>I just ran across a picture that came from somewhere - and heaven on
>knows, given the state of my computer files --- I've got stuff all over
>---.... anyway, this picture id of some kind of VW van. it is a shot of
>the dash from outside the vehicle with the door open. Right side of dash
>loks Vanagonish. But the left side is anything but. It has a beautiful
>instrument pod, about 5 large round instruments in a row, bigger than
>our speedometers, right in front of the driver. All were white back
>ground w/black letters/numbers. Boy would I love to have that setup!
>Anybody have an idea what this may have been?

This sounds like a German van with a 911 binnacle. I have images of a
couple of these, if I remember rightly.

>And that brings me to the subject: Has anyone ever attempted to build a
>custom instrument pod. A really nice, space age, airliner-nice
>instrument pod, for our beloved Vanagons?? I'm really curious. With all
>that copper/plastic strip stuff we have so much trouble with, I wonder
>if it could be done and everything still work?

I'm thinking of it, making a custom (fiberglass) dash fascia with
hidden stereo components (using old computer CD drives as sliding
doors) and with backlit Golf instruments (lots of work there).
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Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin 9001, New Zealand
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut