Bmw E9X 2009 dash in 69 Camaro........

[Norwaycamaro]

So true!! Besides its much more fun fabbing your own stuff rather than buy everything too..
Not so much progress this week, but hopefully we will get some work done tomorrow.

[Norwaycamaro]

Here`s one pic from yesterday. We finally tacked up all mounting brackets and was able to put everything together to see how it turns out. We actually cut out most of the driveshaft tunnel from the donor car and mounted it more or less on top of my original one. This is because i am going to use the handbrake unit also, and wanted it to sit properly like in the donor. Also the console needed to be lifted a few inches to line up with the dash, so we figured it would be the easiest way to do it.

[bdahlg68]

Looking real good... I may use the same approach as I like this alot. Are you thinking about using e9x door panels too?

[Norwaycamaro]

Not really sure about the door panels yet. Seems there will be some interference dash-wise against the door panels, but will address that later. Small issue anyways IMO:-)

[rjsjea]

Has the beginnings of a great modern interior in an old car

[Norwaycamaro]

Had to put in most of the little things like glove compartment, gauge bezel,seats etc to get a more completed view...:-)

[bdahlg68]

Did you use the BMW support bar or did you just fab in your own? Any chance to get some pics of the necessary bracket fab work?

Thanks!

[Norwaycamaro]

I did in fact use the original bar from the bmw. It was surprisingly simple consisting of more or less 3,5f round tubing with a small bracket attached on each side with two bolt holes in them -thats about it!
Ended up needing only to weld up one simple bracket on each side to attach the dash after -of course a lot of trimming/tweaking/cutting to make it sit right in the car. I`ll put up some pics of those later also:-)