Formula Dash Panels
 

Is there a source besides Formula? I want to make a custom layout and would really like a blank one from Formula if that is at all possible. Need ASAP.

Alternative is the sheet metal drawing for the part......any ideas?

Maybe the best thing to do is just work with the existing one......Fastech 382

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The boat looks great nort,Just go out and burn some gas :D

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Try Team Marine. They did mine. Great job just don't tell them to take their time.

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Nort,

Don't know if you already checked prices with Formula. Retail for the big flat main panel is over $1000.00. Smaller trim indicator panel, small accessory panel, and small ignition panel are $400.00 each ... in your choice of colors, of course.

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No wonder their new boats are approaching 400K, or more..... :rolleyes:

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RedDog, my guy at Maveric Marine said he checked on a blank on from Formula but said it would be 2 months before it came. He didn't mention a price.

Jon....do you have a number?

masi242..........thanks. I'll be doing that soon.

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2 months???? You could eat resin, Chit 2 panels and pay cheaper medicals bills for it faster than that! :rolleyes:

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I've been having the same thought as I would do some guage rearrangement and flush mount as big a screen color plotter as possible.

I like the new 16:9 ratio plotter displays, I believe they are going to be the next big thing. ;)

The worst part of the 382 dash is the step in the panel. Lucky for me the 353 is flat so there are a few more, and less costly alternatives to fabbing a new panel.

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Nort, I have been looking into doing mine...I am thinking possibly fabbing alum flat panels (powder coated) over the top of existing?? KL

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TEAM MARINE

ask for Kevin or Ryan

(608) 525-8326

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The instrument panel and dash have been re-designed, eliminating the step. They are flat with the change in I think '02.

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the previous owner had done mine, I love the way he set it up, he said it want hard at all.

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MAN! that boat is fast at 1400 rpms

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Yeah , but it won't last long...look how low the oil pressure is :rolleyes: :D

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umm yea.. was up with that ?

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WOW! I did the EXACT same layout on my '89 311 several years ago! Put the factory dash back in when I traded it and sold the Gaffrig set-up to another 311 owner.

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My only guess is, when we unhooked the batterys for winter, thats just where the gauges rested. Red, did you sell them to a guy in VA named John? I had the GPS speedo done last year.

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Coicidental that I did sell to a guy named John, but he lives in Monroe, MI. Dash panel was laid out exactly the same as your's ... there is no other lay-out to accomodate the bezels on the bottom row of guages. My Gaffrigs (by Livorsi) were black face with red bezels.

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I'm VERY happy with the layout, it makes everything easy to see with a quick glance, all the needles point in the right directions and can group them while not taking eyes off path.

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Probably on the high-end as well, but Gaffrig sells dash panels, I've seen them in their catalog.

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They don't list them for Formula though as far as I know. :(

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Well......I'm commited now!!! :D :D :D :drink: :drink: :drink: :drink:

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sure looks that way!

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Nort, are they metal or resin? and if your going to paint them let me know, I'm itching to try a covering some painted dash panels with the 3M PPF.

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They are painted 1/8" alum. What is 3M PPF?

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3M Paint protection Film, if you ship the dash panels to me after painting, I can cover them with the film that stops them from chipping if something is dropped on them. copy and paste my site link and it will give you more info. I'm having the site overhauled so it may be tough, I'm going to be doing Craigs new truck for him next tues...if my tint guy ever calls me back:rolleyes:

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Interesting.....but I've never scratched a panel before. What about the sun? Would it yellow or something?

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Kev.....I'm not sure about that. Panels on top of the original one? Hopefully I'll see you tomorrow and we can talk about it.

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Nort - You've done the hard work. I'd just take the loose panels to a decent sheet metal shop and have them copy the shape and bends, but not cut the holes. Now that you have them out, it should be easy. Once you have all the gauge and accessory holes in where you want them, you can have them painted/powdercoated to your heart's delight.

Bet that boat looks like a LOT of wiring with those panels out....

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The 3M film is 99.8 % clear, there is a slight discoloration on a pure white surface as the film is clearcoated, similar to paint. It comes with a 5 year warranty from 3M against it though. In over 15,000 vehicle applications I have never had a warranty claim for discoloration:D. I just did a couple of the cars for Team Lexus and will be doing the only Lexus IS350 in the country on april 4.

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Nort,

Are you refinishing these panels or replacing them? I know WAGS382 would be interested in your main guage panel so he could add oil temp guages.

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Not sure yet.....meeting with my sheetmetal vendor tomorrow. If they choose to re-fab the main panel....I'll have extra ones made. The others will just re refinished. :D

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We're going to be making a new panel. I am going to make 15 or 20 blanks while I'm at it. :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Nort,

Let me know what you want for the old main guage panel. WAGS382 will be interested.

Thanks,

Chris

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The panel looks the same as what's on my 336. If so, I'd definitely buy a blank. I'll check with Formula to verify the sizes are the same...

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I build my own from plastic coated aluminium

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I need to get a panel/insert made for my older SR357. Has anybody sone this? Picture of it as it looks now attached.

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Playing with some layouts.....any thoughts, comments?

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Jeez Nort,

How many more guages you need to have? It's looking pretty busy up there ... I'm not sure I could monitor all those guages and still watch where I'm going. But then, I've always been easily distracted and starting to show my age.

RD

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A is the best IMO however I am trying to figure out what all those guages could possibly be!!!

2 tachs
1 speedo
2 oil temps
2 oil preasures
2 water temps
2 water preasures
1 fuel guage
1 volt meter
2 engine hour meters

That got me to 12 and you still have a extra hole there.

I would get the tachs with the hour meter in them and then you can take out some more guages. OR hide the engine hour guages and the volt and fuel guage and make it easier to read. I would also suggest that you put your guages together. IE. port and starboard oil preasure together. That way you can just scan the dash and look at them to see if they are pointing in the same direction, not actually have to read them. That is how all the race boats are set up.

Jon