Thread: finned aluminum dash inserts
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11-04-2004 06:32 PM #1
finned aluminum dash inserts
Just as a heads up, I bought one of those 5 gauge finned aluminum dash inserts ( the ones that look like the old Champion ones) for my 32 coupe off a guy who sells them on Ebay and lives in Florida. They look great, but after I ground the holes out so the smaller gauges would fit I started on the big hole for the speedo. MAJOR grinding to do to even get the speedo to fit into it , then there's MAJOR grinding to do on the fins around the hole so it'll sit in there the way it's supposed to. Now it might have been meant for the gauges to come in from the back but I don't think so cuz it doesn't look right. Anyway, if you buy one of these off Ebay make sure you ask what gauges it'll work with, cuz mine are SW wings ones and it's taking a LOT of work and modifying to make it work!"nobody likes a top on a roadster, but it's nice to have one in the trunk when you need it!"See us at www.topsters.com
".......So sanded it all down and resprayed. ......" Been there. done that on a couple of paint jobs over the years. Usually took me a couple of days to get over being mad before I started...
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