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I have been building a 1950 Ford chopped top for a very long time, I bought the car and chopped the top 17 years ago. Because of my business it was impossible to get the car completed. I retired this past February,so I have stayed busy on the car and I think it will be done Spring of 2011
So I cant show the car as a finished product, but I can show the customized dash.
My first goal was to install gauges that I bought at-least 15 years ago for this car.
I will show the original dash after sandblasting and steps there on.
Because of the difference in size of speedometers I had to make a plate to mount the new speedo..
I did some cutting and welding to make mounting holes for the small gauges.
The original dash had a clock in the center of the dash, I made that existing hole a little bit larger, just large enough to except the matching tachometer.
I intend to build a console to come down from the dash to the shifter area. Because of that ,I welded the radio hole shut and also the other small holes and did some body work .The radio and CB will be mounted in the console.
The dash is done, all gauges mounted and wired in. the color on the dash is also the color that the car will be.Im thinking that the console and the rest of the interior will be a buckskin color. Im sorry, the dash is all thats a finished product.
The dash is a old school look, and thats the way I want the Ford to look, A child hood dream to me and I think Im going to get it done.
So I cant show the car as a finished product, but I can show the customized dash.
My first goal was to install gauges that I bought at-least 15 years ago for this car.
I will show the original dash after sandblasting and steps there on.
Because of the difference in size of speedometers I had to make a plate to mount the new speedo..
I did some cutting and welding to make mounting holes for the small gauges.
The original dash had a clock in the center of the dash, I made that existing hole a little bit larger, just large enough to except the matching tachometer.
I intend to build a console to come down from the dash to the shifter area. Because of that ,I welded the radio hole shut and also the other small holes and did some body work .The radio and CB will be mounted in the console.
The dash is done, all gauges mounted and wired in. the color on the dash is also the color that the car will be.Im thinking that the console and the rest of the interior will be a buckskin color. Im sorry, the dash is all thats a finished product.
The dash is a old school look, and thats the way I want the Ford to look, A child hood dream to me and I think Im going to get it done.
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