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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 09:33 PM
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Check out my new guages!

I made this at work, it came out pretty good. The panel the guages are mounted to is made out of 304 Stainless Steel and mounts up like it was factory, watcha guys think?
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 09:54 PM
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Hey that's awesome I need to make one just like it. Hey, how'd you mount it? And what'd you use to cut those holes? 2-1/16" right? Thanx for any help!!

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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 10:01 PM
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Looks good. Your car is red with a red interior? Thats odd.
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 10:08 PM
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Very nice. Mine should be getting in this week. I am just gonna use the A-pillar mount for mine. You do that yourself??
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 10:15 PM
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i made a plate just like that out of a street sign.......sure its ghetto, but when you polish it up it comes out exactly like that.........keep the home made stuff goin, it looks good!!!!
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 11:12 PM
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I could make you the same thing out of carbon fiber for 35$ if you are intrested
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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 11:28 PM
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Ahh yes the lovley red interior. Mine is actually brown now from previous owners. I kinda have the same guage setup in my car, but I have no stereo, and I just got a piece of ABS plastic from my local stereo shop. works/looks good. I only wish they were angled a bit
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:16 AM
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im doing the exact same thing ;0

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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 03:32 AM
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sweet! what gauges are those?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 03:35 AM
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Kick *** man, thats really nice.....are they kinda hard to read from up above?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 05:48 AM
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Hey that's awesome I need to make one just like it. Hey, how'd you mount it? And what'd you use to cut those holes? 2-1/16" right? Thanx for any help!!

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Its mounted just like you would mount one if you bought it from a store. I used a $500k CNC punch press to cut it out for me, I program that machine here at work. The holes are 2-1/16".
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 05:50 AM
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Looks good. Your car is red with a red interior? Thats odd.
Yup the car is red on red which I think is ugly as hell, Im trying to find a black leather interior for it.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 05:52 AM
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sweet! what gauges are those?
The ones in the pic are oil temp, oil pressure, and water temp, On the pillar I have, boost, A/R ratio and EGT. I figured I better have some accurate readings for the new engine and Haltech.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 05:54 AM
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Kick *** man, thats really nice.....are they kinda hard to read from up above?
I didnt accually use them yet because the car isnt running yet but I think they will be pretty easy to read.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 07:38 AM
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Originally posted by Felix Wankel
Looks good. Your car is red with a red interior? Thats odd.
Mine is too,,but not origionally,,it was gold with red
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 09:40 AM
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someone has got to start sellin those id buy one and i know someone else who would also. let me know if anyone is gonna
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 09:41 AM
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Originally posted by boostmotorsport
I could make you the same thing out of carbon fiber for 35$ if you are intrested
Ill take 2 please
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:09 AM
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Originally posted by boostmotorsport
I could make you the same thing out of carbon fiber for 35$ if you are intrested
what about whole center console w/ a space for the radio, logicon, and louvers. the guage holes there and the part around shifter. how much would that be. and 35 for that one piece seems a little high.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 11:42 AM
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Look on EBay. I made 4 of them just because I knew that I would screw up a couple trying to bend them at first. My friend stole it from me and put it up for sale.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 12:07 PM
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are you serious thats pretty messed up you sure u dont just want to make more and sell them
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 01:12 PM
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Sure I can make more if there are enough people who want them. I kinda owed my friend for all the work hes been doing on my car so I didn't really care all that much.

Sod: How far are you away from Reading? I just noticed that you were from York.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 01:49 PM
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sure I can make more if there are enough people who want them. I kinda owed my friend for all the work hes been doing on my car so I didn't really care all that much.

Sod: How far are you away from Reading? I just noticed that you were from York.
im less than an hour from Reading. Ive been up there to go to als diamond cabrolet a couple times.
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 01:56 PM
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Ah yea, good 'ol Als Diamond Cabaret, that place is great isnt it?

So, Is anyone else interested in one of these guage panels?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 02:23 PM
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i know my brother wants one also
ya know since were like neighbors u should hook us up real cheap. haha
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 04:21 PM
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Yea, I'll take one, how soon could I get it though? I was going to make one this week sometime. And how much too? Thanx

Chris
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