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pyrohamish

Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:10 pm

Got sick of the boring ol' sierra dash

Just needs a glove box and a few other bits and it will be complete

PJ.zook

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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:29 pm

Good work on trying something different. The original cluster doesnt look the best though. A set of aftermarket gauges would look good.

pyrohamish

Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 12:44 pm

Yeah, to get a full set of gauges was gonna be like $600 though, and I'm a uni student

, plus i could spend that money on better upgrades

Damo

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Joined: Sat Jul 22, 2006 11:30 pm
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Location: Brisbane

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:13 pm

What is it, fibreglass?

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Zook_Fan

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Joined: Thu Mar 13, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Toowoomba
Vehicle: Maruti and LJ80's

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:08 pm

Not sure if it is applicable mate but for road worthy you need to have a demister.

bagnkat

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Location: Port Stephens.
Vehicle: SJ80

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:38 pm

Zook_Fan wrote:

Not sure if it is applicable mate but for road worthy you need to have a demister.

might need a steering wheel too! :rofl:

bogfrog

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Joined: Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Mt Evelyn Vic

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 2:58 pm

Here's the veiw looking from the dash back!

Only joking mate great Fab work just reminded me of the Thunderbirds thats all! p.s this used to be my favourite show!

:goodjob:

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lukes_89

Joined: Fri Sep 25, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: sunshine coast

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:07 pm

by the looks it still has the hole for demister and looks like sheet metal bent up looks good its totally something different

pyrohamish

Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm
Posts: 331
Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 3:09 pm

Aluminium, got it folded up by a mate, cost me a bottle of sambucca
I'm currently working a solution to the demister, I've left the orginial heater in for the moment with no ducting attached, just need to work out some new ducting.

Trojan

Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 11:30 pm
Posts: 390

Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 8:39 pm

Zook_Fan wrote:

Not sure if it is applicable mate but for road worthy you need to have a demister.

Required to have a crash pad also, hence why dashes are typically made out of crap plastic.

PJ.zook

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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:23 am

Trojan wrote:

Zook_Fan wrote:

Not sure if it is applicable mate but for road worthy you need to have a demister.

Required to have a crash pad also, hence why dashes are typically made out of crap plastic.

Exactly as Trojan said, im pretty sure (at least here in Vic), you need to keep the same amount of padding on the dash as what originally came in the vehicle, i will try and find the ADR

ball

I live here!

Joined: Wed Oct 22, 2008 10:30 pm
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Location: Katherine

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:45 am

PJ.zook wrote:

Exactly as Trojan said, im pretty sure (at least here in Vic), you need to keep the same amount of padding on the dash as what originally came in the vehicle, i will try and find the ADR

ADR 21

alien

Joined: Wed Mar 24, 2010 10:30 pm
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Location: Perth
Vehicle: '92 Sierra, 1.6efi, SPOA, 31s.

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:11 am

just argue that its thin aluminium and "the stock plastic was really strong"... youll be right =p

I agree on the guages - even just cutting circular holes would have looked better - but still, its nice and clean to say the least!

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BlueSuzy

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Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 4:22 am

alien wrote:

just argue that its thin aluminium and "the stock plastic was really strong"... youll be right =p

Until you headbutt it.

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I'm over the G16b's.

just_cruizin

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Joined: Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:30 pm
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Location: here

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:17 am

Yeah because everyone else's Sierra is totally legal and safe and you don't want to put yourself at risk now do you.

Tyres 6" bigger then standard
Extended shackles
SPOA
Incorrect internal and external barwork
Internal barwork that doesn't have correct padding
Insufficient indicators
etc etc etc

and we're giving this guy grief about his dash

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greenzook89 wrote:

31zook wrote:

Makes me want something similar

pyrohamish

Joined: Wed May 27, 2009 11:30 pm
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Location: Fremantle, WA
Vehicle: '85 Sierra LWB Ute, Lkd 33's

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 5:21 am

im interested in how im going to headbutt the dash....
eitehr i will get the steering wheel or the windscreen, and well if its for the passenger i know i can probably get some foam

also in the ADR it only applies for vechiles manafactured after 6/88, mine is 2/88 so where from there??

PJ.zook

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Joined: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Melbourne

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 12:56 pm

Im not up on the road rules, but you still fall under the 2nd edition ADR's as yours was built after 1/73 for ADR21. Does 2nd edition ADR's still apply?

royce

omnipotent being

Joined: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:30 pm
Posts: 17216
Location: Pluto

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:05 pm

second edition ADR's for sierras dont take effect till much later, this is where the whole no door cause of intrusion bars thing come from

stockman

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Joined: Thu Nov 05, 2009 10:30 pm
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Location: Canberra
Vehicle: 4wd

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:18 pm

Not my cup of tea but each to their own.
Did you completly remove the old dash?
At the end of the day if you have any problems, you take it out an put the standard one back.

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BlueSuzy

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Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 2:18 pm

just_cruizin wrote:

Fair call. :lol:

Your mods?

It mainly suits drags better. Less weight the better. 4wding you will want a heater in the winter :lol:

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BlueSuzy wrote:

I'm over the G16b's.

Trojan

Joined: Mon May 26, 2008 11:30 pm
Posts: 390

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 9:40 pm

pyrohamish wrote:

im interested in how im going to headbutt the dash....

You'd be surprised what your body does in an accident. It can bend ways you could never imagine.

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