one didn't bend well, second broke when I bent too far and tried to reverse a little, third times a charm. I am going to paint the back side of it and it will give a really deep finish. Next up I am going total care of mounting all the pieces into the car and to each other, then work on an armrest. After that, door panels...

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    Very nice!
    How are you mounting the tablet? I'm getting started on my dash too...
    MK3.1 2004 Mach 1 donor. ABS, PS, TC.
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    2000 C5 Lingenfelter LS1@489hp
    1999 Corvette FRC/Z06 track car

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    Lots of toys in this car!

    A small suggestion:

    You may want to try a slim rectangular air vent and drop your tablet down a few inches for extra front view clearance.
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