48-50 guage pics
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48-50 guage pics
I am picking up some guages this week. Some black / white Autometers.
I was going to do the aluminum insert route but changed my mind. How about posting up some dash pic of what you have done so I can gather some inspiration??
I am thinking of doing something in wood for both the guage insert and the center of the dash. Possibly a quarter sawn oak stained dark and maybe a white oak trim at the top of the dash center section. The putting an Ford logo in the center. Not sure. What have you all done?
I was going to do the aluminum insert route but changed my mind. How about posting up some dash pic of what you have done so I can gather some inspiration??
I am thinking of doing something in wood for both the guage insert and the center of the dash. Possibly a quarter sawn oak stained dark and maybe a white oak trim at the top of the dash center section. The putting an Ford logo in the center. Not sure. What have you all done?
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effie1,if you set on using wood,why not try something like cherry or an african mahogany(that is some of the prettiest wood i have seen in a long time)or some steamed beech if you want to put a stain on it,IMO there are a lot of other woods you could use that look better with a coat of lacquer on it that any oak does with a stain on it that hides the true beauty of the wood.at work i sell hard woods to cabinet maker all day long if you like i could get some pics for you and post them.
wood is cool .
wood is cool .
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effie1,if you set on using wood,why not try something like cherry or an african mahogany(that is some of the prettiest wood i have seen in a long time)or some steamed beech if you want to put a stain on it,IMO there are a lot of other woods you could use that look better with a coat of lacquer on it that any oak does with a stain on it that hides the true beauty of the wood.at work i sell hard woods to cabinet maker all day long if you like i could get some pics for you and post them.
wood is cool .
wood is cool .
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effie1,sorry i didnt mean to bash.it just seems that the first thing that people seam to think of is oak.
i think these trucks would look great with some wood trim in them,most of the panels are flat and could be covered with a veneer like the gauge panel,that would be very easy to do.
i like your idea of the light and dark mix,done right this could be wicked.
i think these trucks would look great with some wood trim in them,most of the panels are flat and could be covered with a veneer like the gauge panel,that would be very easy to do.
i like your idea of the light and dark mix,done right this could be wicked.
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Vintage, I understood your reply completely. Thinking this through I might use a veneer inserted into the original guage frame and then do something similar on the dash. I like how dongc1s looks. I am using larger guages and plan to put the speedo and tach in the original guage panel and the other samller guages on the center dash panel. I am now thinking of wrapping the center panel in aluminum and then sanding the original outer chrome on the guage panel to look like aluminum. Then perhaps a stripe of a lighter wood through the center of the wood interts. Not sure. Just gathering ideas.
I keep telling my son's that we can do whatever we want as long and skill and money holds out.
Keep the pic coming if you dont mind.
I keep telling my son's that we can do whatever we want as long and skill and money holds out.
Keep the pic coming if you dont mind.
