I'm BLUE Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of swapping dashes. But it's your car. Swapping in the 240sx speedo and tach would be sweet. Glad you're not a fan ... it is his car ... his build ;) ... no on 240sx gauges .... s30 gaugez Skib ... love the s30 dash in there man ... one of the top off features of an s30 transferred in goodness... curves ... :cool: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 I'm not a huge fan of swapping dashes. But it's your car. Swapping in the 240sx speedo and tach would be sweet. 240Z dashes are seeeexy :cool: plus all Z dashes have tachs and the 3 gauge pods come in handy. 1 Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 The Z car dashes are the only dashes to have ever creeped me out. There is just something that doesnt sit right with me when I look at it. Carry on. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 The Z car dashes are the only dashes to have ever creeped me out. There is just something that doesnt sit right with me when I look at it. Carry on. Ever sit in a car with s30 dash and drive it? ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 5, 2012 Report Share Posted March 5, 2012 Not sure how I missed this build. Skib, glad to see you have a Dime now. As for the dash, I thought about a Z dash for the wagon, i just didn't like the idea of a square car with a rounded dash. Figured it would look weird. I need to see some more pics and some detail on how you made it fit please. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Z dash is in. spent the last 6 hours hacking up the frames, measuring, mocking, welding, trimming the sides of the dash pad and it bolts in. still plenty of work to be done with it but its bolted in and mocked up for now. pics in a few. gotta go wash all this fucking dash pad dust out of my skin <_< Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 its deff an involved project, but heres a quick over view. 510 frame and the Z dash gotta gut the Z dash I used the 68 defrost cowl. a lot skinnier and has a curved dash side instead of being flat. if you use the reg one you have to cut to much of the Z dash out to fit and youl lose your mounts for the speedo and tach. green line is where you would cut it for the 68 and the red line is where youd cut it for the regular one. big difference in the amount of material and frame taken out. hacking the defrost cowl/firewall mounts section of the 510 dash frame off Z dash pad is cut to fit the 510 defrost cowl Z frame is cut away our hacked off piece of the 510 frame is then welded to the Z frame and its bolted in there is still plenty to do tho. the sides of the dash bolster out and have to be shaved down still some shaving to do and then they will be glassed to make it one clean piece again. then Ill be trimming a new dash cap to fit the modded dash pad so itl be a nice clean new dash :cool: Quote Link to comment
Ratty260z Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 oh god need moar oics. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 oh god need moar oics. Before. After. lol thats all I got left for pics of tonight. Quote Link to comment
elmerfudpucker Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Better clean up the mess!!! lol Quote Link to comment
crackerjack69 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 If you plan on keeping the bansai kanji like you did in the p-chop, i'd like to donate some for your cause Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Awesome Skib. I dig the mod! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Before. After. Lulz Quote Link to comment
Bob3 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I'm digging the dash! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 If you plan on keeping the bansai kanji like you did in the p-chop, i'd like to donate some for your cause I prob will. I was going to get some made when it was painted and see If I liked it as much irl Im down for a free set :rofl: some more pics. bolted up again with the sides trimmed all the way down theres a decent chunk to cut off and a bit of massaging the lower part of the frame. but the Z dash is like 2 in wider at the widest spot (bottom of the frame) 510 dash Z dash mocked it up with an evo console that was sitting in the shop just for teh lulz Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 looks good skib! Quote Link to comment
Mr.Dean_Yates Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 where is this place!?!?!?!?! :lol: must find! Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 DatsunVille. Skib, how would a factory Z console fit in there? I would assume it would have too big of a gap between the console and dash. Any thoughts of checking that out? Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 The '68 piece was a great idea. Looking good man! Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 That evo console looks good with the Z dash. Are those fresh air vents just like the 510? You should try and move those in a bit. What are you going to do about the heater? Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 i like the 350/70 Z air vents. winners! Quote Link to comment
Uber Deaf One Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 I thought a Z car dash in a 510 would look weird... but it actually doesn't look to bad at all. Plus I like custom stuff like this.... diggin it!! Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 X2 on both above posts. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 DatsunVille. Skib, how would a factory Z console fit in there? I would assume it would have too big of a gap between the console and dash. Any thoughts of checking that out? there would be a larger gap than in a Z because the dash is higher up from the trans tunnel than in a Z not sure if it would be too a big a gap tho, Id like to run something that has no gap. Prob be keeping my eye out for another evo console or something similar. That evo console looks good with the Z dash. Are those fresh air vents just like the 510? You should try and move those in a bit. What are you going to do about the heater? yeah they are. but in the Z they pull air from the middle vent so they have ducting that goes to the middle of the dash. Ill be hooking them up to the heater instead so I can have some nice hot air blowing out of them :lol: and I never use the fresh air vents anyway. Ill be using the stock 510 heater, I made sure to leave all the brackets for it still attached. Quote Link to comment
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