Custom gauges
 

i'm working on getting some custom gauges made. When i get done I will post how to do it with pics and the downloadable pics to customize for yourself. Just a heads up.

sounds sweet man cant wait

Here are some pics of what i'll have done. they are at a graffix place on base now being made. the yellow is a see through yellow so you'll still be able to see the lights. they are like a vinyl covering.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...sism/fuel1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...sm/speedo1.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...m/tachcopy.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...m/tempcopy.jpg

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...sism/fuel2.jpg

yeah i know they are not perfect but there are no other alternatives out there right now. I found some for 70-78 Z's but nothing newer

John Deere much?

^^^^nothin runs like a queer. i mean deer. sorry couldnt resist.

Again, I hate to say it... but if you get your car painted the way you want it, those guages will look really good. Nice work man.


Rod.

Thats is some blangin ass green. I love it

Same here Skittle, I really can't stand green or yellow. But you are making them look desirable. Mad props to you man, that Z is going to look killer, and verry unique. When you get done with it, great work bro':038:

I got to thinking... bad idea. Some people put ghost flames on their cars. I might think about doing a ghost stripe offcenter. Comments?? i'll photochop some

Umm as long as it is the contrasting color, I think it might work....green car yellow ghost stripe.

I'm thinkin' a darker green ghost stripe running off-center to the passenger side would look killer!

hmmm ill try that

im with him on this one that would look wicked

http://www.landscapeonline.com/resea...deere-logo.jpg


Right on top of the hood, like Bleach's rising sun hood.

there is a file out there somewhere with 280ZX gauges already. People were printing them out years ago and selling them on eBay

I would just say make some white face gauges and use green backlighting for at night.

Maybe I missed it but, are you carrying this scheme over onto the three pod guages as well?

i have not decided yet. those are a little more cumebersome. Only the oil pressure one works and i put that on a a-piller. So as of now i might just leave them be.

http://www.edmontonzcarclub.com/
They got'm and a write up on how to do it

very usefull thank you Apollo god of the Sun

De nada, skittle

Ok here is a new version i'm thinking about.

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...alosism/V2.jpg

Now that is tight... but will any of it be visible at night? I assume you'll be taking off the orange bulb covers? Thas what I did anyway.... makes the gauges less colorful, but more visible.

I was thinking of adding some white lights instead of the orange ones, or put in some LED's. I love the look of the 240z on the bottom. It sort of gives the recognition to its preddisessor. (Sp?) You get my drift.