Does anyone have autometer gauges mounted inside a cowl?
I'm thinking about putting some inside the cowl of a stock formula hood...sneaky sneaky...
if you have, post pics.

 

do a search for BOTTLEDZ28 i know him and he had autometer gauges in his cowl and im sure he posted pics of them on here before i just cant find them

 

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I believe Dirk has them in his RAI hood also. Search for his car in Reader's Rides, that might show you at least one example.

 

Here ya go.

S.

 

Another.

 

Final.

S.

 

thanks.
what size gauges are those?
i was hoping to find someone with them in a stock formula hood, but at least that in car shot lets me see how they look from inside the car. I dont like taking my eye off the road to look at anything.

 

IIRC they're either 2 1/2" or 2 1/4" - and the only problem is glare will occasionally make them hard to see, but it's not too bad.

S.

 

here is a pic of mine. if it dont load then click the link

 

what is the thing to the left of the air/fuel gauge?

 

Looks to be a shift light!

 

yep, its a shift light all right. Its a Harlem shift light. I never hooked it up though. I have since sold that hood and gauge setup and have begun working a new guage panel for my new 4" hood

 

Stock formula hood? Here you go. Just look close.

 

Another one. Sorry, by the way, I took these at night.

 

gauge overlays look good.

 

Thanks. I'm in the process of redoing them. I need to get rid of the ones I replaced in the hood. Only if I had some extra time!
FBird

 

Are you guys using some kind of brackets to hold them in? What about sealing them? Using some kind of rubber gasket I assume? How do you protect them from rain and such?

 

I just cut a piece of sheetmetal that fit the same as the stock one. I made it a little long on the bottom. You don't see all of the gauges, but you see enough. I didn't seal them with anything. There is a slight overhang from the cowl that protects them the most. Sometimes they get a little clowdy, but it never lasts. The heat from the engine is like a big defrost for them. They are very easy to see while driving. Sort of like a heads up display!

 

I secure mine in with O rings. I just stepped up to a 4" hood and replaced all the 2 1/1th gauges with silver 2 5/8" gauges. I i will post pics when its done. As for the O rings, I got some 2 1/2" ones and they slide over the back of the gauge real tight. I used 2 on each one.