Dash panel

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Dash panel

30 Nov 2014 17:01
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I've always wanted to have a place for my gauges or tunes or whatever. It was summer and BLAZING HOT so there wasn't much I could do out side. So like winter for a lot of us, that's when I do the cosmetics on the bike. The problem was how to mount it. I started with a card board cut out. Then cut it out of thin aluminum with the legs. Finally some thick sheet stock once I had the bends right.









This is what I came up with just basic tools.
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Re: Dash panel

30 Nov 2014 21:35
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I have the same windshield on my ltd.I was wondering if that was a accessory from National or not..Seen it in another post you were on .good looking, what are you doing with the box ed cut out?
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Re: Dash panel

01 Dec 2014 05:29
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Do you mean the template? I think I still have it. The trick was how to go between the gauges and use the bolts that fasten them. The mount is a little rough but with a little more work, it could be stand alone. The rubber trim is door weather stripping cut down the middle. I used what I had on hand. I'll see if I have more pic's.
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Re: Dash panel

01 Dec 2014 07:01
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Hey swest! Cool fab work, man! Mebbe whip up a box to enclose the backside of the radio/storage opening at the top? A bit off topic, but, ~twere it me, I would lighten up my keyring a bit! Seems to me, that I read here it's a bit hard on the ole ignition switch!
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Re: Dash panel

01 Dec 2014 12:58
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Yeah, your right. That hole at the top was meant for keys but it doesn't work.
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