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Old 07-24-2006, 12:38 PM
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My weekend mod: Replace clock with gauge.

Hey guys, I decided I wanted to put my boost gauge where my clock was. It is a 60mm Defi gauge so I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but this is what I came up with. Let me know what you guys think!







 
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Old 07-24-2006, 01:15 PM
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Hey that's some good fabrication work you did, but how are you suppose to tell time now?
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:06 PM
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wow great work.......it looks awesome.....more pics after install in the car
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:13 PM
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amazing work.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:41 PM
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Thanks guys! Who needs to tell time when your beasting in the G anyways!

I will have it in the car this afternoon and take some pics then.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 02:56 PM
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Welcome to the forums, Very nice idea.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 03:40 PM
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thats a great idea,i dont know why i didnt think of that duh.lets see it when your finished.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 03:57 PM
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Good job. Thats where I wanted to put my Innovate A/F gauge.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 04:26 PM
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nice spot, maybe im alone on this one, but that clock is the most useless object in the car.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:18 PM
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Great solution. What do you guys use when you're custom fabricating this stuff? I haven't the slightest idea, and someday I'd like to do my own stuff for my interior/exterior. My sculpting background qualifies me so trust that you're not helping a wannabe sucker who can't design! Any input helps!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:38 PM
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Looks great! Yeah more pics after installation...
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 05:56 PM
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Nice!
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 06:17 PM
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Thanks for the kind words guys! Here are some pics of it installed as well as a shot of where I installed the Defi controler.







I know the paint is not an exact match, but it will do for now.

kidtronix: Basically all I did is take the pod that came with the Defi gauge and trimmed the top of the clock opening so it would set in there. Then I mixed up some Bondo and filled in the rest of the oval clock hole then smoothed and rounded it out with a crap load of sanding!
Not too hard but time consuming.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 06:24 PM
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Wow, well done. I think that looks pretty cool.
 
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Old 07-24-2006, 06:35 PM
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Can you put a trimming along that control which looks like a remote to a dvd player. I know it wasn't easy cutting through the console like that but the minor detailing really counts.
 


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