Custom Firebird Gauge Panel
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Custom Firebird Gauge Panel
In total, about 2 hours of actual work, probably 5 dollars in dremel cut-off wheels, and a few cuts and burns here and there, but all that plus 3 bucks for the sheet metal, i think its lookin pretty nice so far :-)
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all together (just gotta make some brackets and bolt it up and stuff...)
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Originally posted by iansane
Why not mount the tach in the dash?
Why not mount the tach in the dash?
Polish it now.
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i am very interested in seeing how this turns out. i have been wanting to redo a guage cluster on my bird for a long time.
why not mount a tach in the dash?
it is in polace of the A/C vent, see pictures.
also, signal light and bright indicators?
why not mount a tach in the dash?
it is in polace of the A/C vent, see pictures.
also, signal light and bright indicators?
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Originally posted by Xophertony
it is in place of the A/C vent, see pictures.
it is in place of the A/C vent, see pictures.
The panel looks good by the way.
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The reason the tach isnt in the dash is
a) not really enough room to mount it with the rest of the gauges, though i'm sure if i REALLY wanted to i could figure something out
b) no real way to mount it in the dash.....it was meant to be like a stand-alone tach, and unlike the other gauges that have a way of mounting in a panel, the tach really doesnt....
I suppose if I REALLY wanted to I could figure a way, but for now its not too big of a deal.....
Maybe if I re-do the panel later on I'll get a tach that can mount in the panel....
By the way, should I paint the panel black or should i leave it the way it is (or try and polish it or something)
Thanks for the feedback, guys, I think its starting a new theme for my interior (more of a "race" look rather than "Stock" looking)
-Chris
a) not really enough room to mount it with the rest of the gauges, though i'm sure if i REALLY wanted to i could figure something out
b) no real way to mount it in the dash.....it was meant to be like a stand-alone tach, and unlike the other gauges that have a way of mounting in a panel, the tach really doesnt....
I suppose if I REALLY wanted to I could figure a way, but for now its not too big of a deal.....
Maybe if I re-do the panel later on I'll get a tach that can mount in the panel....
By the way, should I paint the panel black or should i leave it the way it is (or try and polish it or something)
Thanks for the feedback, guys, I think its starting a new theme for my interior (more of a "race" look rather than "Stock" looking)
-Chris
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