Interior Fabrication

[Proximity Motorsport]

Hey,

Building my track 180sx from home, and just trying to get some ideas of how I can brace the car up, make harness bars, and even things like custom switch panels, alloy dashes, transmission tunnel covers. Basically post what you have made or seen, pics of fabrication in interiors and how you did it. Just chasing ideas!!

I will post pics soon of how I will modify my R32 GTS-T rollcage to suit 180sx... if it needs any mods! And dont flame me, I am 1000km north Brisbane and its not easy to sell large items due to shipping, and I have a r32 cage at home I dont need so...

cheers

[89CAL]

youll have to change your sig btw Leon haha

Are you going to do a custom dash with aftermarket gauges + switches? These look pretty good if done right. You dont have the original dash so I Guess youd have to go to scratch. I like the custom ones where they basically cut the middle section out of the centre dash and put a flat plate there and put switches etc on it then a similar thing for the dash. Simple way to do it is just a flat plate across the front with gauges and everything in it I guess. Interested to see how it turns out

Not very helpful but anyway lol

Edited April 28, 2011 by 89CAL

[Proximity Motorsport]

I took the s13 dash to the dump, it was cracked, and looked shitty. I was searching ebay today and found one in worse condition for $80, what a rip!!! I dont know what I'm gonna do. Havent ever seen a full alloy dash in a s13 like barts Feroza had. I will probably go with a Racepak dash, as buying guages to suit the LS motor for speedo, rpm, water temp, oil temp, oil pressure, etc will cost a fortune. Gotta find out if Racepak is compatible though.

My current interior, pretty bare

[89CAL]

This is what I was talking about:

But if you dont have a dash.....

Maybe something like this..... (I know its in an AE86 and appears to be using a modified standard dash, but its simple enough to make up)

Edited April 28, 2011 by 89CAL

[Proximity Motorsport]

Yeah, I thought about doing something like the top one, and if I can find a good condition S13 dash for reasonable price I will. Otherwise it will have to be custom. I do have a sheet metal bender that does up to 800mm wide, so should be able to do it myself, along with the tig to weld brackets onto it.

[89CAL]

Will an S15 dash fit? Much nicer

[zebra]

Yes they do, just need to make brackets

[Proximity Motorsport]

I have seen that done once before.. but its alot of money for a track car. I tried to fit an R32 dash of mine, and it needed alot cut out and didnt line up with the windscreen very well, so i scrapped that idea. Budget alloy dash is probably gonna be the go, unless someone in Mackay crashes their S13 with a mint dash haha