Interior pictures/ideas Hello Boys and Girls. I'm making a new thread 'cause best I could tell (with a quick parooze of this sites search and google) there isnt too much info on how/what to do with the various crap behind the dash. I Just tore my dash out today, and while I am sure I could make some set up that would work, There has to be plenty of tried and [s]cheap[/s] true ideas on what should go where. Also, Al, Would you be kind enough to post of a pic of your Volvo's interior, If you have one handy? https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,54912#msg-54912 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:23:49 -0500 Phorum 5.2.15a https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63381#msg-63381 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63381#msg-63381
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BobOfTheFuture
Jari, I too was not aware. You're awesome.

I have a different queestion to add to all this as well:

Do you guys use any of the stock body harness? Or rewire the whole car yourselves?

Ive been just pairing down the stock harness, and once I am healthy, I am going to attack the jungle behind the dash area and try to get the fuses in a central position. Ill have to cut into 2 or 3 bundles that are 3 inches thick, and I am worried its just going to turn into a quagmire. I am not sure yet what angle to take on this...
In BMW i used mainly the stock harness, stereo, airbag etc removed, as said, many times it helps a lot when you can find scheme of the harness if it happens that you need to locate the electric fault..
For extralights,fan etc i used Hella relays which have fuse attached, easy solution...
Many times if you start wiring the car yourself (not always), the outcome is heavier than original, same goes with dash, i´d guess the e36 dash weighs apprx 5lbs airbag removed...]]> bttmotorsport Construction Zone Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:02:16 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63379#msg-63379 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63379#msg-63379
I have a different queestion to add to all this as well:

Do you guys use any of the stock body harness? Or rewire the whole car yourselves?

Ive been just pairing down the stock harness, and once I am healthy, I am going to attack the jungle behind the dash area and try to get the fuses in a central position. Ill have to cut into 2 or 3 bundles that are 3 inches thick, and I am worried its just going to turn into a quagmire. I am not sure yet what angle to take on this...]]> BobOfTheFuture Construction Zone Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:24:48 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63349#msg-63349 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63349#msg-63349
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is that a twist throttle under the wheel?:S

That's right. Jari is a paraplegic. He uses a hand throttle that also connects to the brake pedal. He won production class at 100AW, and put a lot of other drivers, both 2WD and AWD to shame.

that is awesome, even above the crowd surfing wheelchair i saw at Godsmack.]]> Racinkid13 Construction Zone Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:39:17 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63290#msg-63290 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63290#msg-63290 phlat65 Construction Zone Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:16:27 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63287#msg-63287 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63287#msg-63287
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is that a twist throttle under the wheel?:S

That's right. Jari is a paraplegic. He uses a hand throttle that also connects to the brake pedal. He won production class at 100AW, and put a lot of other drivers, both 2WD and AWD to shame.

Put a smile on my face, good for him!]]> PotatoFlakeSTi Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:04:02 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63286#msg-63286 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63286#msg-63286
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BJosephD
is that a twist throttle under the wheel?:S

That's right. Jari is a paraplegic. He uses a hand throttle that also connects to the brake pedal. He won production class at 100AW, and put a lot of other drivers, both 2WD and AWD to shame.]]> wvonkessler Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 21:28:20 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63280#msg-63280 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63280#msg-63280 BJosephD Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:01:00 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63276#msg-63276 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63276#msg-63276 bttmotorsport Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:39:02 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63275#msg-63275 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63275#msg-63275
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slidewayswrx
What is it that you like about that one Sean? Is it the same one that william had linked to in his thread? (that item sold and it now links me to a $1200 system)

I think William's thread had linked to this one, which has a heater core that you run coolant through.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-991102-1/

The one Sean linked to is self contained with an electric heating element I believe. And is $75 more expensive. Simple if it just needs power.]]> NoCoast Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:38:45 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63274#msg-63274 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63274#msg-63274 slidewayswrx Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:38:28 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63273#msg-63273 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63273#msg-63273
For Deriks M3 we are using a 4" bilge fan to blow through a water to air intercooler, except have hot water plumbed in instead of cold. Seems to be about the same cost to do that, then you end up with something alluminum, strong, and small for packaging.

something like this from votionspeed http://www.votionspeed.com/servlet/the-527/Water-to-Air-Intercooler%2C/Detail]]> phlat65 Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:59:58 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63270#msg-63270 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63270#msg-63270
This is a purchase that will soon need to happen]]> slidewayswrx Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:32:01 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63257#msg-63257 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63257#msg-63257 fleabay.com
Will probably fall off the fire wall and catch everything on fire, but it's cheap!]]> Robert Culbertson Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:05:59 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63250#msg-63250 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63250#msg-63250 http://www.summitracing.com/parts/VTA-506101/]]> phlat65 Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:34:06 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63249#msg-63249 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,63249#msg-63249 So I don't have a defroster/heater/vents/anything, and noticed a problem with that the other day.
Ideas?
Roof vents?
Summit universal heater?
RV 12v electrical heater hidden under dash?
I like the stock box w/ computer fans and the heater core, but I'm looking for something fairly quick to throw in there.]]> Robert Culbertson Construction Zone Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:22:39 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55246#msg-55246 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55246#msg-55246
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slidewayswrx
Luke seriously you have one of the best setup dash/car that I have had the opportunity to look around. (sorry Sean your a close second)

Nice looking indeed.
But surface mounted and angled like it is I betcha a whole nickle that reflection on the inside of the windscreen is pretty bad.
I got some later mounting rings for my stuff after suffering a number of years with reflections, the later rings let the instruments set in a smidge---presto no reflections.]]> john vanlandingham Construction Zone Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:12:26 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55243#msg-55243 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55243#msg-55243 BobOfTheFuture Construction Zone Wed, 21 Sep 2011 02:59:26 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55242#msg-55242 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55242#msg-55242 slidewayswrx Construction Zone Wed, 21 Sep 2011 01:38:21 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55208#msg-55208 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55208#msg-55208
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Saabfarm
Heres a shot of the interior in the SAAB 99. We made the dash itself from fiberglass (using a mold made of MDF) and painted flat black. The foward section below the windshield is glued down craft felt.
The panel insets are aluminum and held in with D ring style 1/4 fasteners for tool-less access to connectors behind... also all relays and fuses are accessible to the co-driver strapped in.


Cool setup!]]> wildert Construction Zone Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:27:24 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55204#msg-55204 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55204#msg-55204 The panel insets are aluminum and held in with D ring style 1/4 fasteners for tool-less access to connectors behind... also all relays and fuses are accessible to the co-driver strapped in.

]]> Saabfarm Construction Zone Tue, 20 Sep 2011 15:11:08 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55126#msg-55126 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55126#msg-55126 I meant to ask about where your switches were, Thats pretty cool too, although I think Id rather have em up on the console.
The yellow lines are painted hard lines? Okay, pretty cool.

Kris, Thanks for the info, its really helpful.]]> BobOfTheFuture Construction Zone Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:35:52 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55123#msg-55123 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55123#msg-55123
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Kris- That looks excellent, really squared away. The doors have some fabric snapped on eh? I think I will steal that idea. And I really dig the reflective tape, thats smart.
I see the whole center console was fabbed, is that the fuse block in the lower right corner?
What is supporting your steering column?
What are the yellow wires running under the sill bar on the drivers side, tailights/etc?

Same fabric for the doors, had my mom sew them up with reflective tape used from fire-fighter uniforms. Satisfies the door covering rule, no sharp edges, is light and easy to remove.

Primary fuse block is the square thing under the kill switch. The console mounted to the exhaust tunnel is a switch panel for the fans, heater, lights, etc. I think it actually has integrated fuses as well. All marine stuff from Blue Sea (they make good quality stuff, better than 'racing' crap you get from Longacre, etc.)

Steering column is supported by factory mount point, which is welded to the dash bar... We actually put a steering quickener in place of the stock column.

Yellow lines are the brake and fuel lines. I actually should consider covering them somehow incase they break from impact... just to keep the stuff from spraying everywhere.]]> krisdahl Construction Zone Sun, 18 Sep 2011 17:46:28 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55062#msg-55062 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55062#msg-55062
Brent Dacres]]> Bdacres Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:30:39 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55047#msg-55047 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55047#msg-55047
One thing I found - at least w/illuminated gauges - they'll reflect off the windscreen. I've had to re-work mine so that they are either recessed enough or have a shelf above them to block light at night...

I'll put a pic up when done...]]> vbares Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:18:34 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55038#msg-55038 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55038#msg-55038
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heymagic
I still have nitemares over Al's dash. A couple days before his first event the car shows up at my shop with the windshield badly fractured. The dash missing, the heater box laying in the CoDs foot well, wires and bungy cords everywhere. Looked like someone tossed a grenade in a dumpster behind Safeway....

I gave it a logbook but remember telling Hurst about it and proclaiming he had no chance of making the event ( I was wrong again). Should have taken a pic...


Hey! To be fair at tha point it looked like a grenade had gone off in the dumpster behind Ace hardware. It wasn't until after the rally that it was full of cigi butts and Starburst wrappers.

At the last rally I thought I had it all worked out, but when I rolled into tech and turned on the headlights, the wipers started going...]]> alkun Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:25:11 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55032#msg-55032 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55032#msg-55032
John, Suede, or...




Kris- That looks excellent, really squared away. The doors have some fabric snapped on eh? I think I will steal that idea. And I really dig the reflective tape, thats smart.
I see the whole center console was fabbed, is that the fuse block in the lower right corner?
What is supporting your steering column?
What are the yellow wires running under the sill bar on the drivers side, tailights/etc?

Luckly, with the 240 it LOOKS like the heater, though huge, would be low enough to clear a dash bar. Dont really know, though.]]> BobOfTheFuture Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 05:25:56 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55031#msg-55031 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55031#msg-55031
"Nice, a reptile team! Is it a turbo car? Do they run a constrictor? (hardy har har har) "

"Noooot Quite..."


Thanks Kris for posting that pic. I was looking for it before but couldn't remember if it was on a civic or not.]]> Dazed_Driver Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 04:27:21 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55028#msg-55028 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55028#msg-55028 biggreen96 Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:29:37 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55027#msg-55027 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55027#msg-55027
Was just visiting family on Long Island, will send a PM with something that might be helpful!]]> Wannabe Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:11:18 -0500 https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55026#msg-55026 Re: Interior pictures/ideas https://www.rallyanarchy.com/phorum/read.php?5,54912,55026#msg-55026


I'd have liked to have retained the stock heater, but the cage interfered too much with the mounting points. We did run it for a while, but it just couldn't get it to mount properly. Went with an aftermarket heater that throws some serious heat has a bitchin fan. My only complaint is we have defrost only, and at Big White, our feet got awful cold after a while (especially when wet).

Coulda sworn I had a photo of the heater setup, but I guess not... Can kinda see it in the above photo.

I don't like dashes, but I don't like exposed crap. We went best of both worlds (IMHO).]]> krisdahl Construction Zone Fri, 16 Sep 2011 01:00:30 -0500