Ironworks is building a 1962 Bel-Air with a Blown LSX-376 and Ironworks Chassis

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by coolwelder62

Those gauge pod's stick up kinda high.Will the owner be able to see over the top of them.We wouldn't want him too have a hard time seeing what was out in front of the car and run over a small child playing in the street.

It's no higher then stock. We lowered the top of the dash well over an inch. Plus the dash rolls more down hill toward the driver.

[96z28ss]

Originally Posted by ironworks

It's no higher then stock. We lowered the top of the dash well over an inch. Plus the dash rolls more down hill toward the driver.

You could be right Rodger, but think of the owner, driving the Hot Rod Power Tour and having to sit on a Phone book all those miles.

[ironworks]

Originally Posted by 96z28ss

You could be right Rodger, but think of the owner, driving the Hot Rod Power Tour and having to sit on a Phone book all those miles.

This seat has some many adjustments it could fit me and Scott Mock for one trip. The 2 biggest guys on this board. Then it could haul Greg, Todd and Tony for a trip to the circus also.

[Vegas69]

Originally Posted by ironworks

This seat has some many adjustments it could fit me and Scott Mock for one trip. The 2 biggest guys on this board. Then it could haul Greg, Todd and Tony for a trip to the circus also.

[ironworks]

So here is the direction we are going with the dash. We took alot of inspiration from a fancy super high end watch company. MBandF watches make some killer stuff. We found this watch and it got us thinking what would this thing look like as a gauge cluster pod.




Greg said he really liked the interior of the Ford GT.


We have had both Sean Smith and Brian Stupski drawing some ideas on different aspects of this build. They both came back with a direction from out interpretation. Each rendering for the dash has quite a few things we like in each one and some other things that tell us not the direction on some other stuff. So this is the direction we are looking for.

[GregWeld]

Let me also ADD that we WILL NOT be doing the "Horn of plenty" curved gauge pods shown on the one rendering!

Personally I prefer the first drawing with the open top -- to me it says Bad Ass -- but with the tapered gauge pods STRAIGHT not curved but also totally "exposed" so they really make a statement ala the MB&F watch...

[214Chevy]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

....Personally I prefer the first drawing with the open top -- to me it says Bad Ass -- but with the tapered gauge pods STRAIGHT not curved but also totally "exposed" so they really make a statement ala the MB&F watch...

I second that.

[Flash68]

Originally Posted by ironworks

So here is the direction we are going with the dash. We took alot of inspiration from a fancy super high end watch company. MBandF watches make some killer stuff. We found this watch and it got us thinking what would this thing look like as a gauge cluster pod.




Greg said he really liked the interior of the Ford GT.

Wow, that watch and that GT interior are classy and badass pieces of inspiration right there. Nice taste guys. Love it.

And double wow... just saw the price of that watch.

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by ironworks

It's no higher then stock. We lowered the top of the dash well over an inch. Plus the dash rolls more down hill toward the driver.

I know some other "stuff" that rolls downhill.... and it's head you're way. Go get a 4th grader and have him sit in the seat and see if he can see...

[syborg tt]

Originally Posted by ironworks

It's no higher then stock. We lowered the top of the dash well over an inch. Plus the dash rolls more down hill toward the driver.

Looks Perfect to me and I am no taller the Greg.!!!

okay maybe just a little bit.

ps - just make sure you set up the seats so he can't lay back. Because if he lays back it won't be good. Scott will for sure get his sandwich run over.



I almost forgot " Mini-Trucks Rule "