fiberglass gauge pod pics

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Topic: fiberglass gauge pod pics

Posted By: kommodore
Subject: fiberglass gauge pod pics
Date Posted: February 20, 2007 at 9:59 PM

hi, i just have finish my third pillar gauge pod, i have allready post another one i made, so now i want to show you guys, my third creation :P :P

so here we go.

first i took the stock pillar cover out of the car.

and cover it with masking tape.

next comes the fiberglass fun...........

this is how it looks when i took the fiberglass piece off.

and this is how it looks after trim all the edges, here you can see the fg piece and the original piece.

the pods that i use,are from a generic pillar gauge pod, (i think it was made for a mazda miata). i put hotglue them temporarly to the pillar.

i use polyurethane foam to fill those empty spaces.

and the put some fiberglass layers.

so then comes bondo time, and sanding, sanding a lot, here you can see the piece with bondo and half primed.

and finally i use pick up bed liner to get a stock interior look, and thats all :P

i will put some installed pics sonn.

bye.

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Posted By: kommodore
Date Posted: February 21, 2007 at 12:43 PM

well, it seems to be a problem with those pics, i cant see them full size.....

so here they are full sized.

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Posted By: HottAccord
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 1:40 AM

Nice job!

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Posted By: kommodore
Date Posted: February 22, 2007 at 12:06 PM

here, some installed pics, ( yes i still need those gauges........... posted_image

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Posted By: ajnewman18
Date Posted: February 23, 2007 at 9:02 AM

that looks grat! one question, how did you attach it to the pillar?

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Posted By: kommodore
Date Posted: February 23, 2007 at 3:54 PM

now is attached with nothing, just a little bit of pressure :P but i think im going to mount it with some metal clips from the original pillar

so i have to figure that out yet.

Posted By: maglin
Date Posted: February 24, 2007 at 8:32 PM

i was thinking about using that sort of foam to build up the geometry within a wirefram design for my door panels i'm working on. attach mdf, and metal framework for arm rests, fill and file off the foams, and glass that all. do you think it'd work on a larger scale like mine?

Posted By: kommodore
Date Posted: February 25, 2007 at 9:44 AM

sure, why not, this foam is great for this kind of works, you can buy this foam in blocks, that way is easier to work with it in a large scale like you want.

is not hard to mold it, a metal saw blade, or a knife, and sand paper is enough to shape the foam.

so go ahead an ty it.

good luck

Posted By: kool_2k2neon
Date Posted: March 13, 2007 at 9:36 AM

thnks for the great post.. i was actually doing the same thing for my car using the great pictures and step by step way you did yours.... i was wondering when the time car to separate the mold.. how did you do it.. am i having difficulties because the fg and resin isnt dry enough.... let me know thanks

Posted By: Sandungero24
Date Posted: March 13, 2007 at 10:47 PM

that looks nice. you just give me a idea using that foam.

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Posted By: krazylegs
Date Posted: March 20, 2007 at 10:07 PM

i have one question how does the new fiberglass pillar fit in the old spot if you mold the piller on the outside of the old would it not be bigger or does it shrink

nice work though love the bedliner

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