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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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gauge pod

anyone interested in a fiberglass gauge pod write up?

cause im gonna start building it either tomorrow or Saturday and if anyones interested ill take pics
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 01:48 AM
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I'm interested.
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 02:19 PM
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ok well so far i have a design drawn out on paper so im gonna do a neat one now on paint and ill post it l8r

well heres the list of stuff i think ill need and the price i get it for

pvc pipe-free my grandpa had some lying around i might need to buy one more
i might need one more straight connector though

cloth- again free my grandma sows and had some polyester cloth that should work fine

i still need----

mdf(medium density fiber board)- or some other type of wood if my grandpa has it lying around

epoxy resin and hardener- my neighbor does autobody on high end cars so he should be able to get me a deal

spray glue or a staple gun not sure which way i want to attach the cloth yet

and bondo if i decide to paint it



Also this is my first write up and doing any type of fiberglass or body work
any tips for me are appreciated
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 02:59 PM
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the sizes are rough measures its will go above my old head unit where the stock stereo goes
and ill go into more detail once i get my gauges im going to get aem gauges





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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 06:46 PM
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so you're going to make your mold out of PVC?
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Old Jul 3, 2009 | 10:45 PM
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sorta the gauges will sit in the pvc and then the connecter will make the pvc piple look a little bit more gurthy which i think ill like and theyll protrude about 3/4 of an inch from the mdf then ill wrap it in cloth and start to build up with the fiberglass and resin i just need to get the gauges cause i dont know how long the actual gauges are and how they attach once i have all my supplies itll be easier to see i might start doing a trial run tomorrow with at least the mold without the cloth
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 12:16 AM
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dude.. I hope you can lay fiberglass better than you can structure sentences...
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Old Jul 4, 2009 | 01:17 AM
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ya sorry i didnt sleep last night so thats probably why
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 05:05 AM
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currently i'm using pvc pipe to hold my gauges in. sounds ghetto but their fit is uncanny. through on some fiberglass and i'd have something really nice.
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Old Jul 8, 2009 | 05:48 AM
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ya i have all my pieces i need except for my guages which im waiting for a good price on
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