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its a greddy 60mm, and i think i'll install it on the A pillar (i think leaving it taped to the dash is really ghetto ).
i read about the CRX and GC pillar pods, but i still haven't been able to find the pillar pod i need. i already searched a bit, but couldn't find anything. does anyone know of a site that has a 60mm single pod that will fit well?

If not, does anyone have any pictures of a pod installed with a band holder like this?
http://www.greddy.com/img/PHP/products/jpg/1088.jpg

How about some other install pictures for ideas? i was thinking it would go well in that vent on the left side of the steering wheel. i normally don't like A-pillar pods, and i have a custom pod on my alltrac, so maybe a couple of ideas might give me a clean looking creative way to install it.

My alltrac for example

http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/ ... 0009-7.jpg

I can do some fiberglass work too. i would do something similar to this for the vent if i decided to run it there
http://s42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/ ... d%20molds/

-Ted

Here's my setup...





Gary

Nice. Clean.
What boost guage is that? How are those affixed there?

beatersubi wrote:Nice. Clean.
What boost guage is that? How are those affixed there?

They are VDO gauges. Custom tube mounts machined into the bezel and lense.



Gary

yeah, i saw your set up when i was searching. its very creative, but i can't think of a way to apply your idea without coping it straight out, which i would feel like im devaluing your work.

how about some info on a 60mm single a-pilar pod. keep the ideas coming, but i really need a pod quickly.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

Center of the tach is a very good location, easy to see, blocks nothing. I have seen other mount a boost gauge off the column so it sits in the same line of sight. Put it in a clean little pod or mount and it should look ok (and a LOT less work ).

Gary

http://www.optionsauto.com/prodinfo.asp ... =GW-20-434

so, would this work as a quick solution till i make something a little more discrete?

Edit: never mind - 2 5/8" is around 66mm, where 60mm is around 2.4" so that opening will be too big

so i ended up getting a good deal on a HKS ring gauge stand, so that will be its temporary home

http://www.hksusa.com/images_products/1334.jpg

still couldn't find anything that would work as an A-pillar pod other than a "universal" one, which would probably fit really crappy.

so far, my ideas for a custom mount would either be in the vent to the left of the steering wheel, or in the cluster in front of the RPM gauge like All_talk has his. Any other ideas or some pictures of how others have mounted theirs?

denver_whitest185 wrote:so i ended up getting a good deal on a HKS ring gauge stand, so that will be its temporary home

http://www.hksusa.com/images_products/1334.jpg

still couldn't find anything that would work as an A-pillar pod other than a "universal" one, which would probably fit really crappy.

so far, my ideas for a custom mount would either be in the vent to the left of the steering wheel, or in the cluster in front of the RPM gauge like All_talk has his. Any other ideas or some pictures of how others have mounted theirs?

Devan told me that a 90-91 Honda Civic DX pod works...and he has one in his car and it even lets the seatbelts work...without modification!

i haven't been able to find any CRX or Civic DX single pods in a 60mm size though. ive only seen 52mm

denver_whitest185 wrote:i haven't been able to find any CRX or Civic DX single pods in a 60mm size though. ive only seen 52mm

Ah...I missed that you had a 60mm gauge...

Yes, that could be a bit of a problem...

I wonder if there is enough material on the Honda pod to bore it out to 60mm?

that crossed my mind, but unless i could measure and verify it beforehand, i wouldn't want to spend money on it.

I mounted my gauge in the right center vent. This allows me to keep the left one which holds the up/down adjustment for the airflow. It is off the side a tad but still easy to see. I also put it in the right side as opposed to the left because as I turn the wheel, my hand would cover it up if it's in the left vent.

I will try to get you some pictures tonight.

skid542 wrote:I mounted my gauge in the right center vent. This allows me to keep the left one which holds the up/down adjustment for the airflow. It is off the side a tad but still easy to see. I also put it in the right side as opposed to the left because as I turn the wheel, my hand would cover it up if it's in the left vent.

I will try to get you some pictures tonight.

hmmm that's an interesting idea. i really wanna see these pictures now.

i bought a 89-90 crx single gauge a-pillar pod from glowshift on ebay, it holds a 2 1/16 (52mm) gauges which was a perfect fit for my autometer 2 - 1/16 boost gauge. for $6.99 its not bad at all.

The crx pod maybe seem a bit wide at first but a heat gun + 10 minutes of blowing will make it fit like a glove. i'll post pictures sometimes later

It is definately not as easy to see as a pillar gauge or the ones mounted in the gauge cluster. But it is pretty nice and provides a good clear view with a quick glance. You can also just make a false facing to stick on with some magnets if you really wanted to keep it sleeper. You will have to trim the vent ducting a little but running wires to the ashtray is super easy .

I have mine mounted in the center of my tach. It doesn't block anything there, and I can check it at a glance along with my other gauges. But then, I'm not a big fan of pillar gauges.

skid- I like your setup. Have you considered a gauge angle mounting ring? What did you use to fill the hole?

very nice. however i think those vents are a too short, so i still think that the left side vent will be used.

i got an idea from a friend on a way to do it better.
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/images/stri2.jpg
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/i ... e-wip1.jpg
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/i ... e-wip2.jpg
thats PVC pipe. i'm thinking a custom fiberglass "plug" of sorts for the vent, with a small piece of PVC like this epoxied to the back of it. after being smoothed, primer'd, and painted would look pretty wicked.

denver_whitest185 wrote:very nice. however i think those vents are a too short, so i still think that the left side vent will be used.

i got an idea from a friend on a way to do it better.
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/images/stri2.jpg
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/i ... e-wip1.jpg
http://www.imageartstudio.com/justjoe/i ... e-wip2.jpg
thats PVC pipe. i'm thinking a custom fiberglass "plug" of sorts for the vent, with a small piece of PVC like this epoxied to the back of it. after being smoothed, primer'd, and painted would look pretty wicked.

That's pretty sick looking!

Not sure if we have much room in the dash though for something like this.

Beatersubi - Thank you, I'm pretty happy with it. I have thought about angling it but it's still very readable and I just didn't feel like messing with it. The back is just a piece of balsa wood that I cut to shape to use the screw hold downs of the vent. I then rienforced the back with some carbon fiber. Little spray paint later and viola! The big thing is I want to keep my car very stock looking from the outside and I can make a fake front very easily.

Denver - That is a slick setup and looks nice. I do doubt that there is room in dash to make that work smoothly. But that one application does look nice.

i used a 1g guage bezel from sls.

http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i123/ ... ata011.jpg

Here's mine.