metal dash

[93_accord_lx]

Has anyone seen or heard of a place that makes allum. dash for our cbs? (not the trim kits)

[TypeG]

like something you'd see in a race car? later.

[93_accord_lx]

Yes, just like that of a race car

[AbsurdNY]

I have never heard of a company that makes them. Sounds more like a custom thing.

[khal.lawson]

i can imagine it'd get pretty hot in the summer though . . .

[93_accord_lx]

Called a few places today and most said they charge by the hour to make, no set price. Looks like I will have to start practicing my tig welding

[khal.lawson]

no set price ?
hmmm
sounds shady , and expensive
nothing like a god d.i.y. man ,


but how would you do it ? cover the current dash ?

[turbo90accord]

no set price ?
hmmm
sounds shady , and expensive
nothing like a god d.i.y. man ,


but how would you do it ? cover the current dash ?

not really. creating a dash is not very easy to do out of metal. I know i wouldnt quote anything other than an hourly rate especially if it was just a phone call and have not seen the vehicle and drawn it on paper.

also would you really want to have a metal dash in the event of an accident?

[93_accord_lx]

These guys work on hondas all the time and one is the same place Cisco got his car tuned, If I go this route it will have a full roll cage and be driven at mid ohio road course.

[turbo90accord]

another thing to concider is how far the steering wheel is from the firewall. remove the dash and your gonna have like a foot and a half of open space with all the wiring for the column exposed. also think about liability of a passenger. if you were to get in an accident it would be really good grounds for the passenger to sue you. gotta think of all the angles.....

[baracuda]

looks like its going to be a race car only from what he said. and would you just take the old dash out leave the supports, remove unnecessary wires for non race necessary parts,and when roll cage gets put in, you could have bar go across were the dash was, get some sheet metal cut holes for gauges and such, and then place on supports and weld on. that would cover the wires and custom dash and gauge placement, you could also look at some in car pics of real race cars and get a general idea of how they made it.

[93F22A6]

Just go to a metal fab shop or a race shop and ask them to do one or get and make one your self. You'll need a metal break, bead roller, alimnum sheet meatl, cardboard for templates, sharpies, tape mearsure, and of corse some to cut the metal a metal sheer would be best.