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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:08 PM
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Standard firebird dash ideas,anyone?

I have the corny standard dahs, the one with the big gas gauge and speedo and the circles, i want to customize it some how with aftermarket gauges, I was wondering if anyone had any ideas or pictures of what i could do...
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 01:15 PM
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u could

beat it with a hammer and duct tape everthing back together !! :lala: :lala: :lala:
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Old Sep 30, 2003 | 03:49 PM
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From: Doghouse ······································ Car: 1989 Formula 350 Vert Engine: 350 L98 Transmission: 700R4 Axle/Gears: B&W 3.27
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redraif has a pretty cool dash and I think thats what she started with.

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Old Oct 3, 2003 | 09:52 PM
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Originally posted by okfoz
redraif has a pretty cool dash and I think thats what she started with.

John
You are correct, John...hers is the standard Firebird dash. The gauges are unchanged, but you could easily incorporate aftermarket gauges into a basic design like this.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_page...191601&page=28

Eventually the car will get real digital gauges.
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Old Oct 3, 2003 | 11:28 PM
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I was thinking about something like that but with the gauges on the outside. I saw a 3 inch gas gauge on some site and a tach the size of the stock gas gauge. I figured i could put the tach inplace of the stock gas gauge and then cut out the dash kinda like red raif and put in the aftermarket gas gauge, water temp , volts etc. I just did some plexiglas work .The piece of plastic that goes around the radio and heater/ac controls was missing from my car when i got it. I went to home depot and bought some plexiglass, cut out the shape i needed and painted the back inside part of the panel glossy black. It looks MUCH better then the stock panel.. When i get the time and the money ill try the dash next.
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