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924guy · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject:

pretty cool stuff! i have a thing for custom dashes, in fact, im going to make a separate thread

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Scorpio · Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:04 pm Post subject:

Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:52 am Post subject:

I saw the pics of your new rime there sharp and all though anly 4 lug
you sticking with the drums out back.. suppose itll be ok though not what i thought youd be doing.
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Scorpio · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 8:19 am Post subject:

Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:35 am Post subject:

yea Ok jus goes along the lines in braking of You dont know what
your missin or maybe you do.. once you go disc.. drum fade is weird though not a big issue with you i can see that. I want to see that dash cover..
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
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Scorpio · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 9:42 am Post subject:

glue the vinyl straight to the dash..or a thin layer of cushioning foam?
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:36 pm Post subject:

Definatly a thin layer of foam. Like see if you can find something like 1/8 inch to a quater inch thick sheet foam...
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:41 am Post subject:

My dash is kind of beat up.. and it just acured to me that the center console is angled off to a side..Ill have to fix that .. my dash was a mess I filled the heater holes and reformed them with fiberglass resin and light weight filler.

Its my super dash fix.

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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

Scorpio · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject:

joe you gotts do something about those wires...wire loom!

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1979 NA
MS1..EFI..
GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

I know its a big issue i was in a hurry to get the car back together at the time so then i bought my Amigo it blew up though.. Noo Im looking at this project like theres a palm tree on the side and its a project where time is not an issue I have alot of little projects on the car so im looking forward to doing the work.
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1979 porsche 924 Na
1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Rich H · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:52 am Post subject:

Alllegedly very hard - if not impossible, to get a good finish on large areas , not done it myself mind.
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ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Here's a company that claims to have a product that works well for small and large objects like (among other things) dashboard:
http://www.donjer.com/products.htm

They have an air-assisted kit, which might make adhesion better. I'm sure the conventional electrostatic route would be best, but the problem is, I can't find any place here locally that does it, and their electro-static kit is more than I'd want to spend.

Might be worth some experimentation, given the low cost of entry...
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Scorpio · Posted: Wed Jun 17, 2009 9:50 am Post subject:

flocking??..sprayed on suede?
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1979 NA
MS1..EFI..
GARRETT T25 TURBO
BILSTEIN SHOCKS
GT BASED CUSTOM BODYKIT

Brisbane , Australia
Think mean think fast
all youll see is
my Porsches Arse!!!

ideola · Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 15550 Location: Spring Lake MI

Technically it's not suede, it's nylon or rayon fibers that end up creating a suede- or felt-like finish depending on the application process. What makes it attractive is the purported excellent anti-glare characteristics.

(Thanks to bass gt for bringing "flocking" to my attention).
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