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Andrew Bohan
03-23-2005, 02:39 PM
since my defis are coming tomorrow, i thought i better hurry up and have some place to mount them. so i'm making this
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20002.jpg
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20003.jpg
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20004.jpg

gonna paint it tonight and patch up any imperfections. should be hawt :drool:
ThatGuy
03-23-2005, 02:41 PM
Shame it's for a Mazda. :rofl: :rofl:
infinitexsound
03-23-2005, 02:46 PM
eh looks good um.... er....ummm ummm what is that plexi glass? why not just use alluminum?
Titan
03-23-2005, 02:47 PM
Dude, did you chew those holes out or something?
Andrew Bohan
03-23-2005, 03:11 PM
my friend only had a 1-7/8" hole saw and i needed 2" holes. i had to do the rest with dremel and a crappy grinding bit. won't be able to see the edges when the gauges are installed anyway, so i don't care.
Sil Beer S13
03-23-2005, 03:40 PM
well at least it will work, right?
KoukiMonster
03-23-2005, 03:58 PM
its going to look good when its finished. i can picture it. just don't make the paint thin and don't leave brush strokes.

i would say spray paint it and matte it off with newspaper and tape. but do several thin layers at a time.
Drunk Bastard
03-23-2005, 04:23 PM
andrew, i told you that you coulda used my hole saw.... :loco:
Andrew Bohan
03-23-2005, 04:33 PM
you weren't home though. and you always wanna go to fuddruckers instead of making gauge panels anyway :doh:

i'm gonna primer it then paint it with semi-flat black. should be fine.
infinitexsound
03-23-2005, 05:22 PM
why would u need to primer it?????????? thats just stupid, just scuff and paint...
Andrew Bohan
03-23-2005, 05:33 PM
ok just scuff and paint then. whatever. it'll be good when i'm done.
i just like to primer everything :)
Drunk Bastard
03-23-2005, 05:33 PM
dont worry andrew, we will get this installed and finished on thurs fo sho.]] :rawk: :rawk:
mr_240sx
03-23-2005, 09:39 PM
it looks a bit ghetto in those pics but like you said, your gonna fix up the inperfections! wouldnt mind seing the final product though
crioten
03-23-2005, 10:00 PM
reminds me of my awesome cup holder i made for my old s13
sw20>>s14
03-23-2005, 10:14 PM
i just like to primer everything :)

oh yeah...i know exactly how you feel... :jerkit:
Andrew Bohan
03-24-2005, 12:16 AM
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20009.jpg
reefer1114
03-24-2005, 01:17 AM
nice know how about some pics with the gauges in it and installed in your fc?
Andrew Bohan
03-24-2005, 01:30 AM
well the gauges come tomorrow, so i'll install em tomorrow and take pics tomorrow
tomorrow
tomorow
Drunk Bastard
03-24-2005, 02:47 AM
"tomorrow" = today now andrew. LETS GET ER DUN!
crioten
03-24-2005, 10:30 AM
id say keep adding LIGHT coats... might make it look better


spraypaint has that cool way of filling in little gaps, holes, etc...
Andrew Bohan
03-24-2005, 04:57 PM
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20013.jpg
there it is in the car. fuckin ups didnt' bring my defis yet. i'm sad

http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20015.jpg
and the 14 wires i had to extend to relocate the climate controls
ThatGuy
03-24-2005, 05:05 PM
Ugh, you used all the same color wire? Oh well, whatever works, right? Nice job so far Andrew, anxious to see it completed. When are you making the "Stealth" addition?


p.s. Get a new shift knob. :rofl:
Andrew Bohan
03-24-2005, 05:12 PM
i wasn't going to try to find wire that matched the oem wire

green
green red
green blue
green yellow
blue
blue yellow
blue white
blue red
turquoise
turquoise yellow
brown yellow
brown red
yellow black
yellow red

using any color besides the oem color still requires me to trace it from the wire i cut, so fuck it. all green wire :)

ima get a new shift knob soon enough
stealth coming soon too.
Andrew Bohan
03-24-2005, 07:44 PM
Your package is in the UPS system and has a rescheduled delivery date of Mar 25, 2005.

DAMMIT!!!
at least my injectors came though. 720cc bishes!!
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/injectors.jpg
Drunk Bastard
03-24-2005, 10:21 PM
injectors schmectors. wheres the fmic? :mepoke:
rps13sh
03-24-2005, 10:45 PM
here's mine. will be finished tomorrow.
http://www.speakeasy.org/~rps13sh/gauges.jpg
SimpleSexy180
03-25-2005, 12:07 AM
wth?? battle of the CLUSTERS! :rl:
MurdarioStomp
03-25-2005, 10:42 AM
glad to see someone else is rockin the autometer hawtness
Drunk Bastard
03-25-2005, 10:55 AM
what the hell....while we're at it
http://www.teamexcelracing.com/upload/public/img-1111773515.jpg
Andrew Bohan
03-25-2005, 10:57 AM
hey joe
what kind of turbo you got?
Drunk Bastard
03-25-2005, 10:59 AM
one of dem really really big ones. makes a t78 look small... :hammer: :hammer:

:bash:
Andrew Bohan
03-25-2005, 04:10 PM
*cough* joe is NA *cough cough*

anyways, 29 hours after i expected them, they came.
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/gaugepanel%20020.jpg
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/dash.jpg

going to wire everything up now
nismo2491
03-25-2005, 11:15 PM
looks good IMO
Andrew Bohan
03-26-2005, 01:08 AM
got em did
http://guernsey.globat.com/~mountainracer.com/pics/driftaholic/dashnight.jpg
Drunk Bastard
03-26-2005, 02:08 AM
got em did....only took FOREVER haha
reefer1114
03-26-2005, 04:18 AM
wow. damn i want an fc!
kandyflip445
03-26-2005, 04:59 AM
Nice. I like how it came out.
matlock
03-26-2005, 09:59 AM
what the hell....while we're at it
http://www.teamexcelracing.com/upload/public/img-1111773515.jpg
Spacing between the second and third gauge looks different than the third.
Driftaholic yours turned out really nice. What are you going to put in the DIN below them?
mr_240sx
03-26-2005, 10:31 AM
wow, gj guys, turned better then i expected when i saw the first part.
Twinkie
03-26-2005, 06:29 PM
nicely done.
cheez80
03-27-2005, 02:22 AM
too bad they're only d-gauges :(
balmo
03-27-2005, 07:29 AM
those look pretty good.
JDMark
03-27-2005, 08:21 PM
so im geussin defis you can change the color? looks very nice.
i too want an fc! 8k rev limit so its an S5 right? friggin sweet
my240iguanas
03-27-2005, 08:38 PM
lol you guys got served !!by Drunk Bastard
Andrew Bohan
03-27-2005, 09:14 PM
my gauge cluster is from an NA S5, but my car is a turbo S4... so it just LOOKS like i can rev high...

i got it cuz it looks so much better than S4 cluster and it has a voltmeter instead of boost gauge, which i didn't need cuz it's super inaccurate and i got the defi anyway... and it was free.
Drunk Bastard
03-27-2005, 09:40 PM
technically you CAN rev really high...but no need when your peak power is at 6k

:drama:
Andrew Bohan
03-27-2005, 10:02 PM
there are times when you wanna go past peak power. like, what happens when you shift at peak power? rpms might drop too low. so shift higher and rpms won't drop too low.
it's not really problem in my car tho. i think FC gears are closer together than 240 gears.
cheez80
03-27-2005, 11:25 PM
so im geussin defis you can change the color? looks very nice.
i too want an fc! 8k rev limit so its an S5 right? friggin sweet

you cannot change the color of defis. the bf link gauges come in regular or amber. i'm not sure about what colorways the d-gauges come in, though.

*edit*
the d-gauge "light is produced from high intense LED lamps. A bright transparent amber gauge dial and a red instrument pointer are used in the gauges to increase visibility at night and low-light applications" (www.defi-shop.com).

either way, it's a good affordable gauge.
Maeda
03-28-2005, 12:23 AM
I made a new cluster piece for my car as well.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v140/Maeda/sidezilvia3.jpg

This is what you get when you have access to laser cutting machines and bondo.
Andrew Bohan
03-28-2005, 02:31 AM
and zebras.

haha

that looks coo
Drunk Bastard
03-28-2005, 05:10 AM
nice flanels
Fastback180
03-28-2005, 06:28 AM
that shit looks nice man!
Johny5
03-28-2005, 06:29 AM
yeah dude the pj party is a little gay. but the gauge panel is hot. LONG LIVE GREDDY 60 MM'S!
MakotoS13
03-28-2005, 07:45 AM
WOW, thats a whole lot of queer.
Maeda
03-28-2005, 11:49 AM
yeah dude the pj party is a little gay. but the gauge panel is hot. LONG LIVE GREDDY 60 MM'S!

Gay? You should see the pics of the road he...
j/k

Thats my g/f sitting in the driverseat.
Maeda
03-28-2005, 12:15 PM
WOW, thats a whole lot of queer.
Don't get me started you asian wanna-be texas fuck. :kiss:
Mr. Badlose
03-29-2005, 03:00 AM
Mazda installs? I thought this was a Nissan board?? Ban that piece of shit.

Besides, my gauge panel > yours.

There, are you happy I finally posted on Zilvia?
MakotoS13
03-29-2005, 02:29 PM
Don't get me started you asian wanna-be texas fuck. :kiss:

pfffffffffffft asian wannabe my arse. i'm happy to be white upper middle class american :)
Logan
03-29-2005, 03:02 PM
pfffffffffffft asian wannabe my arse. i'm happy to be white upper middle class american :)

Uh, hate to break the news, but your name says otherwise.

I have my opinions, but this is neither the place nor time.

To stay on track, I didn't know the E Manage came with a screen. Pretty good deal.
Andrew Bohan
03-29-2005, 04:42 PM
Mazda installs? I thought this was a Nissan board?? Ban that piece of shit.

this is off topic, ASSHOLE :fawk2:
MakotoS13
03-29-2005, 05:34 PM
Uh, hate to break the news, but your name says otherwise.

I have my opinions, but this is neither the place nor time.

my namesake meaning utter sincerity somehow implies that i'm dissatisfied with my life? oh, and here i thought it was a word in a foreign language that had a ring to it while carrying some philisophical significance. my real name means "from the dark water" or "from the blood river" but i have a bad habit of being creative with my life so makoto is gonna have to do for now like zero, antares, thanatos, marduck, starsight, and deletrix have in the past.

darnit, nailed like a nickel whore on payday.
Logan
03-29-2005, 06:10 PM
my namesake meaning utter sincerity somehow implies that i'm dissatisfied with my life? oh, and here i thought it was a word in a foreign language that had a ring to it while carrying some philisophical significance. my real name means "from the dark water" or "from the blood river" but i have a bad habit of being creative with my life so makoto is gonna have to do for now like zero, antares, thanatos, marduck, starsight, and deletrix have in the past.

darnit, nailed like a nickel whore on payday.

who said anything about being dissatisfied with life?

1. maeda said you're being an "asian wannabe"
2. you disagreed
3. i pointed out that you're using a japanese name as your screenname

:shrug: if it's your thing then that's cool. no one said you're acting like an asian, and no one denied your upper middle class american-ness.

/end, enough bandwidth wasted
Drunk Bastard
03-29-2005, 06:33 PM
ok, back to the topic before this bish gets locked.....

andrew, the gauges look great. you must have had a pimp gangster help you with the install !!!!!1
Andrew Bohan
03-29-2005, 07:03 PM
it was the boso gareji that helped more than anything
cheez80
03-29-2005, 07:32 PM
dude, i'm feeling that wheel
MakotoS13
03-30-2005, 11:22 AM
who said anything about being dissatisfied with life?

well, to assume that one wishes for another life is to assume that they are somehow discontent with the current life they lead.