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I had planned to use the 67 "B" dash but needed several extra instruments plus the tach and Speedometer would not match the RPM of the engine and the speedo would not match the TR-7 gearbox so I wanted to use a TR-7 instrument cluster in the center and decided I would just put a flat dash the rest of the way on both sides.

I made it out of an aluminum sheet that a friend gave me from an aircraft project he had and I glued a piece of 1/4 in. plywood donated by a local cabinite shop. This allowed enough room for the additional gauges. In the radio speaker position I am installing the air control valves and the ignition advance control for the direct ignition system.

Air tank to the far right is a new Freon bottle and valves to control the air to the air start system are being mounted in the old speaker console. I had planned to install the "G-Tech Pro" unit and the MSD Knock sensor display unit next to the air valves but both have controls on their sides. So they will either be mounted on top of the dash or directly under the dash later. The instrument cluster is from a 77 TR-7 with conventional instruments and the added instruments to the right are, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp., Manifold Vacuum, Fuel Pressure and Air Tank Pressure.

The upper dash and dash pad is 1967 MGB. The electrical switch to the left of the instrument cluster is a Master switch to turn all electrical systems on and all of the switches to the right are to operate electrical components like used on the 1967 "B" dash. Relays will be placed close to each component so the switches will not carry the load and only trigger each relay. Only one 12 gauge wire will carry the current to each area of the car and fine ribbon wire (from the computer industry) will be used to trigger each relay which will be located close to each item (load). This will take the current load off of each switch. (A common cause of electrical failure in older British cars)