hey guys im curently in the mits of building my gauge pod for my truck since i cant buy one. ive read up on the fg forums an found some ways to do this. ive started it a couple days ago an now its time to smooth everything into the pillar. this is what i got so far. any questions feel free to ask

 

subscribing. Many have started this & as far as I know none have finished.

Are you making a mold so you can make more if/when you finish people ask you to?

 

That might be his intent. But, I can be wrong. Subscribed !

 

I hope it is his intent but we'll see.

 

sooner or later someone will actually finish one of these... maybe? best of luck OP.

 

i didnt make a mold yet wasnt sure if any one would be willing to buy on i just got done building a scoop for my truck so i got used to playing with fiberglass so i decided i wanted to pod 1 cuz it would look sweet an 2 it would serve a purpose. we have a 86 ford which we use as a beeter an that has the trim goin up the pillar so i taped it off an made a mold of, cut it out so it fit better an building off of that im currently using fiberglass filler to fill the low spots an form it better. im doing that right now so ill check an post pictures every now an then cuz i have a computer playing pandora for my stereo =) but ill check it when i can
thanks guys
Ron

 

im working on getting the housing to form onto the pillar this is where its gunna take some time cuz i get really picky. i want everything 100% perfect an exactly the same

 

Sounds perfect to me. I'm much pickier than most so having someone just as picky building it is a good thing!

 

yea i hear ya but its a good thing half the guys that i no would tell me to stop its good enough but its the little things that catch my eye but im already 100% into this build sp its gunna get done soon i just gotta look up what i have to do on using this as a male mould an making a female one so i can make the same pods over an over

 

Suggestion:

...I recommend stretching fiberglass fleece over the cups so the lines flow between each pod for a more streamlined look instead of being, well, "chunky".

It would be the same technique used on subwoofer enclosures: Apply resin to the fleece, let it harden, and then apply a skin coat of filler and sand to achieve a silky smooth finish. Prime and paint as usual.

 

hio can i do that with the filler already on or does that gotta get removed

 

as far as i just read, the fleece would only benefit curves like you said but the problem i had was fiberglassing the bottom of the pvc if u look closley u can see i built it up with fg filler im still not shure what i shoulda done then

 

this is how far i got so far im forming it by hand screw that fleece im this far might as well keep goin

 

The filler could stay. Using the fleece would not have required as much filler. in the end, it would have been lighter in weight.

No biggee... press forward!

Maybe give it a shot on another project... like a center console.

 

yea ur right i found a good build an they used cloth like from walmart an it looked so much easier an less work well see what happens worst comes to worse ill sand all the filler off an go that route but thanks for the tip ill deff remember that in upcoming projects