Building A Sheet Metal Dash

The sheet features a union jack style perforated design.

Building a sheet metal dash.

A hand punch such as those by roper whitney can be used to make perfect holes in sheet metal quickly and with relatively little effort. Dec 8 2014 sheet metal dash we are building in a customers toyota. Sand rail off road adventure metal working tools dashboard design restaurant metal fabrication dashboards sheet metal kustom. Chassisworks has tin kits that give you everything you need to go from the front firewall to the rear bumper.

Tin kits sheet metal. People also love these ideas. The md building products 36 in. Fpm metals can supply engine turned polished metal in sheet form polished dash inserts or custom make pieces to fit your application.

For larger holes or use on thicker gauges of steel more. For example a dash insert would normally use our dgl 50 pattern. A small amount of metal between the hole helps prevent the metal from twisting or bending. Creative building supply features a complete custom metal fabrication shop with state of the art equipment to handle your fabrication needs.

While a firewall for a t roadster would look great with a dgl 100 or dgl 150 pattern. There s no job we can t handle. Not that its style would compliment the op s car but maybe as inspiration that it can be done without special tools etc. Creative building supply specializes in corrugated sheet metal perforated metal metal sheet fabrication and custom trim panel profiles and flashings.

It is easy to work with and very attractive in the home. Mill aluminum union jack style perforated sheet metal offers a decorative way to complete your hvac door window hobby and cabinet projects. I made an aluminum sheet dash last winter to replace the stock and not very useful in a race car dash for my 2nd gen gti. X 36 the md building products 36 in.

Please click on one of our standard pattern designs. With all the holes set jones made bends in the metal to shape it into a dash. In part 1 of this two part video lazze demonstrates how to make a dash panel for a 1932 ford and the simple techniques that can be applied to other dashboard. These kits come in aluminum or steel and can be cut to fit most any chassis or subframe.