So, I've been working (Slowly) on a fiberglass dash for my s13. I've seen a few others but overall there isn't a TON of information about doing this.
This thread is for people to share ideas, experiences, and methods when it comes to creating a fiberglass dash.
I'll start us off with my dash i'm hoping to finish up soon.
Step one: (Hate on my taillights being black...)
Tear that nasty vinyl shit (and probably some cracked up foam too) off your dash leaving you with the base foam.
I wish i used some spray foam to level out the cracks before i layed glass
Next you wanna come up with your gauge placement. This is easiest to use some PVC pipe from homedepot/lowes as they fit gauges perfectly.
I cut the pod how i wanted and pvc glued them together. If you're putting gauges where i did you want to cut the rear at a slant as there will be a dash bar behind the area.
I wanted my gauges in the center and didn't want to drastic of an angle, because the interior of the s chassis is geared straight back, not angled towards the driver like a supra. But i still wanted a little angle towards the driver so i came up with this
Dremel out the area where you want the gauges to go.
After placing the gauges i used spray adhesive to lay down the chop mat which seems a little easier to work with around corners and such.
I used a paint roller to roll the resin out onto the dash. I wished the batch i made didn't set as fast as it would have resulted in a cleaner application. But after the first part of resin
More resin and a lot of sanding/trimming. A dremel with a cutting wheel works wonders when cutting out vents/radio bezel.
Mocked up in car, and the placement is good, points slightly to the driver and is nicely visible.
Will post an update when i get it sanded and finished up. Planning to use SEM textured coating, black of course.
I'd like to keep this a shit free thread. Lets keep it constructive so we can see some more ideas and better techniques
UPDATE:
Almost ready to flock.
UPDATE:
10/20
Primer
Sanding and flocking soon
