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HIX
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Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:38 pm Posts: 174 Location: Wheat Ridge Colorado
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Modern dash?
Has anyone seen or done a modern dash in an EB? I am almost hating myself for asking because I love the sparse look of the dash but I want to use the gauge cluster from my donor and it occurred to me when I was trying to figure out how to four it that I could more easily take out and save the old dash and chop up the donor to make it fit, front center console, hvac junk and all. Imagine, vents that actually blow air! I would have to rhinoline it to cover up my shame but I think it could be done in such a way that it doesn't look totally retarded. Plus I guess it would save me some wiring integration because I could just use the donor harness with a few slight changes due to lighting differences.
I guess ill cut up the donor dash facade and put it in place to see how it looks when I pull the bronco dash for wiring and repaint. It was going to the dumpster anyways. Who knows maybe it will look ok after cutting. The top of the dash would have to be 4 inches deep due to the cluster width and wiring connection locations.
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:11 pm |
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goldenboy_cp
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Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:18 am Posts: 128 Images: 13 Location: Colorado springs, co
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Re: Modern dash?
i mean it should be easy the EB dash it rectangle n pretty easy and behind it gives u playing room to relocate most of the switchs at least for my EB it did
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:14 pm |
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HIX
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Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:38 pm Posts: 174 Location: Wheat Ridge Colorado
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Re: Modern dash?
A one piece speedo, tach, oil, fuel, volt and volt cluster would have to go to the right of the column hole in the stock dash
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 10:29 pm |
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Raptoracer24
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Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:24 pm Posts: 85 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: Modern dash?
The EB at the RV & Boat show this past weekend had a pretty sick modern dash. I can post up some cell phone pics if you'd like. But this is a completely custom Bronco but they had some sick ideas.
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Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:06 pm |
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hockeydad4-22
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Joined: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:11 pm Posts: 2378 Location: Highlands Ranch Colorado
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Re: Modern dash?
_________________ [color=#BFFF40]Greg
If you are the smartest person in the room - You are in the wrong room
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:12 am |
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Entourage
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:45 pm Posts: 3275 Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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Re: Modern dash?
I would have went to the RV Show if I knew there were Broncos there - I thought it was just RV's.
_________________ "I truly believe that good will outweigh evil, but there won't be peace on earth until the power of love overcomes the love of power" - Jimi Hendrix
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:18 am |
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777mechanic
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Joined: Sat Oct 23, 2010 9:00 pm Posts: 252
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Re: Modern dash?
i'm doing one slowly , going to weld tubes at an angle to see instruments . rather than have them lay flat and may bring center down to make a console . son just got a centq drawing tablet so i'll try to post a sketch .
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:04 am |
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Raptoracer24
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Joined: Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:24 pm Posts: 85 Location: Parker, CO
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Re: Modern dash?
Here they are. This is the Bronco that is being raffled off that is on here and has the SICK Nemesis cage.
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:05 pm |
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goldenboy_cp
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Joined: Sat Mar 05, 2011 7:18 am Posts: 128 Images: 13 Location: Colorado springs, co
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Re: Modern dash?
any one know where this bronco will be at next or where to buy raffle tickets for it???
_________________ TRAVIS HOYLE
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Wed Mar 09, 2011 8:57 pm |
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HIX
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Joined: Tue Feb 15, 2011 12:38 pm Posts: 174 Location: Wheat Ridge Colorado
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Re: Modern dash?
I guess I have a slightly different idea of what of what modern is...the type of cluster I want to find a way to put in is below. Being able to find a way to get the cluster in would make my overall swap much easier
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 12:03 am |
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BFD305
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Joined: Sun Oct 10, 2010 11:33 pm Posts: 231 Images: 5 Location: Greeley, CO
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Re: Modern dash?
I think that cluster would look great. Fiberglass may be the easiest, but thats coming from a guy that has never done anything with fiberglass. Good luck.
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:35 am |
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Entourage
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Joined: Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:45 pm Posts: 3275 Location: Gilbert, Arizona
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Re: Modern dash?
I think that would look great - very modern. Be cool to see it light up. Maybe a cluster from a Mustang. Cool idea.
_________________ "I truly believe that good will outweigh evil, but there won't be peace on earth until the power of love overcomes the love of power" - Jimi Hendrix
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 10:42 am |
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Jesus_man
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Joined: Thu Nov 11, 2010 10:36 am Posts: 5984 Location: California
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Re: Modern dash?
The raffle bronco will be at 4wheel parts in the 'Springs this weekend (11th, 12th and 13th). Per this post: http://www.colorado4x4.org/vbb/showpost ... tcount=246I want to go, just not sure when I can make it. Might even cruise my own EB... On topic - My concern with a modern dash is it's depth. Our EB's didn't have much depth, but it seems modern day vehicles use up a foot or more. A lot of that is fluff tho, so I am sure it could be done. J.D.
_________________ 1973 Bronco, 351 SEFI, Locked, discs, 35's ZF-5spd and Atlas 4spd. 235:1 Crawl Ratio. It may be ugly, but it's slow. http://www.ucora.org
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Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:35 pm |
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