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: home made gage pod


Nick
07-18-2002, 05:39 PM
well i thought id post up some pics of my gage pod im making, ignore that's its pink its the bondo :D

its big anuff for 3 gages but im only putting two in for now.

its constructed out of duck tape, making tape, styrene... the blue stuff for insulation, fiberglass, and bondo
http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/gage%20mount/Dscf0014.jpg http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/gage%20mount/Dscf0015.jpg http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/gage%20mount/Dscf0016.jpg

wolfcri
07-19-2002, 01:33 AM
very nice

will that interfere with you dash vents?

Nick
07-19-2002, 05:55 AM
thanks

yeah its kills the consol vents, but i couldnt care less i never used them.

Da91NX
07-19-2002, 09:53 AM
Seeing how we got the picture there, does anyone know what that button all the way to the right, that is under the radio is for. I know the first three, but that last has puzzled me for a while now.

LowDownNX
07-19-2002, 10:31 AM
in front of the air ducts ey??? you can keep your gauges cool(better for read out performance) :) lol

Loe Lyf
07-19-2002, 12:24 PM
The last button is for my factory foglight switch on my '93, but the 1st on is blank on mine ( My LED for my alarm is there)

Nick
07-19-2002, 12:30 PM
Originally posted by LowDownNX
in front of the air ducts ey??? you can keep your gauges cool(better for read out performance) :) lol

lol yeah :D

Originally posted by Da91NX
Seeing how we got the picture there, does anyone know what that button all the way to the right, that is under the radio is for. I know the first three, but that last has puzzled me for a while now.

mine is dud with alarm light in it, defrost, hazerd, dud

Da91NX
07-19-2002, 01:24 PM
everyone i have seen have been:

fog Hazards Defrosters Blank
lights


Why is there always a blank one. Anyone have a FSM?

tissue
07-20-2002, 03:45 AM
really? wow

mine go blank, hazards, defrost, blank

my fogs are on a switch that is next to the handbrake. There are 4 switch spots there, but only one is used (fogs)

Nick
07-20-2002, 05:44 AM
my fog light switch is right next to my power mirror switch next to the door

Nick
07-22-2002, 11:15 PM
well here are the finished pics with a oil and boost/vac gage in, even thoe the turbo is still on the garage floor teh boost gage is in, im a poser for now :p and i also made an oil catch can too out of stainless steel need to make a new one alot of pits from arc welding :rolleyes:

http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/booya/Dscf0002.jpg http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/booya/Dscf0003.jpg http://members.shaw.ca/nick18a/booya/Dscf0004.jpg

Loe Lyf
07-22-2002, 11:29 PM
Did you hook up your boost gauge to just read vacuum?

Nick
07-23-2002, 12:01 AM
no its not hooked up at all i didnt have a tee fitting to hook it up to the vacume gallery

coach
07-23-2002, 01:53 PM
NICK:

Can you tell me where you hooked the oil catch to and how exactly it works? I am interested in that.

Brent

LowDownNX
07-23-2002, 02:05 PM
Nick it looks great

make me one :) lol j/k

hows the gauge performance working for ya, since we covered the fact that the vents cool it and all :)

Nick
07-23-2002, 02:28 PM
Originally posted by coach
NICK:

Can you tell me where you hooked the oil catch to and how exactly it works? I am interested in that.

Brent

well the catch can just collects all the oil that comes from the vent line from the driver side of the valve cover and go's in to the intake pipe. that would get burnt in the engine or collected on the throttle body plate. so hopefully this will stop that gunk that every one loves to hate to clean off. and i wanted it for my turbo i dont think it would like sucking in a bunch of oil.

all it is, is a piece of pipe with the ends welded shut with some plate. i stuffed a bunch of steal wool in there to help it filter the vapors a bit. there is a drain on the bottom and a in and out tapping for the hose's as you can see, that all it is.