My new project... Finally Updated!!! 99%Finished!!!!

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:55 pm

Thought I shared some pics of my new project I started the otehr day... New project consist of custom gauge pods... Love how the srt's are but wanna go custom... So decided on this type of them in my 2gn...

The frog Style is only made for the 1gn... but I guess I just changed that...

Here are the pics...

Just made the rest today...

They still need a lil more trim to be postioned to my likens.. I'll be J&B Welding the suckers down and after that bondo is gonna be covering the entire dash.... Also coming up will be a custom Radar Detector Holder... Its gonna sit right before the defrost vent; also gonna hook up a lil speaker to it so it'll be louder than what it is now cuz I can barely hear it now due to the car...

And also gonna make a spot right between the gauges to put in a Turbo Timer... Its all gonna look so sweet...

Finished pics will be here soon enough... So what you guys think??

ilpadrino · Post by **ilpadrino** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 5:58 pm

They look great! Interior kicks ass, too!

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:05 pm

Thanxs... Interior is far from done though... Majority of it will be cover in fiberglass...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 6:46 pm

why JB weld them on? what are you gonna do about the ends of the PVC pipes? please tell me you make humps for the ends so it will flow better?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:45 pm

Comon Dan, I never half ass anything... I'm using JB weld to hold them down first, then bondo glass, then bondo... and I'm gonna make the end of the pipe come to a pick or something with bondo so it can flow with everything...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:11 pm

z3roneo wrote:Comon Dan, I never half ass anything... I'm using JB weld to hold them down first, then bondo glass, then bondo... and I'm gonna make the end of the pipe come to a pick or something with bondo so it can flow with everything...

never said you have ever half assed anything, just thought it was weird to use JB weld. i prefer hot glue because it dries quickly & it also applies easy. just my 2 cents, you don't have to get pissy

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:17 pm

Not pisy yet... I think my boxers are still dry......

It was a joke o serious one...

... But yea hot glue came to mind as well..

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:20 pm

all im trying to do is give you a lil advice, because me personally, i don't think it is smart to use JB weld.

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:29 pm

Well thanxs for the advice... We'll see how it turns out...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 8:31 pm

i have no dought it will turn out good, its just the process im worried about

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 9:40 pm

Looks like a good idea! should look nice when its all done! good idea though!

what 4 guages are you going to use?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:00 pm

They will have to be: Boost, EGT, A/F (light show), and Oil pressure.... Will make 2 more for Oil temp. and Batteria...

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 10:44 pm

that looks pretty cool... when can we expect the project to be done?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 11:06 pm

No longer than a week ... school and work suxs...

J-Villa · Post by **J-Villa** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:32 am

cool idea....but i almost think it would be too much of a distraction when driving normally ect.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 5:36 am

z3roneo wrote:

Nice shifter! Where can I find a shifter like that (or at all a custom shifter for automatic transmission)?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 9:35 am

Its a Ichibahn Atx shifter... you can find them on ebay for real cheap... And the guages won't be a prob. normal driving cuz I'll be getting all Megan Tinted Guages...

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:49 pm

my only concern is the fact that there are 4 freaking pods... thats ALOT..... otherwise, good luck, it should look nice.

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 2:46 pm

Pods are glued down... Just waitin for them to fully cure before I start busting the bondo out...

This is what I used to glue them down... Stuff works wonders.. Didn't wanna do it with the Hot Glue gun cuz I wanted the dash and the pods in the car so they would stay aligned how I wanted them too...

And before antone says something bout the tape.... Is used to make sure that the pods don't/didn't move when I applied the glue...

Almost there peeps... Also found a sweet spot for another gauge to go...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:38 pm

z3roneo wrote:Didn't wanna do it with the Hot Glue gun cuz I wanted the dash and the pods in the car so they would stay aligned how I wanted them too...

try using an extension cord, works wonders too

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 7:53 pm

So, after these are all complete... The hot sun isn't going to have any effects on the bondo and glue on the dashboard? I've heard some bad stories about using fiberglass and bondo inside a car because the temperatures fluctuating in the summer time in the sun, etc...

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Fri Feb 10, 2006 3:47 am

Yea Dan but getting in the cracks witha cord and the hot glue gun is a challenge of its on and on top of that, I think the hit glue gun would have moved them a bit..And besides that, the hot glue gun couldn't hold some wires inside my center console for my leds..So using that on this was way outta question...

The glue and bondo will hold it withouta prob... I use to this stuff all the time on my bumpers as well as other things inside the car...

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:46 pm

Today... I got outta school early and started on the gauges again... Today I cut out the depth for the gauges... A friend of mines lemme borrow one of his old school gauges as a tester... (Not the gauges I'm using on tester...

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Yup so now it's time to bondo and sand....

As Learned something very new today... I didn't know that the top dash consist of two pieces...

Yes it does.... Would made it alot quicker to cut the depth out... Just found out when I was taking pics... Looks like I can add 1 more pod right below and between the top gauges or use it to hold my Turbo Timer...

Heres what I'm talking bout...

Now if I can get my hands on some more top dashes I can make the 2nd part as a guage for someone else...

Whatcha think bout that???

Kevin_GP · Post by **Kevin_GP** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:29 pm

I thought when you took the dash off that you would notice it had 2 pieces. Taking that piece out makes it really easy to cut a hole for an srt-4 gauge too.

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 3:38 pm

Kevin_GP wrote:I thought when you took the dash off that you would notice it had 2 pieces. Taking that piece out makes it really easy to cut a hole for an srt-4 gauge too.

Yea I took mines off so many times its a shamed... But I just realized that it was two pieces... Always thought it was just one... O well... Always learn something everyday...

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 4:58 pm

A hour later and the backs are done..... Bondo is gonna fill in the spots and holes but i think they came out great...

Gonna glue them done tonite... And hopefully before Work gettem covered...

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:28 pm

did you sand the top of your dash at all? i can't tell from the pics? i thought you said this would take a week?

z3roneo · Post by **z3roneo** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:09 pm

Yea... I sand the dash before I painted for the 2nd time... Probably needs more anyways....

And getting bored at home kinda reducing the time of the project

It's almost there....

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:34 pm

If you get a A/F get a wideband..... do it right.

LaidNeon · Post by **LaidNeon** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:15 pm

im not trying to bust your ballz or anything man but you do realize you need to sand the PVC pipes & you dash before applying the glue & the bondo right?

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My new project... Finally Updated!!! 99%Finished!!!!

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