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new project.....

well i got some new guages for my Birthday tomorrow from my mom and stepdad..........also got a singe guage pod to go above my dual gauge pod that i have now.......

i got(all AutoMeter Sport Comp 2 1/16")
-volt gauge
-water temp
-fuel level
-diff temperature

those go with the 2 AutoMeter 2 1/16" Sport comps that i already have (oil pressure and tranny temp)

the fuel level, oil pressure, and water temp are going on the A-pillar and the others (tranny temp, volt meter, and diff temp) will either go in a custom radio bezel above the radio, or in a customized upper pocket of the explorer center consol....

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already started on the tripple gauge A-pillar.....hopefully will have it done tomorrow after work, if i dont get too caught up in my gf and my birtday celebrations(yea that is right, my gf and i have the same birthday)



here are the pictures....
 
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not bad, youve got some sanding ahead. oh and happy birthday to the both of you.
 
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yea the sanding part sucks..........put i put that paint on there to see were it needed more and to see if i needed to buy paint from wayne...........so tomorrow after work, it is sanding and more bondo....
 
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that looks awesome! I'm so gonna bondo mine too..
 
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good luck with the work u got ahead of u! and happy b-day
 
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WELL>>>

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ya old fart!!!!

How close to bein a SPOOK was you???? HEHEHE

I myself was 5 mins from bein a SPOOK!!!

YES, I turn 30 again tomorrow..................
 
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i was born at like 10 am.......
 
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Nice progress, you gonna flow the bottom lip in some more?
 
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good lookin.....btw happy birthday
 
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looks good, happy b-day.
 
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looks pretty good..you put some good work into it and you will be good to go my friend..

happy b-day to you both
 
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thanks guys..........yea i am going to foil the bottom lip out some more Bill.......i added the 1st coat of paint to see what needed to be done for sure to it........
 
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Happy b-day, pillar pod looks sweet did you use a double and single pod and mold it to your a-pillar
 
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Originally Posted by mudranger96
Happy b-day, pillar pod looks sweet did you use a double and single pod and mold it to your a-pillar
yea....i had the double already mounted.....i had to do some cutting of the single pod to get it to fit correctly above the double, but after the molding you can't tell it was ever cut.....it looks all like it was susposed to be a true tripple a-pillar pod......
 
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I want gauges! lol

happy birthday man!
 
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That rig of yours just keeps gettin' sweeter n sweeter!
 
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sweet idea, I'm anxious to see how it looks all finished
 
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nice, happy birthday too.
 
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happy bday man and pod looks good
 
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Happy birthday, man.

Pillar looks nice. Look forward to seeing pictures of the finished product.
 
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happy b-day! Question for you...What's wrong with the stock fuel gauge in the truck? Why do you need another one? Just curious. I dont know anything about gauges and such.
 
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Originally Posted by feh728
happy b-day! Question for you...What's wrong with the stock fuel gauge in the truck? Why do you need another one? Just curious. I dont know anything about gauges and such.
nothing wrong with the stock fuel gauge, i am working up to completely removing the factory gauge cluster and replacing it with a 3" tach and a 3" Speedo in the dash infront of an brushed aluminum panel.....
 
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Gauges=Amazingness and yeah that a word. Happy Birthday!
 
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oic. so the factory gauges are fine to use but you want it to look nicer with all the bigger gauges?
 
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Originally Posted by feh728
oic. so the factory gauges are fine to use but you want it to look nicer with all the bigger gauges?
i want something different.....everybody has almost the same stock gauge cluster.....i want to get rid of my stock gauge cluster for aftermarket gauges....
 


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