dash options, eliminating dash speaker.

Ditdater is this what your looking for? That piece was on the dash of my 66. It was pop-rivited over the top of the large hole. The radio that was in it wasn't a stock one and the piece is made out of aluminum. I'm going to hang on to it until get the dash fixed the way I want it.

https://vintage-vans.forumotion.com/t2900p15-project-route-66-banana

I am going to be making a replacement panel for cculella's dash. I can make the outside dimensions whatever is needed. I will be picking up material this week that is the same thickness as the dash sheet metal then cutting them out on my CNC plasma.

My dad gave me this in-dash compass about 25 years ago! I always vowed to put it in one of my vehicles but never did. Now is the time!



Anyone know what car this is out of? I'm guessing my dad swiped it from the Ford company when he and his brother worked there in the 50s!

I like the idea of eliminating the speaker hole but I wanted to keep the ash tray and radio. I needed something there besides the compass so I'm going to put a clock next to it. I'll have other gauges elsewhere. Man, they don't make many analog clocks!

I've tried a few layouts in Photoshop but this is what I keep coming back to. (This is not my van. Just using the photo for mockups. But that is my stereo, 8-track, compass and clock):



Anyone got any better suggestions?

I like it !!! Clean, simple , and functional.

That compass is REALLY cool! I agree with Mike, that will look simple and CLEAN!

that is along the lines of what i was thinking. i just picked up a radio face plate to match my corvair glove box door and was thinking of plating or painting the ashtray. and yes, functional anologue clocks are hard to find. there are 12 v clock movements fairly cheap if you wanted to restore a broken one.

getting closer to finishing dash. have a clock dated '54 that i totally restored and added 12 blacklight led's found a new in box radio from '70's and converted it to blacklight led's and made dail/face flourescent/black light reactive. my dash cluster is also redone with same and i changed it to 120 mph. just finished painting dash with 2 coats primer, 3 coats black laquer and 5 coats clear. with lights off, looks normal but when on, everything glows from blacklights. i cant get a good pic with lights on.