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Cars by Model Type => 3rd generation RX-7's => Topic started by: Jono FD3 on January 16, 2008, 11:28:31 PM

Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 16, 2008, 11:28:31 PM
Well I\'ve been buizy again over the last few nights chopping, glassing & filling!!!!

Took my RE:A steering columb gauge mount & chopped it about a little to take my 60mm boost gauge!! Like I said... Don\'t go shouting at me!!!

Here it is before I started:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A0946.jpg)


Here it is after I run the hacksaw hrough it:

(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A0947.jpg)

Grafting on the new gauge mount:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A1000.jpg)

A bit of filling & a splash of paint & here\'s the finished article:
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A1004.jpg)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A1005.jpg)
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d192/jonathandudley/REX/SP_A1006.jpg)

Hope you like???

Jono
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Laeeq on January 16, 2008, 11:40:37 PM
wll done jono looks the nuts...52mm only?
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 16, 2008, 11:46:00 PM
Na mate... it was a 52, but I had a 60mm Apexi gauge to get in there so I had to chop it about!!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: John_Hudson on January 17, 2008, 01:25:31 AM
how does it look against the rpm gauge, does it block much ?

looks good btw bud :)
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Joeh on January 17, 2008, 01:56:50 AM
Was thinking the same as John, but to realise the centre of the RPM gauge is irrelevant though...

I guess it still allow free reading of RPM or is it a mission? My steering wheel blocks a lot of stuff on the dash but I guess my head is quite near the ceiling (like most of us :) )
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: S3TH on January 17, 2008, 03:58:24 AM
Looks awesome jono but i think u could have swapped the liberty of modifying a re-am steering column for a stock one, would have come up very similar!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: antnicuk on January 17, 2008, 07:01:32 AM
looks good,  you obviously have far too much time on your hands and i think you should come and help me do the fibre glass work on my kit car!  Its still rotary!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 17, 2008, 01:28:27 PM
Not a great deal of visability has been lost to be honest with you!! When the car is at idle, you can see the tip of the needle (about 8mm) then from 1500rpm to about 8000rpm is clear to read....... & I\'m a short arse, just about see over the wheel ;) !

I\'ll get a pic up after lunch now to show you!!

Jono
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 17, 2008, 02:37:26 PM
In the pic the steering wheel has thrown a shadow on to the taco when the flash whent off!! the top of the taco is clearly visable with out flash!!

what you think??

Jono
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: ENVYD on January 17, 2008, 04:52:08 PM
its great that mate the only problem i can really spot is the silicon reaction witht he paint on the front! just above the hub! part from that its spot on i would not want to give that ago lol!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 17, 2008, 06:45:58 PM
I thought somone would pick up on that!!!!

Yea, didn\'t spend much time rubbing back there.... dull realy as that is the part I will be looking at all the time !!!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: ENVYD on January 17, 2008, 06:59:46 PM
yeah well its nothing to big! anyways mate its top work btw what it that white thing you used is it some sort of modified gauge pod filled with something :S ?
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 17, 2008, 07:04:58 PM
It\'s a moulding of a 60mm A pillar pod I took to chop for this job!!! Got a few more Ideas up my sleave too, so watch out ;)

jono
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: ENVYD on January 17, 2008, 07:08:52 PM
cool mate should start a lil jobfor yourself if people want them you make them for good price!
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: karl_tate on January 17, 2008, 07:42:40 PM
how do you go about making a moulding though??
 
looks great btw
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: batman on January 17, 2008, 07:50:03 PM
looks good but all that filler going to slow you down
 
 
 
 
 
just joking looks good welldone
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: ace-rx7 on January 17, 2008, 08:10:10 PM
nice work jono :D  i believe Dking made something like this a few months back with a standerd cowl, only you would butcher a RE item:Nono! :D
 
when you going to show us your lights :3Confused
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: colly on January 17, 2008, 08:20:55 PM
Very neat work Jono, when I saw the pic of what ye\'d done with the hacksaw I was worried for ye :)
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: pikay on January 17, 2008, 09:33:21 PM
Great job mate :D looks clean !
Title: I\'ve done it again ;) please dont shout at me!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on January 18, 2008, 01:14:08 PM
Lights are in the making Ace ;) just got to get a dry day to have a play!!!
Hopeing that I\'ll be able to sort them out when Gavs car is all gone!!

Jono