Thinking about a new dash layout!, Ain't got no CNC machinery to make it. Options

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This is my design for a new dash layout. The idea is that it should be possible to see the guages through a momo wheel.

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Kevlar for safety reasons? Dunno where you heard that Kevlar nonsense, but it's just that. The dash is hardly a structural part (other than supporting the weight of the gauges, which is pretty small), and even structural parts can and are regularly made from fiberglass with no Kevlar. A fiberglass part would probably be the better choice if you wanted to make several, although making the mold would be just about as difficult (and require as many tools) as making one copy from flat Al sheet. Fiberglass work is messy and smelly.

As for the tools, a nibbler is about $20. A file is about $10. We're not talking bank breaking money here. A run on a CNC machine would cost a LOT more.

IMHO, find your gauges and make the first copy out of corrugated cardboard with a pair of scissors and an Xacto knife. You'll be able to check everything and get the wring done and operational before cutting any metal or making any molds.

If you do find a 2" VDO gauge that matches the stock sender, let me know.

Uh no - wrong end of the stick. You don't want fibreglass in the cabin because when it breaks it splinters. In a collision situation - you don't want them picking shard of the guage cluster out of your head. Same reason they don't use wood in car interiors anymore.

Nibbler looks cool - I'l get one and see how it goes. I do know how much a file costs - and in fact I have several.