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buentellomma · 03-11-2010, 08:18 AM

here is what i did with my boost gauge. i didnt want to be like everyone else and have a pillar pods, i didnt want to lose my middle vents, and almost any where else would not be practical to be looking away while driving. so i hit up the junkyard, grabbed another steering column cover and went to autozone and got a single gauge a pillar pod. after cutting it down to the shape a needed, i put the gauge off center because the pillar itself had a curve in it. i molded it so that the curve of the pod starts in the middle and the gauge is slightly to the left. i still havnt had the time to complete it but i wanted to throw this idea out there, just trying to think outside the box

s14unimog · 03-11-2010, 09:21 AM

so you're telling us...............................?

SUPERSTAR · 03-11-2010, 10:24 AM

I have my boost gauge in the truck. It works better that way for me.

ILoveMyRHS13 · 03-11-2010, 10:29 AM

I hope you were off throttle on that last picture... 3lbs at 3600?

It looks good, but I don't like how it's not centered. That would bother me.

lazysk8er2 · 03-11-2010, 10:35 AM

wow you have zero miles on your car. did you just lease your 240sx from the dealership?

buentellomma · 03-11-2010, 11:24 AM

i was going to center it , but i liked it a little better off to the side. i was trying to take the pic going down the road and i had to let off the throttle, thats why im only making a few punds of boost. i have 000000000 miles because i tried to roll back my miles to match the front clips odometer and it jacked it up.

blackoutt · 03-11-2010, 02:11 PM

This was a popular gauge placement when I was into VW/Audi's. Most of them were offset so they didn't interfere with the cluster. Google it.

Maiku240sxS14 · 03-11-2010, 02:46 PM

+ 1 for doing something yourself. As the guy above said, being off center would bug the crap out of me...is my only problem.

projectRDM · 03-11-2010, 03:49 PM

Mine is similar, but I recessed it down into the cover so it's not sticking out like a dildo.

s14unimog · 03-11-2010, 04:03 PM

yes, that

msglth

buentellomma · 03-11-2010, 04:19 PM

i like it, i just have to find time to finish it. my plan was to have it centered but it kinda got in the way of the tach, so i offcentered it some so it only covers 110mph up. thanks for everyones inputs , i hope to have some finished pics up soon

03-11-2010, 08:18 AM	#1
buentellomma Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Goodyear AZ Age: 39 Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	looking for opinions on my new boost gauge pod here is what i did with my boost gauge. i didnt want to be like everyone else and have a pillar pods, i didnt want to lose my middle vents, and almost any where else would not be practical to be looking away while driving. so i hit up the junkyard, grabbed another steering column cover and went to autozone and got a single gauge a pillar pod. after cutting it down to the shape a needed, i put the gauge off center because the pillar itself had a curve in it. i molded it so that the curve of the pod starts in the middle and the gauge is slightly to the left. i still havnt had the time to complete it but i wanted to throw this idea out there, just trying to think outside the box

03-11-2010, 09:21 AM	#2
s14unimog Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In a place, near a river, over a lake Age: 38 Posts: 2,415 Trader Rating: (22) Rides Gallery: s14unimog Feedback Score: 22 reviews	so you're telling us...............................? __________________ Fuking ginger bread man stole my wallet... SHIFT*lock_slide to side d3m3rs0n: if i have a baby im naming it Brandons Fault Emerson

03-11-2010, 10:24 AM	#3
SUPERSTAR Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Orange Socal** Age: 50 Posts: 6,413 Trader Rating: (18) Feedback Score: 18 reviews	I have my boost gauge in the truck. It works better that way for me. __________________ *"ARE YOU ONE'EM SKID RACERS?"*

03-11-2010, 03:49 PM	#9
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	Mine is similar, but I recessed it down into the cover so it's not sticking out like a dildo. __________________ FORMERLY R240NA Learn what's really going on and protect your assets now before they're gone forever: www.paypalsucks.com

03-11-2010, 04:03 PM	#10
s14unimog Nissanaholic! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In a place, near a river, over a lake Age: 38 Posts: 2,415 Trader Rating: (22) Rides Gallery: s14unimog Feedback Score: 22 reviews	yes, that msglth __________________ Fuking ginger bread man stole my wallet... SHIFT*lock_slide to side d3m3rs0n: if i have a baby im naming it Brandons Fault Emerson

03-11-2010, 11:24 AM	#6
buentellomma Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Goodyear AZ Age: 39 Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i was going to center it , but i liked it a little better off to the side. i was trying to take the pic going down the road and i had to let off the throttle, thats why im only making a few punds of boost. i have 000000000 miles because i tried to roll back my miles to match the front clips odometer and it jacked it up.

03-11-2010, 02:11 PM	#7
blackoutt Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern IN Posts: 325 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	This was a popular gauge placement when I was into VW/Audi's. Most of them were offset so they didn't interfere with the cluster. Google it.

03-11-2010, 02:46 PM	#8
Maiku240sxS14 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: LA Posts: 2,019 Trader Rating: (37) Feedback Score: 37 reviews	+ 1 for doing something yourself. As the guy above said, being off center would bug the crap out of me...is my only problem.

03-11-2010, 04:19 PM	#11
buentellomma Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Goodyear AZ Age: 39 Posts: 480 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	i like it, i just have to find time to finish it. my plan was to have it centered but it kinda got in the way of the tach, so i offcentered it some so it only covers 110mph up. thanks for everyones inputs , i hope to have some finished pics up soon

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