2G 1st custom job w/ pics

[jbeaton9292]

Ok so i decided to try and make my own vent gauge pod for my wideband and boost gauge i used the vfaq to see how its been done gave me a idea of how to go about it

So what i did is took my old 1g a pillar dual pod and cut the gauge holders off angled them by running the on side of fiber cutoff wheel the glued them where i wanted them to vent bezel (hot glue) then i pull nylon leggings over it and glued it down where i needed to hold it all in place (after streched tight) then i used the fiberglass resin kit from walmart 17$ comes with resin hardener spreader stir stick fiberglass cloth (stuff stinks sobad ) and just slapped on a quick layer on the nylon so it will harden and add more so it cantleak through the nylon thats as far as ive made it so far pics attached

 

[jbeaton9292]

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Second coat of resin 1st layer looked so shitty this layer looks pretty decent i would say im only using a popsicle stick that came in the kit

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[DOUBLEPOST=1407941622][/DOUBLEPOST]3rd coat coming along well how many coats should i use im making it thick

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[jbeaton9292]

Almost done sanding and 3 heavy coats was plenty

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[DOUBLEPOST=1407951516][/DOUBLEPOST]Finished looks pretty good

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[DOUBLEPOST=1407952952][/DOUBLEPOST]Painted not gonna lie i was kinda scared to try this but im glad i did it was super easy

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[jbeaton9292]

Here it is with gauges installed

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[dsmcrzy]

Not bad for your first time! I have a spare vent that I was thinking about doing that with. I just finished one for the drivers door vent but not sure if I am going to use it.

Right now I have a 3 pod vent I made under the radio.

 

[jbeaton9292]

Looks good i wanted mine up high so i was just a glance to see them

 

[dsmcrzy]

Yea that's the only down side to this mounting solution.

I do mount my tablet to the vent gauges and use that over Bluetooth to display info off my Megasquirt. So the majority of my data is displayed there.