lets see those dashs!

Post by **david58** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:27 pm

nukeworker wrote:

Let me make that a little bigger for ya.

Post by **david58** » Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:29 pm

That's better.

zbqw · Post by **zbqw** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 10:59 am

Post by **Leatherneck** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:10 am

That is a cool looking dash, love the shift knob.

fusername · Post by **fusername** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:05 pm

pretty sweet, but you put it in on the wrong side. Its an easy mistake.

rickosuave1987 · Post by **rickosuave1987** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 2:04 pm

Just picked this one up on eBay.

$40 and free shipping

Hopefully it will work out pretty well.

vin · Post by **vin** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:37 pm

CopperBaja wrote:
vin wrote:
vin,
I like the console! Did you fab that or buy it somewhere? Does it open?

i fabbed it...then fiberglassed the whole thing for smooth edges. rivets are just for looks. it has a hinge on the other side to open. wanted it bigger, but anymore longer and it would hinder the thottle pedal.

zbqw · Post by **zbqw** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:55 pm

fusername wrote:pretty sweet, but you put it in on the wrong side. Its an easy mistake.

Thanks, but don't forget that at least as far back as Roman Empire, traffic has generally driven on the left, at least up until Napoleonic times.

This has continued in the UK, parts of the former British Empire, and some other countries up to the modern day, although the first British legal reference was in The Highway Act of 1773 (London), which contained a recommendation that horse traffic should remain on the left.

In the USA, the first legal reference to driving on the right was in 1792 (New York), although early American motor vehicles were right hand drive. This changed in the early years of the 20th Century: Ford changed production to left hand drive in 1908, and Cadillac in 1916.

I don't suppose it matters which side the steering wheel is on in the desert though, but unfortunately we don't have many of those in the UK!

Post by **Leatherneck** » Fri Apr 27, 2007 8:59 pm

zbqw, you have given me an idea for my Baja project. Thanks!

Post by **david58** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 10:29 am

Anyone ever seen this in use, do you have a picture of it in a car?

http://www.vwinnovations.com/bug.html

findog78 · Post by **findog78** » Sat Apr 28, 2007 2:26 pm

That thing looks like it belongs in something with wings or a big verticle USA on the side...not a VW!

bajaherbie · Post by **bajaherbie** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:32 pm

from left to right- bowie knife, twist-lock connectors for winch controller, speedo, lights, lights, gps, and wiper switch and horn button....

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Sun Apr 29, 2007 8:36 pm

what happened to the NOS sticker?

bugdust69 · Post by **bugdust69** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:26 pm

Not quite done but I sold the car long ago. It was actually for sale on thesamba the other day. Anyway...
This is before, used to be a stereo shop test mule and had a TV in the big hole in the center.

This is after I welded up all the holes and welded a piece of sheetmatal over all the big holes. I never did mount any switches.

and with a little body work.

Post by **Leatherneck** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:40 pm

bugdust69, nice job!