Is there any other aftermarket guage pods besides the Pillar mounted For our car???

I have A boost guage and a Voltage guage that I need to put in and I already have a two pod pillar set up with fuel pressure and Oil pressure..

If not you guys have any good tip or ideas for making one or where to put it for a good viewing position...and looks like part of the original interior?????
THANKS

 

I don't know if you have a Camaro or a Firebird, but here's how some of the gauges in my car are mounted:

<img src="http://members.home.com/crussel/camaro/camaro3.jpg" width=50%>

I'm going to have to build a taller one so I can fit another row of gauges into it.

Not that it's particularly relevant to your application, I saw a Camaro once that had a transmission temperature gauge installed in the console where the clock would have been. I thought it was an interesting idea, even if it wasn't the most visible location.

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1984 Camaro Z28 Astral Silver w/ 2 1/2" cowl induction hood
Engine: Decked 385 cid 4 bolt w/ oil cooler, 9.6:1 compression, ARP fasteners, 600 cfm Performer carburetor, Torker II intake, Performer RPM Heads, XE268H cam, Magnum roller tip rockers, MSD6AL ignition, Blaster2 coil, recurved HEI distributor
Exhaust: Terminator headers, Custom 3" TIG welded stainless exhaust, Twister muffler
Transmission: 4L60 w/ Corvette servo, .500 boost valve, TransGo 7-CS clutch springs, 700 PKH pump rings, 700-2 reprogramming kit, Borg-Warner High-Energy frictions & bands, 2400 RPM lockup torque converter
Drivetrain: 2.73:1 limited-slip Dana 44 w/ disc brakes
Tires: Front P225/50VR15 Rear P265/50VR15 Eagles

Because you can always sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house.

[This message has been edited by Apeiron (edited January 23, 2001).]

 

YA.. sorry I have a 91 Z28 camaro

thanks for the info

any one else have any good ideas or more info???

 

I was planning on doing something extremely similar to Apeiron's, except I was going to use grained plastic, and hex screws borrowed from a junkyard car to make it fit in better.
I was also going to scallop them the same way, except cover it with a piece of smoked plexi so they illuminate through them.

 

I've seen a couple of pics that some people have put them on the side of their Dash like where the guage clusters are housed and they looked really good

any pics????

 

I've thought about building the new pod out of a junkyard dash, but I like working with sheet metal a lot better than I like working with plastic. I might shoot the whole thing with textured paint when I'm done too.

Another thought I had was just to make a flat box, not stepped, and use angled gauge rings to aim the gauges back towards the driver's seat. It would be easier to do, but I don't think it would look as good.