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Designed my new dash today. I'm going to redo all of my wiring because it's a nightmare from my "modifications" when I was 16 years old. When there are wire nuts behind your dash it's time to start over.

I'll be using this wiring harness

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Universal-20...#ht_4222wt_951

New headlight and wiper switches

and this 12voltguy panel

http://www.12voltguy.com/product.php...cat=256&page=1

The frowny face will have some led lights behind it and will be the check engine light.

keep in mind the bezel diameter when you place the gauge holes. If that is to scale then most stuff won't fit.

Also, try using the sheetmetal package when doing sheetmetal things

Good Call. Didn't even think about that.

i've never experimented with the sheetmetal program. I figured this would be easier to send to Hughes Fab for plasma cutting.

It's 3/16ths aluminum.

Ok redid it in sheetmetal with 1" of spacing between the guages. The dimensions are all right except the arc radius on the corners. I need to get back to measure that.

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...DashSketch.png

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...Sheetmetal.png

Based off this switch panel $120

http://www.12voltguy.com/images/D/5%...0toy%20072.JPG

don't run an ammeter on anything modern or that has modern **** in it, unless you like fire

go with voltmeter

I'll probably put a air/fuel ratio guage there instead.

I'm going to make my own rock rings. I'm sure I can have it done for less than vendors on pirate

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/RockRing.png

They'll be silver, you can't see silver that well on inventor though.....maybe white

How about a clock or thermometer? Something useful. An a/f gauge is not useful unless you're in a piston driven airplane.

Trans temp

Does your bronco have a trans cooler on the radiator?

Yep but its not that good. I know I have gotten it too hot a couple times

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Originally Posted by TdmayfieldIV

I'll probably put a air/fuel ratio guage there instead.

I'm going to make my own rock rings. I'm sure I can have it done for less than vendors on pirate

http://i736.photobucket.com/albums/x...V/RockRing.png

You would be suprised on the rock rings, there is a lot of wasted plate making rock rings and plasma time gets expensive quick especially with that many pierces.

They'll be silver, you can't see silver that well on inventor though.....maybe white

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You would be suprised on the rock rings, there is a lot of wasted plate making rock rings and plasma time gets expensive quick especially with that many pierces.

Just put a voltmeter....

x2 on pbb vendors vs. sourcing it yourself. Might be worth a try and would be nice to find someone 'local' with a table.

Hughesfab has one I think

Weston has a plasma table, no? Not sure if he is looking for sidework though.

Also, I know a company that has a waterjet, but i am not sure it would be economical.

River city steel in SA usually has nice big pieces of 1/4" plate in the scrap pile. Normally about double of scrap price, so about 25 cents per pound. I stock up when I haul scrap, they usually have 10ga to 1" thick pieces between 3'x4' and 8'x10' in size.