I'm not much of an aesthetics guy and I haven't contributed much to the interior/exterior section but I could use some help right now.

I'm trying to put three gauges facing left and upward (angled) where the dials once were. The circular cutouts are just big enough to fit the gauge body plus a millimeter of clearance. What material can I use to suspend the gauges where I want them that won't destroy them (ie: JB weld) and can be dressed up or painted in some manor to blend in with the rest of the console...


Thanks Guys

 

Just use 3m tape...some people use hot glue...but when the cabin gets overly hot - that stuff just melts away.

 

Yeah I used 3m tape with my cage mounts. Just run one layer all the way around.

 

how do you turn on the AC?

 

I don't need it, I don't have a vagina...

Just kidding, its a purpose built track car. I don't need A/c because its a roadster. Aside, it has no top, no heater core fan, no a/c compressor, and no air ducts...

Below the gauges are cut outs for the boost controller and turbo timer which are epoxied in. I decided to go down the same road for the gauges. they will too be permanent.

Thanks for the help guys.

 

gotcha...how did you stiffen the chassis up with a race car convertible?

 

+1 on the 3M ,, My friend used them for the 3-pod gauges , worked great

 

Weld in cage in design.

 

got a little sloppy with the epoxy but its by no means a show car so whatever

 

If it were my car I would of made an angeled spacer out of wood to face it up and to the side. Then I would paint it black or go the harder way and actually use bondo or something to make it look like it was stock. BTW how come you put them so low? Probably going to be to hard to read when racing.

 

Be carefull w/ the greddy and the HKS gauges w/ that placement-angle.,,I have my knock amp and evc in a similar location and I hate it... During the daytime the sun enters the cabin and you can't see sh@t.

 

Yeah, I'll probably make an angled wood spacer. definitly never thought about the sun glare. i have a drop top too. what the frank. thanks guys. I'm going to test it out and if it blows i'll do something else.

always appreciated...