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Originally posted by Madhatter View Postdude i love this car you have done some great work to it
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Originally posted by P78 View Postanother sweet update!
gauges are cool accent on an otherwise unique car!
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Originally posted by Rebounder View PostI'm glad you were able to narrow it down to 3 gauges.
I would personally paint over the auto meter lables though
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Originally posted by nellydragracer View PostGreat progress, love the attention to detail that is being put into this unique project. Keep it up.
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Great progress, love the attention to detail that is being put into this unique project. Keep it up.
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I'm glad you were able to narrow it down to 3 gauges.
I would personally paint over the auto meter lables though
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another sweet update!
gauges are cool accent on an otherwise unique car!
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Spider Update.
I spent the limited time I had fabricating the belly pan dive plates for both medial and lateral edges. These plates serve a dual function - keep the under body air from being disturbed and carry the exterior line of the body.
It's a crappy half-focused shot. Will get better ones tomorrow.
CCW's fit very well but the fenders could use a touch more breathing room in the area of a 1/4 inch. Nothing major. I'm on it.
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Originally posted by PMcD View PostGlad to see some updates. Looks great as always. What are your plans for the gauge faces?
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Originally posted by mateo m3 View PostThanks man!! keep up the good work! i open this thread up everyday is like my spliff, i just can't leave it alone
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Originally posted by street View PostThanks mateo m3! I got my gold foil here: http://www.elephantmotorsports.com/h...old-p-526.html
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Glad to see some updates. Looks great as always. What are your plans for the gauge faces?
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Spider Update.
I'm now using Flickr for uploading. So I hope this corrects the problems some members have had with no visible pics. Please let me know if anyone cannot see the new uploads from here on out.
Ok, I've moved into the interior and have started formatting the gauges. I decided to utilize the stock pod. So I gut the internals and lined up the new formation. It was a little tricky to carve the top three ports as the pod is quite fragile and great care had to be taken when drilling.
I used a hole saw and after a TON of measurements, I started in and drilled out the ports. There were a couple tense moments as the holes came VERY close to the speedo and tach. But with a soft and patient touch, it came out perfect.
Here's the mock after the holes were drilled. Next up will be to take care of the remaining gaps from the stock gauges.
But before that, I used some flat black vinyl and wrapped the smaller gauges exterior to blend it into the pod.
Here's a top view showing the vinyl wrap.
Next up was fabricating an aluminum surround to flush the gauges.
Then I applied some more vinyl to the new surround that blocks all the previous gaps.
In car spec check.
Top view showing the levels. I love the fact that it's not just a simple flat panel. It's all black . But with the brushed bezels and upper step, it pops very nicely.
From passenger side. The holes between the speedo and tack will host one of a few concepts I have on deck. More on that section soon.
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Originally posted by mateo m3 View Postthings keep getting better and better!!! very nice work man!!! (where can i get some of that gold foil? thanks)
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things keep getting better and better!!! very nice work man!!! (where can i get some of that gold foil? thanks)
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