Nicks VR Exec - CommodoresPlus

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June 6, 2016 at 6:03 pm #17611
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Bit late…but this how mine are done.Angled to driver and easy to see.

Heads up display with tach,water,oil temp and pressure would be a nice set up if available.
June 6, 2016 at 7:41 pm #17613
VRSenator065
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Those pods on the top of the console look nice. Are they off the shelf of did you make them?
June 6, 2016 at 8:28 pm #17617
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VRSenator065 wrote:

There is just some really cool stuff around these days I reckon. I love the fact you can configure them to show whatever you want. Btw, made some great progress with your gauge plate this week end, just printing out the (hopefully) finished version. If all goes to plan I have actually been able to do it so the gauges sit exactly inside the top and bottom edges of the cover plate so it functions perfectly. Took a bit of doing, so fingers crossed

Thanks Gary. Look forward to seeing what you have come up with.
June 7, 2016 at 6:02 pm #17644
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VRSenator065 wrote:

Those pods on the top of the console look nice. Are they off the shelf of did you make them?

Made them up out of 2″ exhaust pipe and then had them chromed.
June 7, 2016 at 6:03 pm #17645
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Very nice.
June 7, 2016 at 8:57 pm #17650
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VS 355 UTE wrote:

VRSenator065 wrote:

Those pods on the top of the console look nice. Are they off the shelf of did you make them?

Made them up out of 2″ exhaust pipe and then had them chromed.

Good thinking, looks great.
June 11, 2016 at 4:33 pm #17742
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And we have one finished prototype. Took a bit of work modelling I have to say. Its a tricky space to work with tapering back like it does, I actually had a few goes at it to get it right. You need to relive the back section of the actual console to fit the gauges, I used a hole saw on the one i have as a prototype. The lid closes with no mods. I reckon it should look very neat all done.
June 13, 2016 at 11:43 am #17763
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That looks so good. Awesome effort to get it to work as well. Thanks for getting it done.
June 13, 2016 at 3:55 pm #17764
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No problems mate, was a fun project, tested out my design skills
June 15, 2016 at 9:25 am #17786
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Thats an impressive bit of gear, get it flock lined like original would look very oem
June 15, 2016 at 11:17 am #17787
Renno
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That is a pretty awesome piece.
June 15, 2016 at 11:28 am #17788
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Mad skillz Gary.
June 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm #17791
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Cheers boy and girls, looking forward to seeing it all fitted up in Nicks car.
June 15, 2016 at 5:27 pm #17796
sands vs
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You have some skills Mr Gary
June 15, 2016 at 9:32 pm #17801
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sands vs wrote:

Thats an impressive bit of gear, get it flock lined like original would look very oem

I do plan to give it a go. I think a mate of mine might have some left over from his dash. I’ll have to borrow some off him to do it.
June 15, 2016 at 10:13 pm #17802
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Only thing is you wont see much of it.
June 16, 2016 at 7:40 pm #17808
NickVR
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VRSenator065 wrote:

Only thing is you wont see much of it.

Even better, I like things that people don’t notice unless they look closely.
June 17, 2016 at 1:07 pm #17824
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Agreed, but I really meant there wont be that much of the mount exposed that you will see it flocked. But it certainly will be nice and stealthy
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June 17, 2016 at 11:57 pm #17855
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VRSenator065 wrote:

Those pods on the top of the console look nice. Are they off the shelf of did you make them?

That’s exactly what I want. Was trying to do just that, but surrounds material seems hard to source.

Cheers

Deek
June 17, 2016 at 11:59 pm #17856
OZ38
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VS 355 UTE wrote:

Bit late…but this how mine are done.Angled to driver and easy to see. Heads up display with tach,water,oil temp and pressure would be a nice set up if available.

Sorry wrong quote was meant for this one.

This is what I was hoping to do using an ABS plastic pipe/tubing material. Years back I remember you could buy the pod surrounds like that already angled so you could fit them individually to gauges. made from a light black plastic material.

Cheers

Deek
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