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Old May 5, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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Default Re: custom pillar pod...

Originally Posted by 240M3SRT
As im looking at that last picture again im wondering if the gauge pods are sticking out too far? It looks as if you could hack off 1-1.5" on each one to bring them closer to the pillar...unless that would not allow them to be deep enough to hold the gauge.
sorry guys the pictures before were just for an idea those were the outside molds of what was really being used. YES the gauges are about 1.5 inch way to far they were kinda misleading they were just for an idea. I am hesitant to post these next pictures but this is more then likely minus all the sanding, paint and bondo work what they are going to look like. The pillar itself is only one layer of woven fiberglass so about a 16th of an inch on the pillar itself. The pod string (not deadliest catch) themselves sit about 1/4 of an inch higher on the pillar. This is what the finish product would look like GRANTED THIS IS AS ROUGH AS IT GETS. This weekend I am going to do the sanding and possible cover it in same fabric as my headliner. I am going to do both pillars I think this is the way to go. LESS hassle with perfect lines for paint. This option also gets rid of the triple pillar being sanded smooth and the stock pillar textured. I forgot to mention this option might also be available for everyone.

I am posting these pics for you guys to get a better idea of the finished product, this set up is what works, literally I have 10 molds of this now, I have been through tons of trial and error, this is the only set up that works for the tripple, and for them all to be seen. THis is how the finished product would look just actually finished. I personally think it looks really good the pictures do not do it justice, but if you are seeing them and picturing even the idea of this set up, thinking NO this is not what I want, Then we need to take this in another direction ???


ohh and if your wondering why the last pod looks like that, It has too I tried doing it just flat does not fit, it is either this or cut it off and have the back look chooped off, looked bad IMO, this looks really good the pictures dont not, I am just doing this so people can have a grasp of what this is pretty much it.
 
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