{"id":7845,"date":"2020-08-09T17:17:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-09T16:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7845"},"modified":"2024-09-25T16:47:52","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:47:52","slug":"dashboard-control-switch-layout","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7845","title":{"rendered":"Dashboard modifications."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview.<\/strong><br \/>\nSince we first got the van there have been quite a few additions and a lot more planned. Therefore, along with upgrading the old wiring in the van, it seemed logical to upgrade the whole dash to allow for the new and planned additions, all in one go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The old dash.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Artist\u2019s impression of the planned work, <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(what I hope to achieve).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=15091\">The new dashboard<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(the job list and work in progress).<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=15237\">Fabricating the new dashboard<\/a>,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(the metalwork, current<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><strong> progress).<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The old dashboard layout.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The temperature gauge is now redundant, as it will be part of the clock binnacle.<\/em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19506\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-1024x431.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-150x63.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-768x323.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-1536x647.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/IMG_6723b-2048x862.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Light switches are currently where the vent grill was, <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(the vent grill will be replaced in the new dashboard).<\/span> <\/strong><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-150x89.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-1536x914.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_6732a-2048x1219.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><br \/>\nPlanned dashboard modifications.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(artist impression, third draft ).<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(Switches are for illustration only, see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=10602\">switch connections<\/a> for more info).<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15390 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-05d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4224\" height=\"2350\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The air vent will be refitted &amp; the dashboard will be modified for the new switches,<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><br \/>\n(artist impression third draft).<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15378 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-1024x516.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-150x76.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-1536x774.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Switches-artists-inpresion-03a-2048x1033.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=15239\">recessed compartment &amp; lid<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(artist impression third draft).<\/span><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20328\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2216\" height=\"1234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b.jpg 2216w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-1536x855.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/IMG_2886-b-2048x1140.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong>Current progress.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=15237\">fabricating the new dashboard<\/a>, (the metalwork) for construction photos.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15052 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-1536x836.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Dash-construction-02-2048x1114.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1393\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The end result, <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">Photos as &amp; when the jobs are complete.&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><strong>???<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<h4>Related items.<\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><em>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em><\/strong> <a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=12544\">Stirring column cowl<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=10602\">switch connections<\/a> for more info).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #339966;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=14203\">Overhead switch panel<\/a>, <\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=10602\">switch connections<\/a> for more info).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #825000;\">&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rear switch panels,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #99ccff;\">(see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=10602\">switch connections<\/a> for more info).<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #825000;\"><em>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #825000;\">Reposition the gear stick,<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> (see <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><em><a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=3163\">cable gear linkage<\/a>).<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #825000;\">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Reposition fuses boxes,<\/span><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"> (see <a style=\"color: #99ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=5274\">electrics<\/a>).<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #99ccff;\"><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview. Since we first got the van there have been quite a few additions and a lot more planned. Therefore, along with upgrading the old wiring in the van, it seemed logical to upgrade the whole dash to allow for the new and planned additions, all in one go.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The old dash. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Artist\u2019s &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7845\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dashboard modifications.&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":15091,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7845","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7845"}],"version-history":[{"count":102,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20334,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7845\/revisions\/20334"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}