Art & Inspiration The Mother Of all Dash/Gauge Threads!!!

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Sweet!

 

Nice Job !

 

play hard, drive fast

 

And end up UPSIDE DOWN LOL.

Now this is how you should end up after playing hard, driving fast

 

.. For many moons I've been putin this together for my Deuce Coupe with a Full Race Flathead , motivation always was to have all old issue SW mech center pivot Gauges. The (not shown) 2 mech Temp Gauges (one for each Head) will be in a separate under dash Pod.

 

Anybody know what this came from?
Tia

 

Early Ford Falcon ?

 

63..thank you

 

While scoping out the chrome dash panels, pedals, ash tray and glove box switchboard, I noticed the gauge that isn't there.
A speedometer!

 

A couple of our 32 dash’s my 57 Chevy truck and my 52 Plymouth suburban

 

A little different

 

Love this thread!
Here is my latest creation! Just a little art deco styled two gauge cluster with some holes for switches.

 

Not much to look at...

 

Built a lower dash panel that now houses the A/C controls, vents and aftermarket gauges.

 

Older thread but just went through da whole thing. Great ideas and awesome talent.

 

Great thread!

 

‘55 DeSoto gauges in a 1931 Pontiac dash with homemade underdash “accessory” panels.

 

This site is a cool resource to see original dash and gauge layouts. I did not see it earlier in the thread.
http://deadlycurves.blogspot.com

 

Btt. One of my favorite threads on H.A.M.B.

 

I need to find some gauges to fit but I think Im gonna try to use this Corvair Monza glovebox door I pulled from the junkyard in my 31.

 

Wow! Does that belong to George Jetson?

 

My 2 cents today. My dad did this back in the 50’s

 

I wanted something functional but different in my early '50s built Model A. The cluster is from a '66 Mustang GT. The bezel was cut out and machined by Ken Smith at HRW and was no small task, as no two gauges are the same space from the next. I had it nickel plated for effect. The gator material is from the original upholstery in Nick Smith's Henry J gasser. I doubt that I'll see this combination again....

 

Might have already posted this. If I did here it is again!

 

Just a suggestion...Might want to see how it looks "upside down"...the flow may fit better.

 

Aftermarket gauges aren't getting a lot of love in this thread.......
Anyway, I have an AD 1950 Chevy truck and because of the existing holes, shape, and contour of the dash, new gauges are the simplest answer. I bought a "vintage" looking set to replace the street rod style that was put in by the PO. These that I put in are by Classic Instruments.
I have my eye on a tach that's a close match that may or may not be added into a sweet column or dashtop pod that I have stashed away.