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01-22-2014, 12:11 AM
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Ok, I'll play.
York compressor mount.
Compressor installed.
Mount for the air manifold and coalescing filter.
My upper dash panel.
Another shot from testing the leds.
York compressor mount.
Compressor installed.
Mount for the air manifold and coalescing filter.
My upper dash panel.
Another shot from testing the leds.
01-22-2014, 06:17 AM
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Then I moved it up the height I needed for my switch panel.
Next I cut the profile out of a cheap plastic cutting board twice. I bolted them together and made them the exact same shape using a sanding block.
Measure the width of the stock panel and create spacers so you can clamp them together to epoxy them to the stock panel.
Make some tabs or a frame to attach the switch plate to. I used a piece of copper supply pipe from a sink to match the original profile. Epoxy/screw the pipe in place across the front and shape the sides to match.
I used a small plastic bowel to make the bin on top. Make sure you place it so the switch bodies and WIRES have room inside the panel. You'll probably have to cut some pieces of the factory panel to make everything fit. Once everything is together, smooth and shaped to your liking get some pantyhose and stretch it over the frame you made. Make it tight and then use super glue to attach the pantyhose to the frame.
Next step is to coat it with fiberglass resin. I didn't use any actual fiberglass, just resin and pantyhose. You can use the fiberglass mat if you want. Put multiple coats on, sand it smooth as you can, fill with binding, sand again, then paint with Rustoleum truck bed coating our whatever paint you want. Light colors will reflect on the windshield.
Good luck if you try it, it's not to hard, just alot of trial and error.
