Sc Dashboard Layout Confusion?

[Larry N Johnson]

Ended up w S/C layout:


Here are some close ups:






We used a volt meter instead of amps.
Clock instead of oil temp.
Fan toggle switch instead of auto sensor. (The extra one above the dash light knob, as seen on some CSX cars)

Otherwise pretty close.

Here are some CSX S/C dash boards:
CSX-3016


CSX-3057


CSX-3294

[Power Surge]

Couple points here... 3016 had been restored. 3057 is not an original car. And 3294 is a converted street car. So none of those are really good cars to use for accuracy.

[richsd]

Originally Posted by Larry N Johnson

Ended up w S/C layout:


Here are some close ups:






We used a volt meter instead of amps.
Clock instead of oil temp.
Fan toggle switch instead of auto sensor. (The extra one above the dash light knob, as seen on some CSX cars)

Larry, a couple points on these photos under the assumption that you are shooting for originality accuracy. The dash depicted here appears to be cushioned or kind of puffy. This was not the case on originals. Originals were not cushioned as this one. Also, Autometer gauges with Made in the USA have a nice original look but hard to be exact with these gauges if this is what you are shooting for.

[Larry N Johnson]

1 Padded dash my idea.
2 AutoMeters my choice.

You are right of course.

[Power Surge]

Larry, just curious why you put the center small gauge lower than the other two.

[Larry N Johnson]

Sal,
Hello there!!

The 3 small gauges actually are in a line, must be a camera thing.

The challenge was getting the 2 indicator lights horizontal. On an FFR, there is a 3/4" dash hoop in the way that we drilled in and put the light into. Amyway they came out good. I liked that better than slanted indicator lights.

Everything still works after 5 years and 19000 miles. Had to replace the clock once.

It is interesting what lengths we go to in some areas for "the aurhentic look" but in other area, we are not so focussed. For example, I spent a small fotune on real magnesium Halibrand rims, only to discover they are a maintenance pain. Now run chrome Trigos while the "authentic rims" sit in storage w track tires, used 1 or 2 times a year.

So life goes on.

[Power Surge]

Originally Posted by Larry N Johnson

Sal,
Hello there!!

The 3 small gauges actually are in a line, must be a camera thing.

The challenge was getting the 2 indicator lights horizontal. On an FFR, there is a 3/4" dash hoop in the way that we drilled in and put the light into. Amyway they came out good. I liked that better than slanted indicator lights.

Everything still works after 5 years and 19000 miles. Had to replace the clock once.

It is interesting what lengths we go to in some areas for "the aurhentic look" but in other area, we are not so focussed. For example, I spent a small fotune on real magnesium Halibrand rims, only to discover they are a maintenance pain. Now run chrome Trigos while the "authentic rims" sit in storage w track tires, used 1 or 2 times a year.

So life goes on.

Yes, you are right about the different details. For example, I chose to leave the Shelby gauges, Shelby pedals, and Shelby 427 S/C side badges on my car, instead of getting the 60s parts. The way I see it, since my car is a real Shelby, there are certain things about it that I wanted to leave as is, to keep some of it's modern pedigree intact.

But there's still stuff on my car I want to change. The full 4" sidepipes kill me everytime I look at the car, and I want to remove the carpeting from the trunk area that Billy at HRE did when he built the car. I also want to add in the FIA "bump" in the rear firewall, and get the correct belt harnesses. I can do all of this myself, it will just be some time before I have the money to do it. It's okay though, it's stuff to do as time goes on so I don't get bored!

[Historybuff]

This is about the twin Paxton blue Cobra that was sold at the Barrett Jackson auction in Phoenix awhile back. I drove all the way to Phoenix but even though I was there the day of the car's arrival, I missed Carroll Shelby driving the twin Paxton 427 in from Harley Cluxton's shop so didn't capture it on film outside. Since I don't use a flash i tried to capture on slow film* and bad light the dash but those pictures later turned out junk. Then I tried to write down the gauges in order on the right side but that's where my bad vision prevented it and I didn't want to climb in the what-would-sell-for-$5-million car.
Does anyone else know what the order is of the gauges on the right side?
Is the car displayed anywhere now that it has a new owner.....


*yeh, I now I should change to digital...