Made a gauge pod for my hatch
 

replaces the center vent. Will hold boost, oil pressure, water temp and my neat-o remote screen for my wideband

Need to find a less-glossy paint

http://67.33.14.41/ef_pod.jpg

Re: Made a gauge pod for my hatch
 

i like it! how did you get it to smotth out like that?


did you use bondo or something? paper mache ???? ;D do tell


i think a write up is in need here.

Re: Made a gauge pod for my hatch
 

It wasnt too hard. I got a stock piece, removed the vent fins and took out some of the center divider. I then cut a piece of cardboard that I could stuff in the hole. The cardboard basically turned the big hole into a storage device for fiberglass resin. I then rigged it up so that the hole was facing directly up and started pouring resin into it. Lots of sanding and touching up with more resin later, I finally sanded down the whole thing so it'd have a uniform texture. I could have gone all-out and included some autometer angled gauge rings into the mix but I just decided to whip out my trusty 2" hole saw, made some measurements and started cutting. I still gotta work on the piece that'll hold my LCD screen.

Here's an earlier pic:
http://67.33.14.41/scar/hatch_pod1.jpg

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Nice, just keep ur eyes on the road :D

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Looking at that last pic I posted, I realize I live in filth. Here's proof:

http://67.33.14.41/filth.jpg

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and I thought I lived in filth :P

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Nice pod niglionicon

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take pics of it installed ;D

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sweet pod. What a place to live in.

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Eh, that's not all that dirty. You just need to pick stuff up.

Nice pod. I'm thinking about re-doing the plexiglass cover I made for mine closer to this type of style.