Cyclops Rears Its Fresh Head -- Technical Article -- Custom Classic Trucks

He attached Cyclops to the three mounting metal fixtures...

...and cut a long section of fiberglass and several smaller sections of fiberglass mat.

Rob affixed the small Cyclops surrounding matting material with fiberglass resin.

Once the fiberglass resin had time to set up and dry, Rob sanded away some of the excess material with the air die grinder.

He cut several small fill pieces for the inevitable low spots and positioned them.

Cutting the fiberglass mat the correct size that would blanket the top of the dash came next.

No Limit adhered the fill fiberglass mat pieces.

Resin applied to the top of the dash meant one thing: It would be blanketed soon with fiberglass mat.

Like molasses, that fiberglass resin sure is sticky.

Resin coated the top of the dash's fiberglass mat blanket.

After allowing the resin ample time to dry, Rob made several sanding passes with the air die grinder.

Underneath the dash, Rob covered the seams with fiberglass resin to ensure a one-piece seal.

In preparation for spraying on primer, No Limit started the finish-sanding process by wielding the air die grinder.

On the flatter sections of the dashboard, the flat air sander was used.

In the little nooks and crannies, a small sanding wheel on an air tool worked best. Look at all the 'glass dust on Rob's face. If you work with fiberglass a great deal, you need to at least wear a mask, if not use a respirator.

To keep overspray at a minimum, No Limit masked off the windshield opening.

Rob sprayed on the primer.

With the masking sheets still in place, we can appreciate how cool the primered Cyclops looks. Do you think other builders will go to the trouble of creating their own Cyclops? We do...

...There were approximately eight to 10 hours of work in creating Cyclops, not accounting for letting the fiberglass resin set-up and dry after each application of mat and resin. Doing this same job with a stock sheetmetal dash would take considerably longer.