davegonz, looks like trimming the left edge back works out great! Oh and that is a great looking center console, where'd you get it and what's it out of?
I'm hoping to install my turbo this month and put the gauges and the pod on as well.
Mines in and working well, its nice having a little bit of a cavity behind it for running the wires and tubing. Ill try and post a pic soon too, i am a lazy ass though so dont wait up!
I had a thread regarding color matching plastic parts. I found that in order to paint plastic parts they have to be properly primed. I used a primer made by a company called Zinsser found in one of the local paint specialty stores.
As for the color matching of the top of the dash I think I found a color that closely matches the factory color, after some trial and error. The paint is made by Dupli-Color. I bought it from Canadian Tire but I'm sure most auto parts places sell it. Anyways the color is Nissan Charcoal Pearl, stock # C88470360.
Good luck to all that are painting their pods - they look cool!!
here is my finally installed - planning on getting a scrap of the hard rubber trim on the inside of the door to run along the top of the pillar. Need to turn the oil gauge just a bit.
I went to install my 2-1/16" gauges into the pod and they are really really tight, like they don't fit. I'm thinking a bit of sand paper around the inside edges a few times should take care of this.
Anyone else experience this when putting their gauges in?
Yea, mine were tight as well. Once I got them started they went in, but yes tight. The problem I had was the studs on the back of the gauges for mounting with their brackets hits the back of the pod.
Basically they wouldn't slid in quite all the way, but it looks fine.
At first I didn't like the look of the piller pod but after I tried mounting the gauges on the dash, the piller pod was looking alot better, and I really like it now!
I'll have to paint it some time to match my sagging headliner or my dash board.
A few years ago, I had a super nice 1st generation Dodge CTD. Well, I looked and looked and just could not accept the quality or fit of the A-pillar gage pods. And, I felt like they obstructed the view, too much. I was adding tach, EGT, boost and tranny temp gages. I wound up making my own overhead pod. And, I loved it!!
All the wiring and tubing ran up through the A-pillar and across over the windshield. It was mounted to the headliner and really worked out great!!
The pod was laid up in fiberglass from the original pattern that you see in the first picture. And, then I covered it in headliner material. Overall, it was a great project, and really turned out the way that I wanted it. I owned the truck for about 3 years and never had any problems with any of the gages or the pod. They were great!!
It would be awesome if we could get someone to make one like this for the cruiser. If I did another one, I might make it flat on the front (angled toward the driver) instead of stepped. It might turn out cleaner.
i just completed a major conversion on a customers' fj60. we also installed a pillar gauge cluster that the customer supplied. it lookes and works well.
