gauge mount

[matcojoe]

my gauge mount i made, i know it looks like one for sale from one of the vendors, but only cost me $36.95 to build. sorry about bad pics had to use phone i couldn't find my camera. some spare sheet metal from an old hood and $6.95 worth of material then paid a local upholstery shop $30.00 to cover it( $20 plus $10 tip for doing it ia a half hour)

 

[696]

Well....how did you build it??

 

[charlief1]

Well....how did you build it??

That's what I'm wondering, and the point of this section. This section is to show how to make it so more detail is needed please.

 

[matcojoe]

sorry i didn't take pics of the build, but all i did was take some old sheet metal from a hood, measured and cut. then i scored the bend lines and folded it into a box. i welded it up and ground down the welds. i cut the holes with a 2" hole saw then ground them out to fit gauges with dremmel tool. went and got some material from a local upholstery shop, matched it up by taking my armrest with me. then i paid a local shop to cover it.

 

[FASTV6HENRY]

i know its an old post but how and where did you mount it?

 

[MaxVO2]

What makes you think it's not just mounted on that chair?

From the looks of it, it would seem to fit nicely on the side of the speedo cluster box, above the radio/heat cluster area. You can still keep eyes on road. It looks like the material used is pretty close to stock so it seems to match up nicely. Awesome price - around here you would only get $36 BACK from a $100 bill if you took it to an upholstery place...

 

[FASTV6HENRY]

I am looking on possibly making one that will fit 2 5/8 gauge's. But don't want to drill into any material when mounting the pod. I wonder if this had to be drilled or use existing bolt holes.

 

[matcojoe]

No, it's not mounted to the chair. I posted a pic of where I mounted it. I used plumbers strap and double sided tape to mount it. No holes were drilled into the dash to mount.