I have the dash from a friend's Allard that needs some help. It is an alum dash 18ga that needs stud mounts for the speedo and tach and the dash itself mounts with studs to the body. I am making a new fascia from 18ga alum. He wants to mount this from the back..(no bolts showing). I thought about making a steel skeleton (not a full back plate) with studs welded on, and attaching it to the back of the facia. Is this the best way to attempt this problem? What say you? How would the steel be best attached? Most of the gauges will help hold the backer in place (outside flange, inside clamp), but the tach and speedo are big mamajamas, and since they are made from unobtanium, they should be securely fixed. The originals were mounted through the dash, but as I said, he doesn't like that . Little