triple gauges in the dash centre
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- Minor Legend
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triple gauges in the dash centre
a bit naughty, and please don't shout at me as i know mine is a stinky early series II, not an MM, but i have just fitted three gauges in the dash centre panel and it looks great! very very happy! i will take some pics in the daylight but i have a 2 full face smiths gauges(vacuum and capillary temp) and a TIM rev counter in between them. i had to do a bit of bodgery on teh tim gauge so that it had a matching chrome bezel, but other then that, very happy!
Yay!
Yay!
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Here's mine!
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg17 ... isDash.jpg
Happy Christmas all you Moggy people.
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg17 ... isDash.jpg
Happy Christmas all you Moggy people.
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After posting the photo of my modified dash I decided that the centre section looked a bit scruffy! The centre section that filled in the cut out casting was quite cracked (it was only wood!)
It has now been 're-modified' to show the remains of the original ally casting in relief and I think blends in much better with the existing dash. A bit retro, or whatever you call it.
The ignition panel and switch panel have also had the treatment.
I had the gold mixed by our local auto paint supplier in an aerosol and has been laquered.
Upon removing the starter pull I found the inner cable partially broken with loose strands in the outer casing! needless to say a new inner and it works much smoother.
The letters on the switch panel were applied with letraset and then laquered over, not perfectly positioned! as they are a devil of a job to get to 'look right'
Have a look
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg17 ... ewDash.jpg
It has now been 're-modified' to show the remains of the original ally casting in relief and I think blends in much better with the existing dash. A bit retro, or whatever you call it.
The ignition panel and switch panel have also had the treatment.
I had the gold mixed by our local auto paint supplier in an aerosol and has been laquered.
Upon removing the starter pull I found the inner cable partially broken with loose strands in the outer casing! needless to say a new inner and it works much smoother.
The letters on the switch panel were applied with letraset and then laquered over, not perfectly positioned! as they are a devil of a job to get to 'look right'
Have a look
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg17 ... ewDash.jpg
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I did things the easy way, I just added a temp and amp gauge under the dash next to the steering column with switches with built in warning lights for rev., rear fog and boot lights on the other side of the column. The cigarette lighter is hidden under the dash. The wiper switch is a light switch with a W top for the electric washers and the trafficator switch operates the trafficators and indicators.
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