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30-12-2009, 09:02 PM | #1 |
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Building gauge mount
How do you make a gauge mount from fibreglass , me and a mate of mine want to build a mount for his F6 to house a boost gauge and a AFR gauge . Can anyone tell us where to start or know someone that does this kind of work in Brisbane.
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30-12-2009, 10:06 PM | #2 |
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Where's it going? A pillar? or centre of the dash somewhere?
It's not hard to do - you can stretch a tshirt over a gauge cup and use fibreglass resin to make it solid, then just bog and sand it.
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30-12-2009, 10:19 PM | #3 |
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exactly as rup says. just remember to gladwrap any interior panels before using them
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31-12-2009, 06:58 AM | #4 |
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Centre of the dash there is a removable panel above the radio which the they will be mounted on.So do you just use resin to make it over the material?
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31-12-2009, 08:33 AM | #5 |
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Yeah, just resin and catalyst, and it'll set into the material you use.
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31-12-2009, 10:44 AM | #6 |
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Dont the F6's already have a gauge mount ontop of the dash as standard?
If not you can buy them off ebay... http://cgi.ebay.com.au/BA-BF-Falcon-...item2c523de3a6
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31-12-2009, 11:50 AM | #7 |
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LOL i was going to ask a similar question very soon.
I'll still make a thread because it's more specific and i'll have to draw up a diagram. |
31-12-2009, 11:55 AM | #8 |
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31-12-2009, 11:57 AM | #9 |
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Dont ya think that i would of looked at that -- it is a FG model totally different no one makes them.
SHOULD OF ASKED WHAT MODEL IT IS BEFORE COMMENTS PEOPLE. |
31-12-2009, 01:19 PM | #10 |
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No, you should have told us what model it was to start with....
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31-12-2009, 01:26 PM | #11 |
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Settle, petals.
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31-12-2009, 02:10 PM | #12 |
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If i could have bought it i wouldnt of asked how to then.What difference does it make to the original thread not stating the model , as i said want to build a mount.
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31-12-2009, 02:15 PM | #13 |
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No need to get aggro - you didn't state model, and you may not have known that one existed. I'll lock this if you continue.
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31-12-2009, 02:31 PM | #14 |
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What brand of resin is best to use?
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