Somebody chewed a hole in the dash of my '46 1/2 ton to use an old school "remote head".. instead of using wires to connect it to the radio it used SPEEDOMETER CABLES..

The left over hole is jagged and nasty.. it's either replace the entire dash, or do something different..

I'm thinking i'll put a 6x6 TFT touch sensitive screen in the hole, tied to a laptop computer mainboard.. that way I can run MP3, Video, GPS, monitor fuel, oil pressure, engine temp, RPM's outside air temp, the whole ball of wax from that screen.

While i'm at it I could tie in the heater controls in the unit, too.

Then i'd have to make a "screen saver" that blended in with the dash "ribs".

It beats havin' that jagged hole in the dash.


an idea is only stupid if you think about it rationally.