I built a dash from scratch for the Alpine I had at the time using the
original plastic one as a pattern. The dash was built up using 1/4" and
1/8" pieces of hobby-grade plywood which provided the areas of relief I
needed. It was then laminated with 1 layer of veneer as a base to the burl
walnut finish veneer. All of the holes were cut after everything was
laminated together. I used hobby-grade plywood as it has more layers than
the conventional stuff, and purchased the veneers from Constantine's (
http://www.constantines.com ). It really looked great when finished.
Joe Parlanti
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"Brent Edinger"
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"Brent Edinger"
Rich, I have just completed a homemade dash. I used teak from the local
specialty wood outfit. I couldn't get the proper thickness, so I bought
the 1" thick stuff and planed it down to just over .5" thick. I had to buy
some special drills and a couple hole saws, then did all the router work on
the backside. I just used the old dash for the template. I finished it
with teak oil and it looks great. This was a fun project that just about
anyone could do. It ended up costing me around $80.
Have fun, Brent Edinger
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Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2001 21:51:08 -0400
From: "RICHARD TUTTLE JR." <SAMORRY@worldnet.att.net>
Subject: tiger dash
Has anyone made their own dash? I am wondering what type of finish they
used
at the factory?Rich Tuttle<br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN
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