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Re: Dashboard construction

To: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>, spitlist <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Dashboard construction
From: "John Knox" <jknox@hcsd.iu5.org>
Date: Fri, 03 Dec 1999 14:15:46 -0500
On my 1970, the dash backing is metal and the covering is plywood.  Looks like
luan.  Then the wood is covered with vinyl on my car.  I have been conteplating
switching to a wood dash, a tooled stainless dash, or a carbon fiber dash.
Keeping the original so I could return it back whithout damaging the car.  The
wood part just bolts to the backing.

John

Jeff McNeal wrote:

> I should have been more specific.  I was referring to Mk3's up to '69 or
> '70.  Interesting to note your comments though...  How many cutouts did you
> find?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Simmons, Reid W <reid.w.simmons@intel.com>
> To: 'Jeff McNeal' <jmcneal@ohms.com>; Spitfire List
> <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 10:31 AM
> Subject: RE: Dashboard construction
>
> > On my '79 there is some metal behind the wood, and there are cutouts in
> the
> > metal for gauges that "never were", which makes it somewhat easier to add
> > gauges now.
> >
> > Reid
> > '79 Spitfire (original owner)
> >
> >
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> > Sent: Friday, December 03, 1999 10:11 AM
> > To: Spitfire List
> > Subject: Dashboard construction
> >
> >
> > I used to own a '59 MGA and remember that the dash was made of sheetmetal.
> > I was surprised today to learn that Spitfire dash assemblies are made of
> > wood (plywood presumably) with a laminate over the surface.  Is this
> > correct?
> >
> >
> >


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