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I no the pain jeff but id just go screen
Would sewing the center lines of the heel pad stabilize the edges and prevent bunching?
custom made to your specs etc ..speedhut. do them
Speed Hut gauges would be my suggestion, bit pricey but nice. Have a chat to (Torana) Heath about them, he can probably help point you in the right direction.
Screen in a sun visor, then you can fold it away when you’re just driving gently around town/parked?
Go digital on the clocks…. No brainier
I have been searching for round digital displays that can be added via CanBus, I think your buddy @rench was thinking about this for the blasphemy build, I aim to try and build something for my 65 911 it will take years for me,
I would use the original cluster housing with a digital screen gauge. It would be a perfect restomod concept
Stop filming ur self . U are not special or interesting. Came 4 the car show the car
I went with speedhut custom gauges. Very pleased with their product and service. I would stick with gauges > screen.
recommend a seam ripper for pulling stitches and a roller edge guide for long seams around edges. nice work though!
@homebuiltbyjeff Please make sure the gas pedal cant get stuck behind the new floor mat when fully pressed. For the brief moment you showed it – it looked close.
Aluminum is not tough enough for steering components. Modulus of elasticity is the property you want to look at for something that is going to get variable loading and big shock loads, like a steering arm. Just plain 1040 steel or a 4140 chrome molly would be a safer choice.
Have you thought about using a heat gun to relax the wrinkled leather bits in your floor mats. It may not completely remove the wrinkles, but it may remove enough to make them less noticeable.
It's not a good idea to use our buddy AL
Hi Jeff. I suggest keep the original gauge look. Cheers Dale, Adelaide.
Hey Jeff. The type/font match on those gauges doesn’t look great. Let me know if you ever want a hand making the digital screens closer to the original. Reckon it could work well!
Some strategies to get around the buckling of the leather:
1. Do the Top/Bottom separately before stitching together. eg sew Velcro to the bottom, sew the heel guard to the top. Now everything has "stretched" sew them together. Downside is the heel guard might not be as puffy… and you might need to reconsider double stitching the leather.
2. For the heel guard area, try sewing the middle horizontal line, then top/bottom of the leather first, next border lines (top/bottom) working from middle-to the-outside corners. Next the side lines starting from centre up/down to the corner curves… the whole idea is to evenly spread the stretching of the material across the entire project (from the middle/centre to the outside), rather than trying to shrink it all at the last corner.
As for the leather around the edge, maybe it could be split in sections and meeting each new segment on the straights.
Have a look at Speedhut gauges. Fully customizable faces, needles, etc. Then 3d print a housing.
Great, well done Jeff.
I understand your frustration with the dials situation, I'm a big fan of analogues but if it's not working it's not working and unless you're someone like Pagani who can just design and have made bespoke jewel like dials I'd personally pull the plug and go digital (like I had to on my project) So from that if I was in your shoes I'd draw up the outer dims of the Alfa binnacle in cad and 3d print it with a rectangular digital display inserted in the centre of it. Would still have the retro look externally that way., plus all the info you could possibly desire.
Check out Speedhut gauges. Custom faces and a great company to deal with.
amazing skills, love your honesty
Look at the guages from speedhut
Re the gauge cluster, is there anything to glean from the guys over at @retropowercars? The way they mix retro looks with modern solutions is spot on.
Great to see you back on the Alfararri, Jeff. It’s a very, very exciting project and one that’s a joy to watch unfold. As for the dash, I reckon it looks pretty good. Please, please don’t have a screen. Have you considered trying to match the speedo and tacho faces to the Raceworks gauges? That might bring the look together a bit more.
I would keep the original housing, and replace the custom ones with a set of matching raceworks
While your aluminum arms should be ok 7075 is in no way comparable in strength to forged steel factory parts. Also the fatigue life is maybe 1/10th.
Dakota Digital in the US can make any type of gauge and interface you need. Give them a call.