BC Bronco dash

jlylec · Oct 31, 2013

Pcparas said:
We used a BC blank (except for the column hole and the re-positioned glove box). We went with a custom gauge set up though.

That looks great. Is that an NV3550 conversion with a twin-sticked D20? Do you have any pics of the sticks and where they're coming out of the tunnel?

jlylec · Oct 31, 2013

kholding said:
Here is my BC dash.

Sorry, noticed I had already posted those pics. Here is the latest with it installed.

This looks awesome...How hard was it running the air into the dash from a fit standpoint? Did you use the BC Broncos V/A kit? Where did you get the vents? Great work man!

kholding · Oct 31, 2013

Thanks. There is actually a lot of room behind the dash for the A/C vents. Its a VA Gen IV unit and VA vents as well.

Pcparas · Nov 4, 2013

jlylec said:
That looks great. Is that an NV3550 conversion with a twin-sticked D20? Do you have any pics of the sticks and where they're coming out of the tunnel?

Its actually an NV3550 with Atlas 2 transfer case. The sticks actually come out of the same hole though.

jlylec · Nov 4, 2013

Pcparas said:
Its actually an NV3550 with Atlas 2 transfer case. The sticks actually come out of the same hole though.

Thanks...yeah that looks just like mine. I'm going to try and bend the front stick a bit I think so it's off my leg. Or shorten it maybe.

AZ73 · Jan 24, 2014

I just received mine and I have to say it's a high quality product. After attempting to modify my stock dash, I gave up and ordered a blank. Chuck should really put better pictures on his site as I didn't know the defrost ducts were built in already. I almost ordered a $70 duct piece to replace my broken plastic one. That alone pays for a large chunk of the new dash. Here's some pix of the whole piece.

SSDDBRONCO · Jan 24, 2014

AZ73 said:
I just received mine and I have to say it's a high quality product. After attempting to modify my stock dash, I gave up and ordered a blank. Chuck should really put better pictures on his site as I didn't know the defrost ducts were built in already. I almost ordered a $70 duct piece to replace my broken plastic one. That alone pays for a large chunk of the new dash. Here's some pix of the whole piece.

How does that oval duct hole hook up with the stock round hose for the heater unit?

badmuttstang · Jan 24, 2014

SSDDBRONCO said:
How does that oval duct hole hook up with the stock round hose for the heater unit?

Something I was wondering

AZ73 · Jan 24, 2014

badmuttstang said:
Something I was wondering

Not that far on the build, but of you stretch a round hose at opposite ends, it turns oval. I'll test it tomorrow.

badmuttstang · Jan 24, 2014

Problem is the round hose on the heater box seem to small to stretch that big. Interested to see how it comes out.

NCW · Jan 24, 2014

jlylec said:
I'm thinking about redoing my dash and picking up one of the BCB blanks they sell so I can get rid of the stereo hole that was cut out, move the glove box over for my roll cage, and install a new air conditioning system. I was looking at the one that moves the gauge cluster from the left to the right side of the steering column so I can put a small speaker and vent in the left side. Is this a tricky thing to do? I guess I'm wondering if the cables and wiring are long enough to make that move without rewiring, etc.

Also...have any of you bought these dash blanks? Any issues with fit, etc. I'd love to see pics of what you guys have done with these blanks. Thanks!

I made my own dash.

AZ73 · Jan 25, 2014

badmuttstang said:
Problem is the round hose on the heater box seem to small to stretch that big. Interested to see how it comes out.

My heater hoses were tossed long ago so I took a piece of blue tape and made a loop around the old vent (with the sticky stuff on the outside of the loop). Then slipped it off and put it on the BC dash. It fits perfectly. Will have to use a zip-tie to hold it. Plus I'll get a little more room behind the dash there.

jlylec · Jan 25, 2014

AZ73 said:
I just received mine and I have to say it's a high quality product. After attempting to modify my stock dash, I gave up and ordered a blank. Chuck should really put better pictures on his site as I didn't know the defrost ducts were built in already. I almost ordered a $70 duct piece to replace my broken plastic one. That alone pays for a large chunk of the new dash. Here's some pix of the whole piece.

This is great. Thank you! I agree chuck needs better pics on his site. I've bought a few things from him and always been impressed but it was always somewhat of a crap shoot because i couldn't really tell before I purchased.

What are your plans for the dash? AC? New switches?

SSDDBRONCO · Jan 25, 2014

AZ73 said:
My heater hoses were tossed long ago so I took a piece of blue tape and made a loop around the old vent (with the sticky stuff on the outside of the loop). Then slipped it off and put it on the BC dash. It fits perfectly. Will have to use a zip-tie to hold it. Plus I'll get a little more room behind the dash there.

Thanks for the info. Maybe I'll get one of those in the future when I decide to change the color of the dash

AZ73 · Jan 25, 2014

jlylec said:
This is great. Thank you! I agree chuck needs better pics on his site. I've bought a few things from him and always been impressed but it was always somewhat of a crap shoot because i couldn't really tell before I purchased.

What are your plans for the dash? AC? New switches?

This is the basic layout but I'm still working on the A/C vents. I don't want to mix round and rectangle but I was waiting for the dash to get accurate measurements. The gauges are what I have sitting in the garage, and I ended up getting a 4 knob A/C switch. I'll be adding a lower section ala Broncitis. I got the 5 inch tach and speedo because I'm old and blind

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2228423&postcount=15

jlylec · Jan 25, 2014

AZ73 said:
This is the basic layout but I'm still working on the A/C vents. I don't want to mix round and rectangle but I was waiting for the dash to get accurate measurements. The gauges are what I have sitting in the garage, and I ended up getting a 4 knob A/C switch. I'll be adding a lower section ala Broncitis. I got the 5 inch tach and speedo because I'm old and blind

http://classicbroncos.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2228423&postcount=15

This is awesome man. Great plan! I'd like to do something just like this. I'd love to see your final product.

4x4man514 · Sep 2, 2014

Those are some great dashes guys! I'm still trying to figure mine out. I see several of you are running your gauges on the top half of the dash. But y'all are running electronic climate controls. Does anyone know if I run my gauges up top and stock heater cables on the bottom, will it cause binding issues with the cables ?

I'm not running ac , do they make electronic heater controls or do I need to swap the whole unit out to utilize them? Thanks!

rojo23 · Sep 3, 2014

what size hole is the original cluster? I was thinking about moving mine to the right of the column, but did know how to make the perfect hole for the cluster

chuck · Sep 3, 2014

The easiest way to get the vent hoses to go over the oval fitting is to use a 1" deep socket to form the hose. Stick the socket inside the hose and form the hose to fit the socket then go 180 degrees and repeat.
About the web site, we have it done and have not been able to access it in over a year so some stuff is old. Also there is two sites www.bcbroncos.com/home.html and http://www.bcbroncos.com/store/ which ever site you are on at the top of the column on the left will be the work home or store if you are on the store site the word will be home, click on that and you will be on the home site which has more info and pictures but no price or shipping info.

pbwcr · Sep 3, 2014

rojo23 said:
what size hole is the original cluster? I was thinking about moving mine to the right of the column, but did know how to make the perfect hole for the cluster

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6.5" and a 6 or 6.5" speaker will fill the hole.

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