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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:24 pm 
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Hi there,this is my first topic post so please be a bit leanient of my forum knowledge!! :shock:
i am wanting to make a pieroid style dash. I have done a search through the forum and ive noticed that dashes that people have made(clubman)are usually flat or flush with both the dash pads.By looking at my 3 gauge cluster it sits(angled) far out infront of the top and lower dash pads.
How have people mounted thier standard clubman gauges to the dash(considering the dashboard sits flat) :?:
Any pictures of these mountings or suggestions of making a dash would be greatly appriciated. :D :D Cheers

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:35 pm 
Just pull off the plastic guage surround, from memory it just clips on

BTW, Welcome to Ausmini dude, life as you know it will never be the same again :wink:


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:45 pm 
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ok mate thanks.Do you rekon it would be just easier to make brackets and mount the whole plactic gauge support to the dash??

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:59 pm 
jordy.... wrote:
ok mate thanks.Do you rekon it would be just easier to make brackets and mount the whole plactic gauge support to the dash??


YES, yes you can


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:07 pm 
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gee sound like your getting exctied :shock:
ok thanks for the great reaction......cheers

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:13 pm 
So dude what vintage is this vehicle thats about to get a chopped and channeled dash and Glass sliding door latches( not too sure on that one)


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:22 pm 
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Ok mate no need to put me down.Iam just a kid in year 10 trying to design somthing good....lol
ohh and its for a classic styled/inspired 73 clubman.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:41 pm 
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Hi Jordy,

Welcome to ausmini... this is a great place with a wealth of knowledge.
The people here have years of experience with minis and you will be able to learn a lot from them.

However, you will also find a great deal of 'personalities' who you might or might not get along with (just like the real world).

minimax was in no way having a go at you, he was just wondering what you were planning as you haven't really introduced yourself or your car.

enjoy ausmini :D

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:42 pm 
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oh, and I should mention. There are some people here who believe an original car is the be all and end all, and some who believe that a modded car is the best. Personally I love period styled cars, and that it is ok to mod a car that has already been altered.

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:47 pm 
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thanks mate and hello to you to.
yea i know and thanks for the tip, and trust me i know alot about personalties...lol
Me myself not always being the ongoing type.
any way thanks for the welcome and i hope to see more of you in the future.Cheers

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:51 pm 
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ohh yes and i quite agree on keeping it period styled.Cant stand to see some of those great classic cars being modded and destroyed"in my opionion".Anyway everybody likes there own style and we shoul all respect that (eg: only talk about the when we get home behind closed doors haha.lol)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:54 pm 
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so are you going to tell us about the car and your plans for it?

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:56 pm 
We need pics Jordy lots ov pics :D

YAY another clubbie owner :D


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:10 pm 
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ok well i have had a 76clubman for a 12months now and its just run out of rego.I have fitted a extractors and a nice exhaut and it nounds how a A-series sould.
My plan was always to restore it to a classic style, but i 2 months ago i just found out it full of rust.
So i brought a striped down 73 clubman and hopfully i can start welding in some missing panels and get it ready to paint these school holidays.
i have started to rebuild a 1098 engine and it now 1052 (1098 +60)with a very mild cam and a little head work done.I am aming for i good runaround in a very classic inspired resto.
I am planning on doing all the work myself with guidence from my grandpa.
As you might not of guesed iam only 15 ATM.My grandpa used to own his own mechanical shop and all his knowledege has been pased on to me.
UMM HOW DO I ADD PICS (iam not to good with computers)

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PostPosted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:06 pm 
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jordy.... wrote:
....I am planning on doing all the work myself with guidence from my grandpa.
As you might not of guesed iam only 15 ATM.My grandpa used to own his own mechanical shop and all his knowledege has been pased on to me.
UMM HOW DO I ADD PICS (iam not to good with computers)


Mate you'll fit in well here :lol: Lots of us (myself included) learnt about cars from our parents (or grandparents) so there is always that kinda of family fuzziness going on (well that and some other stuff,,, dark, creepy, mysterious and sick stuff that will make you question reality as you know it! :shock: )... but mostly people here are pretty cool and love guys like yourself willing to get your hands dirty and have a go. So welcome a board :)

Posting pictures aye... well, you can't post them directly from your own files (pain in the arse I know), so you'll need to set up a photobucket account that you can save your photos to. Then, copy and paste the "direct link" into your post. Just hit the "Img" icon before and after the direct link (it should read like this Image thats what you'll see before you post it). Otherwise there is a "how to" on it if I am not making sense


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