fixing dash cracks...?

[rocco_crossing at hotmail.com (Rhett Farnum)]

Tim is correct in saying that I am not as in depth with the project as I was 
when I first came up with the idea but I still had a running rocco at that 
point in time too. I will be involved in the process and doing a fair amount 
of creating myself and assisting Tim in good prototypes.




Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (DEAD!!) :-(  Now what to do???





>From: stetson <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>Reply-To: stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx
>To: Brett VanSprewenburg <brett@netacc.net>
>CC: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: fixing dash cracks...?
>Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2004 15:24:23 -0600 (CST)
>
>1st off........I'm the other guy.
>
>I'm not sure that Rhett is as into this as he once was but I still am
>interested in doing it @ least for the learning experience it will be.
>
>I've never worked w/ fiberglass so that will be where the learning curve
>is. The ideal was to make a mold of the dash and then use the mold to make
>the actual replacements so they would be the correct size. things that are
>still "up in the air" are how thick the replacement dash should be, what
>type of structural supports will be necessary, and if there would be
>interest in "custom" dashes for things like turbo inst. cluster area, etc.
>
>I'd like to produce a quality product and so cannot promise the time frame
>or price (I think $25 was a little cheap for the labor involved  ;^} ),
>but most ppl interested in this type of mod would be willing to pay a bit
>more for a quality product, eh?
>
>Structural support will be a major concern as we all know fiber likes to
>"rip" and leave the most unpleasant looking surface after that. I'd also
>like to put something behind the fiber so , if used as an actual dash
>replacement, I would have a solid sound when "thunked" and would also not
>be a sound amplifier when used. Expando foam (insulation type) is a
>candidate for this application  ATM but needs to be feild tested to see if
>it will have the durability and desired effects while being controlable.
>
>I would like to ask for other areas of concern listers might think needs
>to be addressed for this project as umpteen heads and differing points of
>view  will always be better than one and could cut the amount of
>prototypes considerably!
>
>So...in a nutshell...it's still a project but was waiting for me to get
>laid off (if I don't find another suitable job in the meantime) to tackle
>it w/ the frevor it deserves, but is not abandoned!
>
>Tonight I will be taking the spare dash into the basement and restoring it
>to it's former uncrackedness to use as the form and study for points of
>weakness, etc.
>
>Thank you for the turkey fork in the rear to get me hopping on this again!
>
>
>Tim
>
>One man's constant is another man's variable.
>		-- A.J. Perlis
>
>On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Brett VanSprewenburg wrote:
>
> > >Hold up on that! Me and another rocco guy from my area are planning
> > >on making fiberglass dashboards already. YOu can paint or cover the
> > >dash however you would like. We are still in the pannign works but
> > >should be shipping some out by springtime.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Peace Out,
> > >Rhett
> > >Rocco_crossing
> >
> > Going through some old email (still new to me though, wow only 3+
> > months behind!)...
> >
> > Just wondering if you guys ever did this?  I'm sure we still have
> > some interested people
> > that would be willing to part with about a $25 for one, and some
> > actually serious people
> > that would pay what it's worth. :-)  So, what's the update if any?
> >
> > ==Brett
> >
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