Latest Fiberglass Peice - Steering Column Gauge Pod
 

Well I want to have a semi sleeper look so I didn't want anything on the a pillar at all and I didn't want to have everything down low so I have to take my eyes off the road when I'm driving. So I got constructive and made this. I'm actually considering making another with 3 in it or two on the sides and make a spot for a wideband display in between them

Well here it is. Its a start. Thats Celery soup on the left and mushroom on the left.

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Here it is after a few layers of glass and some bondo and sanding.

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Here it is with a layer of paint on it. Thats a friends supra in the background. God damn does it handle twenty times better than my civic.

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Here is the finished product. You can turn the wheel and it doesn't rub at all. I'm going to put my new oil pressure gauge in there too.

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the other 2 5/8" gauge
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Whats that in the background? Oh its my 6" JRC! woot. Does Tyrus ever know how to package something up. I couldn't believe it.
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Wala. Questions are welcome.



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cant see the other guages now

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Nice work, is that a soup can in there?? I'll have to take some pics of my friends setup down here, he had 3 gauges fiber glassed where the air vents were.

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Those came out pretty nice I put my safc
in the same spot with glass and bondo

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Nice. If I were to do that, I would put the gauges a little farther out to the sides so you could at least see your tach/speedo. If you have an aftermaket tach there's no prob though.

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the soup cans seem to make awesome gauge holders mang, good idea. Nice workmanship too

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You guys want to know whats hilarious? Those soup cans are exactly 2" 5/8". Perfect for pods.

Those pics are taken low. When I sit in the seat and look at the cluster I can see the speedo sitting right at 0 as well as the rpms from 0-8000rpm.. Its awesome. I'll update with some pics when install the gauges permanently in there.

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oh yea ur right...haha crazy me ...but good work do u have any probs at night with it being to distracting? i work with kitty hair and made my pods out of that. came out pretty good.

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---- i think its a great job... i tried that fiberglassing ---- its not easy,( you should see my door panels)


looks good...make me one ill pay you in I.O.U.'s lol ;D

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nice. And you get to eat soup.

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It was celery soup and mushroom soup.. neither of which I would ever eat lol.. I was home at my parents place for the weekend and I raided my moms soup shelf..:)

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cream of mushroom, mix that ---- with some rice and chicken.
celery, yuk
but very clever, thinks i will copy. but mount mine in the center air vents on dash.
i like it, want to see some night pic's when all lit up O0

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for both cans off soup 5 shipped ;D jp. next project should be custom air vent gauges. ahora mismo amigo!

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throw up some more pics. :y :y :y :y


nice work

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yo man you wanna make me one for a 2'' single gauge?? like right in the middle?? id give ya money for it of course. pm me an let me know if yer interested. i have an eg too


Brett

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there is a guy thta did that in my school. he used 3 pvc pieces of pipe, needless to say, it came out NIIIICE.

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fiber glass is simple enough to do. i made an intake and sunroof deflector for my car out of carbon fiber
im also in the process of making an adaptor to go from the 3" filter to the small inlet of my tdo4 turbo

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whats with the blue end?

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its an aluminum tube for the bend. i havent figured out the best way to make bends yet, but im working on being able to make a complete CAI out of carbon fiber

also, here is the inlet adaptor i was talking about. sorry to jack your thread. just seemed relevent

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those pods turned out slick!!! How long did it take you from start to finish?

also what wide band are you looking at to fill the void?

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why not recess the "cans" for a smotther look???????

you can damn near flush mount a shift light and still have acess to the rpm chip.

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you should make a thread about how you did this... or at the very least PM me and let me in on the info!!!