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Good luck. You are on a journey that will require tenacity and patience.

Been awhile since I left A post but we've been buisy as you can see. We got a lot of the frame done and ready to start on the suspension, got the nose cone and scuttle from Jack at Kinetics and they look GREAT!!!!! Set them in place and they fit perfect.
I've been designing the A arms and have been pulling my last few hairs out. So I decided to keep it as simple as possible and stick with the Haynes / Saturn planes. It's been a lot of fun so far.

Its been a long cold winter but build season is here and I am off to A good start. Got the drive train all mocked up, Steering shaft shortened, ordered new wheels, Got my coil overs on order, fuel tank is laid in and steering column is done. I know their are about a hundred other things I have done but i'm a very slow typist so we will cover that stuff later oh yea check out the full set of Speed hut gauges I scored on ebay.

Found A great place for all your sheet metal needs . Stock car Steel And Aluminum Supply. orderd all my aluminum deliverd for less than half of what the locals wanted

Dash Board just about done. Didn't want a plain dash so went and got some red and black vinyl and got on YOU TUBE to teach myself how to sew upholstery and there you go....What is the opinion?????

Used Aircraft 1/4 inch honey comb aluminum covered with A layer of thin foam I sourced from the trash at work and covered in the 2 tone vinyl. Used 3m spray adhesive in between layers. then added my Speed hut Gauges and 4 rocker switches for my 007 gadgets latter on. Also added LED turn signal and high beam indicators.

That dash looks really good!!

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30 years old, not sure what I want to be when I grow up…

+1 what Briggs said. Indeed I think it looks...dashing!

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Locost builder and adventurer, and founder (but no longer owner) of Kinetic Vehicles

I love the simple gauge layout. Nice and neat. Very nice work

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Steve

My build : http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtop ... 35&t=17160

MGB/GT V8 5.0L. viewtopic.php?f=36&t=20782

Yo!
Yep, like they said, good looking dash. I wanna know more about those "007 Gadgets" though... Ejection seat? Rear machine guns, or license plate flippers???

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom

Probably all of the above

Finally got another pict uploaded. we had just got it off the build table and had to take it for a drive well at least we had fun pretending. the blue tape stripes will be red in the final version to match the stipe on the dash. Got it all stripped down doing final welding and a few odds @ ends before paint. Dam its a lot of welding and grinding......

So... What ya got against blue tape????


JDK

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JD, father of Quinn, Son of a... Build Log
Quinn the Slotus:Ford 302 Powered, Mallock-Inspired, Tube Frame, Hillclimb Special
"Gonzo and friends: Last night must have been quite a night. Camelot moments, mechanical marvels, Rustoleum launches, flying squirrels, fru-fru tea cuppers, V8 envy, Ensure catch cans -- and it wasn't even a full moon." -- SeattleTom