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Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 08:13 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey ive just installed quickly some gauges into the a pillar. still have to wire them up but its sitting in place to give me an idea what it looks like. doesnt fit perfect but when i get some money ill have it fibreglassed in and retrimmed in another colour on top half of car as cant match the same grey up with anything lol

started out as a greddy pillar mount for a 180sx, i chopped the upper section off to fit and then sprayed it the closest colour i could find in a spray can just to get rid of black lol
so its bit dodge at moment but as i said will redo it properly later.
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Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

Posts: 882
Reg: 01-2009

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:37 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i got a supposed to be universal one but fits like crap...
so i never fitted it,

but what would be the closet pillar to fit, im unsure on supra fittings... but the 180 doesnt seem to of the mark

good job!
Jeff Smith
Goo Roo
NSW
GT30/37r Single T 5 speed

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 12:43 pm, by:  Jeff Smith (Mozzie) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Now that the gauge holder is the same colour as your trim.. looks great! Once you intergrate that into the trim will look awesome!
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 - 01:51 pm, by:  Daniel Clarke (Dieseltrain) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Will look good when fibreglassed and finished . Gotta watch the cops though, mega defect for pillar mounted stuff :-(
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 05:45 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

yeah ty thats what happened to me i bought one from ebay and fitted like crap lol
i was going to try get a supra one but they were out of greddy ones they have been discontinued.
at the moment its only temp till i can afford to get it retrimmed then ill mould it in properly :-)

ive had a few mates with gauges daniel they can be easily engineered they mainly have to be wired in properly and fitted correctly and have no chrome or shiny surfaces to reflect sun and not to stupidly obscuring vision lol
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 07:27 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha yeah i dunno what to do, did you take the pillar off then drill it on ? or did u drill it with the jesus screws still in place?..

also ive asked before, but not sure if you replied or if i lost track of the thread. did you paint your engine bay with the same paint as the car..

what colour is it?... its lovely.
Scott Casey
TryHard
nsw
soarer v8

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Friday, October 30, 2009 - 06:55 am, by:  Scott Casey (V8soarer_1991) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

its still the standard colour.
and it did not get resprayed
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Friday, October 30, 2009 - 11:18 am, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

no no haha!


Ty Mackay wrote on Thursday, October 29, 2009 - 07:27 pm:

did you paint your engine bay with the same paint as the car..

what colour is it?... its lovely.


Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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Friday, October 30, 2009 - 05:16 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha the car is shockwave blue from the ford ba bf falcon. totally different colour from sun to shade as few blue pearls in it. i had a few spray cans made up in no-mix from a local paint shop and with some clear on top of the colour makes it come out 10 times better than just the std colour from the can. so far ive had no problems with it on the plastic you just have to make sure you clean it properly by degreasing them then using a pre painting cleaner like preptone, then spray it with plastic primer then should be right to go lol

with the a pillar i took the grab handle off and i cut the trim piece to cover the holes up. the top screw is actually where the grab handle hole is i drilled it without checking where it was lol so what i did was had a bit of perspex i cut up to go over the hole on the back for it to screw in

im actually going to swap them around now its in id rather the boost as the lower one as will be easier to monitor while im driving without taking my eyes away lol
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Friday, October 30, 2009 - 11:33 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

ah excellent :-) its lovely.. sorry. define having a few spray cans made up in no-mix form? haha!

ah i dont even think the one i bought even comes close to having the fit yours has.. really frustrating!!

haha least your boost in the pillar. my boost gauge was mounted just to the left of the centre AC vent in the woodgrain above the glovebox..

try looking at that while watching revs,speed and then having to watch for boost cut as well as the road haha!!
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 09:01 am, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha yeah i have an eboost on the side of my console near my leg to keep it out of the way and i had it mounted so i could see it through the steering wheel.. but now with the bucket seats i sit so much further down its right where the spoke is lol

no-mix is a brand of paint that you get the paint code and if you cant get it pre made they make up the paint then inject it and propellant into a can so you can use it as a spray can.
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
GT Starlet

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 01:06 pm, by:  James Harris (Haro) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I like the E-Boost in the cup holder.. very sly. Except when you wanna hold a cup haha
Ty Mackay
DieHard
WA
Soarer TT 1jz-gte

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 - 02:14 pm, by:  Ty Mackay (Duo89) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

haha true...! i would love an E-Boost.

im stuck with a wind up boost controller..

as for my boost gauge i wanna move it so its right in my face so i dont have to look over by the glovebox when i boost! haha!

thanks for the info aaron!

how much did you spend getting your engine bay looking like that? minus the turbo etc of course :-)
Aaron Casey
Goo Roo
nsw
'94 jzz30 gttl, 2 mini's one supercharged :-)

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Sunday, November 01, 2009 - 10:06 pm, by:  Aaron Casey (Blownminiturbo) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

not too much just bought extra parts to polish up while mine was still going.. umm say 50 for paint, 150 for all the polishing stuff, 450 for braided lines and fittings, 60 for small turbosmart silicone vacuum hose not the cheap bout good 3wks polishing and pulling stuff apart in spare time. the rest is all parts like cam cover and bolt on bits..

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