Project CompuMach: Lilliput install started (lots of pics)

**pyros** · 10-06-2004, 02:22 PM

Hey guys, I started moulding my lilliput screen into my dash the past few days, just want to see what you think so far. Suggestions and tips would be great.

I didn't want to modify the existing radio bezel so I bought a used one off ebay. The colour is not the same but I'm going to get it painted to match my interior.

This is the car its going in, its a 2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1:

This is the interior now as it is:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01240_resize.JPG[/img]

This is the bezel bought off ebay:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01235_resize.JPG[/img]

Originally I was trying not to cut the trim on the bezel so I notched out the back of the lilliput screen:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01247_resize.JPG[/img]

But then I realized that was great and all but I wouldn't be able to reinstall the screen :P So I ended up cutting it out with a cutoff wheel. I must have went through about 20 discs :S
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01253_resize.JPG[/img]

I lined up the lilliput case with a few pieces of cardboard on each side to get it perfectly centred then used a glue gun to stick the case to the top of the bezel so it wouldn't move while bondoing. Behind the screen there are two wood stoppers holding the screen up:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01257_resize.JPG[/img]

Here's the first layer of bondoglass to keep the screen in place:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01262_resize.JPG[/img]

Stupid me forgot gloves so I decided to use my hands. Bondoglass is a ***** to get off :P
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01261_resize.JPG[/img]

After it dried i sanded it down a bit:
[img]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01264_resize.JPG[/img]

There are a lot of grooves and crap still. Should I use the bondoglass again or should I switch over to the regular bondo?

Thanks,
Chris

**brrman** · 10-06-2004, 03:41 PM

You can now go to the "red" bondo. Bondo glass is only needed for initial strength. The regular stuff is easier to sand, and is better for detail work.

**dexy** · 10-06-2004, 04:02 PM

what are you gonna do with the wide hole at the bottom of the screen

**nirvanades** · 10-06-2004, 04:09 PM

dexy - that is the volume button hole. when he puts it back together it will get filled....

**Custommx3** · 10-06-2004, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by nirvanades

dexy - that is the volume button hole. when he puts it back together it will get filled....

[IMG]http://pyros.kicks-***.net/CompuMach/DSC01262_resize.JPG[/IMG]

That hole @ the bottom....

**pyros** · 10-07-2004, 01:27 AM

brrrman: thanks, that's what I thought. Gonna work on it tomorrow, thanks!

dexy: i'm going to use some fibreglass i have to 'connect' that to whats left of what I didn't cut. you can't really see it well in the picture but whats left from what I cut out is actually sloped upwards

**nirvanades** · 10-07-2004, 02:20 AM

Good Work - God, I wish I had a nice square dash to work with... my bezel is taller on the left than on the right - it slopes from 9" to 7" from left to right... Crazy... And - the pitch is angled too!

**Curiosity** · 10-07-2004, 03:04 AM

Nice! If you can't see that hole when it's in the car, why fill it in? Why not use it for ventalation or lights or a CD drive or extra hidden controls or something? And how do you match the bottom silver part with the rest of it? Dye or textured paint?

**Bitoholic** · 10-07-2004, 03:50 AM

Can't wait to see the finished product.

**pyros** · 10-07-2004, 08:52 AM

Thanks for the comments everyone.

Curiosity: well you can't really see it but you can tell teh dash is not one piece with it open like that, and I dont like that look. My brother keeps telling me to fill it in and put led's ********** style :P

to match the colour i'm getting it painted by my buddy with a body shop. the whole thing is going to be primered and repainted to match the original silver one.