{"id":21836,"date":"2013-02-09T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T03:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/?p=21836"},"modified":"2013-07-28T19:50:43","modified_gmt":"2013-07-29T02:50:43","slug":"custom-dash-1967-barracuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcustom-dash-1967-barracuda%2F&amp;media=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2013%2F02%2FCustom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3.jpg&amp;description=Custom+Dash+for+a+1967+Plymouth+Barracuda\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\" rel=\"lightbox[21836]\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" data-text=\"Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" data-desc=\"How to Build a Custom Dash for a Barracuda My buddy Scott Hallner's a hard working man! He found a 1967 Barracuda that I think alot of people would have passed on. It had what's known as some, \"rust issues\". OK, the car was rusty BAD! Check this out: Scott did a pretty amazing job replacing body\" data-image=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3.jpg\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><h2>How to Build a Custom Dash for a Barracuda<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21836]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21845\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Hallner's bad homebuilt 1967 Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, hot rod, 1967 plymouth barracuda\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-3-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My buddy Scott Hallner&#8217;s a hard working man! He found a 1967 Barracuda that I think alot of people would have passed on. It had what&#8217;s known as some, &#8220;rust issues&#8221;. OK, the car was rusty BAD! Check this out:<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21836]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21845\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Hallner's bad homebuilt 1967 Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-7.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, hot rod, 1967 plymouth barracuda\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Scott did a pretty amazing job replacing body panels and a host of other body work &amp; paint, then he got to work on updating nearly everything in the car to install a pretty nasty Dodge small block. See all of his work in his <a title=\"1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Garage\/hallner\" target=\"_blank\">MyRideisMe.com Garage.<\/a> Along the way, he turned his attention to dash. He&#8217;d already installed a Vintage Air system, so to finish it off, he made a\u00a0completely\u00a0custom dash. Here&#8217;s the finished product, then you can see how he did it below.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"highslide\" style=\"font-size: 1.5em; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;\" onclick=\"return vz.expand(this)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-210.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[21836]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21838\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash panel for 1967 Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-210.jpg\" alt=\"custom dash, custom gauges, how to make a custom dash for a car, custom dash build, custom dashboard\" width=\"520\" height=\"390\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-210.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-210-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-210-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Making a Custom Dash and Gauge Cluster<\/h3>\n<p>1) The plastic cluster and trim were trashed so I started w\/sheetmetal. A local HVAC shop bent my piece for free. A piece of cardboard was used to mock up the layout.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-6.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-6.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-6-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-6-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2) Making the gauge pods: Scott used exhaust scraps that were\u00a03.5 and 3&#8243; in diameter. 3.5&#8243; is perfect for Auto Meter 3 5\/8&#8243; gauges. 3&#8243; is a bit large for 2 5\/8&#8243; gauges, so I cut the tailpipe and shrunk it down to about 2 3\/4&#8243;.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-4.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3) Holes were cut with a Dremel and die grinder.\u00a0This took the most time of all. Take your time to trim the pods and cut the holes, especially if you&#8217;re trying to angle the gauges toward the driver&#8217;s seat.<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-2.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-5.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4) Trimmed to fit the dash<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-23.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5)\u00a0Backside shows the welding<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-25.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>6) I made a matching piece for the glove box trim and finished off the small gaps with some filler.<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-291.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7) In primer<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-29.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8) Painted &#8211;\u00a0\u00a0Top half is wrinkle paint, bottom is Summit base\/clear<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-26.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"500\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21848\" style=\"border: 2px solid black; margin: 4px;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-24.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"575\" height=\"431\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9)\u00a0Dash painted hot rod black &#8211; then the\u00a0Vintage Air system installed<br \/>\n<img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-28.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-1.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Finished\u00a0Custom Dash!<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 13px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 19px;\">11) Gauges are Auto Meter Sport Comp II I went with all electric gauges.<\/span><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-212.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><img class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21848\" style=\"margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-21.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"278\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/h3>\n<p><img class=\"wp-image-21848 aligncenter\" style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; margin: 4px; border: 2px solid black;\" title=\"Custom dash install for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/Custom-dash-gauges-barracuda-hot-rod-22.jpg\" alt=\"1967 Barracuda, custom dash, how-to\" width=\"450\" border=\"2\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think it looks fantastic! (and even better in person) Scott&#8217;s inspired me to try something custom for my Falcon wagon project. It&#8217;s kind of a, if he can do it&#8230; so can I! Right? If you&#8217;ve put a custom dash in your hot rod, let me know! I can always use more inspiration. Thanks Scott!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mr_social_sharing_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Social Sharing Toolkit v2.2 --><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.myrideisme.com%2FBlog%2Fcustom-dash-1967-barracuda%2F&amp;media=&amp;description=Custom+Dash+for+a+1967+Plymouth+Barracuda\" class=\"pin-it-button\" count-layout=\"none\"><img border=\"0\" src=\"\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/images\/PinExt.png\" title=\"Pin It\" \/><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><fb:share-button type=\"button_count\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\"><\/fb:share-button><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"horizontal\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" data-via=\"myrideisme\" data-text=\"Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\"><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><div class=\"g-plusone\" data-size=\"medium\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\"><\/div><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a class=\"mr_social_share_email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda&amp;body=https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-sharing-toolkit\/images\/icons_small\/email.png\" class=\"nopin\" alt=\"Email\" title=\"Email\"\/><span class=\"mr_small_icon\">Email<\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span><span class=\"mr_social_sharing\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"linksalpha_button linksalpha_link\" href=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/social\/mobile\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.myrideisme.com\/Blog\/custom-dash-1967-barracuda\/\" data-text=\"Custom Dash for a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda\" data-desc=\"How to Build a Custom Dash for a Barracuda My buddy Scott Hallner's a hard working man! He found a 1967 Barracuda that I think alot of people would have passed on. It had what's known as some, \"rust issues\". OK, the car was rusty BAD! Check this out: Scott did a pretty amazing job replacing body\" data-image=\"\" data-button=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/images\/social_share_button.png\" alt=\"Share\" class=\"linksalpha_image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/www.linksalpha.com\/scripts\/loader_iconbox.js?v=2.4\"><\/script><\/span><\/div><p>Email How to Build a Custom Dash for a Barracuda My buddy Scott Hallner&#8217;s a hard working man! He found a 1967 Barracuda that I think alot of people would have passed on. It had what&#8217;s known as some, &#8220;rust issues&#8221;. OK, the car was rusty BAD! 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