In Dash Gauge Install Done

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 5:30 am

And I think it looks fricken sweet... Ha ha.

I'm not even gonna tell you how many hours I have in this but it came out just like it looked in my head, I'm very happy with it.

One without the steering wheel in the way

And one from the side to show depth

I had to mod the shit outta the boost gauge to clear the tach, got about 6 hours in that alone.

A few more pics here
http://photobucket.com/albums/v204/All_ ... baru/?sc=5

Gary

AWD_addict · Post by **AWD_addict** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:03 am

That night shot looks great. I like how the colors stay the same and everything is still readable.

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:47 am

that night shot is crazy i love it, you did a nice job on those gauges smart thinking.

i really really like how there all green like the factory gauges

kidatari · Post by **kidatari** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 12:54 pm

Looks good. I had my GReddy 60mm Boost gauge in a similar setup on my old SS. I actually mounted it to the steering column, because it was way too deep to fit in the cluster surround.

jnorion · Post by **jnorion** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:05 pm

Not sure how much I like it during the day but it looks awesome at night.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 11:08 pm

Honestly, I think it looks terrible. Great placement of all the gauges, it's an amazing idea, but I don't like how much they stick out. I'm sure there's no better way to mount them flatter though.

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:53 am

That looks pretty damn sweet!

As having done my gauge and knowing there's really not a great place for gauges in our cars.....you did an excellent job with placement.

entirelyturbo · Post by **entirelyturbo** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:19 am

Dude, that looks badass! No offense to the pillar-gauge guys, but this is refreshingly original!

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:40 am

Thanks for the good words.

Laurel, I see what your saying (though “terrible” is a harsh word… and here I thought we had this love thing going

), but let me defend my work a little, well not really defend but explain my approach.

I’m trying to build a drivers car and function rules over form, not that function cant look good too, but it must come first… no poser fluff pep boys shit here! Ha Ha. First design requirement: no performance mods with out instrumentation, and I consider what I have now the bare minimum. Second design requirement: all gauge information must be readable at a glance in ONE location. This is the best arrangement I found that satisfied both primary requirements and I like the way it looks… so there you stinky poopy head.

The depth flattens out a lot from the drives position, if the boost gauge wasn’t so deep I could have inset them a little more, but all and all it came out just about how I envisioned it… From an artistic point of view (the from part) I kinda like the depth from the side, it adds a little drama to the dash.

Gary

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:04 am

I was just looking at the pics I posted and they really dont show the mounts very well, the tubes go through the clear lens. Here's a pic during construction.

BTW the "tubes" are machined from 2" PVC pipe. The dash was bored with a reground hole saw (for a tight fit with the pipe) with the surround and lens jigged up in the mill... gotta love tools.

Gary

Post by **Legacy777** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:08 am

damn....I didn't relize they went into the plexi!!!

That's sweet!!

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:50 am

Legacy777 wrote:damn....I didn't relize they went into the plexi!!!

That's sweet!!

I think it looks more integrated that way... and besides they had to, the back of the boost gauge is less than an 1/8" off the tach needle.

Gary

92whitelegacy · Post by **92whitelegacy** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:42 pm

Not bad in the day, But at night it looks to confusing, to much green IMO though

. Personaly functionalty wise, i think a-pillar gauges are way easier to read, and peek at under WOT conditions

evolutionmovement · Post by **evolutionmovement** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:40 pm

I love it! Slick instal. Looks like a lot of work. I'm going to mount mine to the column like 'mouse ears' so that they sit in line of the center of the tach and speedo also. I'm trying to find a third gauge I can fit in the center of my steering wheel, too, but the damn center nut reduces the depth just too much. I may be able to put in a spacer.

LaureltheQueen · Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 7:14 pm

Hopefully you're not going to be parking your car in west seattle.

That's why my boost gauge is mounted inside the 1.5 din pocket.

All_talk · Post by **All_talk** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:28 pm

92whitelegacy wrote:Not bad in the day, But at night it looks to confusing, to much green IMO though . Personaly functionalty wise, i think a-pillar gauges are way easier to read, and peek at under WOT conditions

The green is just light, all I’m looking for is the direction of the little red pointers… gauges aren’t really about what the numbers say, they’re about learning where they point when everything is normal so you will take note when things are off. In a lot of race cars they are rotated so that they all point straight up under normal conditions.

Personally I think A-pillar gauge mounts are about showing people outside the car that you got “mods”.

Gary

NICO · Post by **NICO** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:31 am

i just have to sayone more time that is fucking awsome, i love looking at your pic at night.

Splinter · Post by **Splinter** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:39 am

Gary, I disagree heartily about what you're saying about A-pillars.

I know I dont have a ton of experience, but when I was autocrossing on saturday, I had NO idea how fast I was going, or what my water temps were at, or how much fuel I had while I was racing

But I knew exactly how much I was boosting.

The boost gauge, mounted on the A-pillar, was the only gauge that was close enough to my center of vision that I could read it.

BAC5.2 · Post by **BAC5.2** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:07 pm

That is fuckin sick!

You should do a write up!

Did you drill from the bottom and plumb them that way?

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Fri Feb 17, 2006 5:08 am

props man, very nice...

bmxkelowna · Post by **bmxkelowna** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 4:58 am

hate to be the one who brings up an other thread.
the install looks great.
i just bought a gauge package (water temp, oil psi, and ammeter) and i was just wounder where the best place for these things to hook up to on the motor.
if any one has any pictures or could help me (link to a thread i missed?) in any way that would be awesome

91turbogsx · Post by **91turbogsx** » Wed Apr 05, 2006 10:16 pm

Speaking of custom dash installs here is one that I did on my GSX. This is the only way I would integrate them in the dash if I could do them like I did here. I had many hours getting this to work.

An autometer fuel level gauge will go in the remaining spot. I will most likely change over to some kind of black gauge but this was just for a mockup to see if it would all work.

555BCTurbo · Post by **555BCTurbo** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 8:12 am

My boost gauge location can be seen here http://s26.photobucket.com/albums/c123/ ... G_4451.jpg

Makes it absolutely easy to read

J-MoNeY · Post by **J-MoNeY** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 10:11 pm

That was mine.

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