Thread: Un-streetrodding a 34 tudor

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I worked on my dash this weekend. I made the two pieces for the glove box door and worked some more on the center piece. I cut the hole for the center gauge and also cut the opening for the gauge insert. The parts are all just polished for now I still have to do the engine turning. I rattle caned the dash just to make it all one color and installed everything just for some inspiration. I also picked up some defrost vents from an MG Midget and they look like they're gonna fit. Amber helped me get the windows out of the car this weekend and I cleaned them all up so once the car is jammed with color they will be glued back in. The wood around the back window was all dry rotted and coming apart (plywood) so I picked up a red oak stair tread at HD and made a new one. Just waiting on a 1/4" rabbiting bit so I can make the groove to set the glass in. The old one looked like a 10 year old made it (no offense to all the 10 year olds out there). I like the T handle what do you all think? I have to make a spacer to get it away from the door so You can actually get your fingers in behind it but I think it's gonna work out fine. Okay pictures or it didn't happen! Stay tuned.

How are you attaching the defrost vent units?

Great work Jim!!

Looks great, nice gauges! I used the same type of pull
on my 35 dash - from Lowes

Rich

Originally Posted by rumrumm

How are you attaching the defrost vent units?

There are 2 screws that hold them in. I'm going to use them and just cut a slot in the fiberglass dash. I'm going to cut the slot on an angle to direct the air towards the windshield. I may put a rubber seal between the vent and the dash to seal it up.

Originally Posted by RichB

Looks great, nice gauges! I used the same type of pull
on my 35 dash - from Lowes

Rich

Really....at Lowes you say? Do you have a part number?

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Great work Jim!!

Thanks Ryan.

Originally Posted by rumrumm

How are you attaching the defrost vent units?

A better shot of the slot and mounting tabs. I may add a couple of tabs to the other side if I have the room. Some screws painted to match the dash and you will hardly see them....that's the plan anyway.

Originally Posted by BIG-JIM

Some screws painted to match the dash and you will hardly see them....that's the plan anyway.

...or countersunk screws, bonded to the dash as studs, filled, smoothed and painted makes them not even there from the top side. Either works, just options and ideas. I like the big diffuser units!

Jim:
I found it in the drawer pull section at lowes, don't have the part number any more. Theres
a pic of it on page 10 in my build log. Great progress on your car!
Rich

Originally Posted by rspears

...or countersunk screws, bonded to the dash as studs, filled, smoothed and painted makes them not even there from the top side. Either works, just options and ideas. I like the big diffuser units!

Nice idea but I don't think I could get my hand up there the thread on a nut. Once installed it's gonna be tight. You gave me food for thought anyway. You never know I may make it work. Thanks

Played around with the milling machine doing some engine turning with a hard 3/4" rubber bar stock and some valve lapping compound. It would look better if the aluminum was polished and I have 80 grit lapping compound coming. I think it's going to work out great once I get it dialed in.

people don't realize how difficult this is--------

Nice work on the engine turning! Definitely takes a sharp eye and some patience to do it.

I did the center dash panel and I'm stoked! One down and one to go. Next up the glove box door.