Any suggestions on building a gauge pod

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01-26-2008, 09:49 PM

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Great job. I did the same thing 2 years ago when I needed a throttle mount for my little cat project. Carved up some cheap foam I got from HD then just glassed over it, I used epoxy so it didn't eat at the foam. The carbon fiber is in with epoxy as well. Then I just hogged out as much foam as I could then dumped acetone in to clean out the rest.

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02-10-2008, 07:19 PM

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this is an awesome thread, thanks everyone for posting. this has given me some great ideas for my dash.

02-15-2008, 10:51 AM

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Gauge rims

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Originally Posted by Velocity Vector

Thanks Rangerrick63, OSO is full of info this is my first glass job and if not for the help from the pro's here I wouldn't have attempted it. I got the aluminum panels cut out today and did some bondo and sanding need a little more and it will be ready for paint, I sent all the gauges I bought on e-bay to Livorsi and had the rims changed to polished stainless and have them all tested before the install. I will be using the mustard bezels to accent the stainless rims. By the way I had a 28zx and loved it, it had a blown 502 and 700 hp. More pic later. VV

What did it cost to have the rims changed? I have purple now and would like stainless.

Thanks Paul

02-15-2008, 06:27 PM

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V8 chainsaw one bad muther

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/54809/...gest_chainsaw/

the gauge panel looks great .............the chainesaw just add hillbilly and beer and thats what ya get lol

02-17-2008, 05:28 AM

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What did it cost to have the rims changed? I have purple now and would like stainless.

Thanks Paul

Paul they were about 20 bucks a piece.

03-21-2008, 09:51 AM

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Finally found the time to finish my gauge pod and Livorsi Monster gauge swap, I also changed the switches to black to match the black gauges. Now all that is left is the install back in the Velocity 320.

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03-22-2008, 08:09 AM

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WOW what a difference!!

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03-27-2008, 08:36 PM

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Houston, we have contact! I would like to thank everyone for their input and help during the Monster swap. Some pictures of the finished project.
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