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1st Trans Am Dash Gauge Pod Ever?

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Old 10-06-2008, 07:47 PM
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Looks nice for something u made from scratch. and yeah extending it would do a lot
Old 10-06-2008, 08:15 PM
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thanks for the kind words,just thought id try something different.i actually have another idea but for now that will work.
Old 10-06-2008, 09:58 PM
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i do have some experience in this are (not tons), but when i get time and money ill see if i cant attempt it and do a little better. but to the OP, atleast you gave it a shot, if it was just recovered i dont think it would look too bad
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I don't get why anyone would attempt a chore like that, if the A pillar is not to your liking the three vents on Firebird models are perfect and do not constrict vision.
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perhaps youre not familiar with how difficult it is to have a Turbocharged Fbody that KEEPS the A/C.So i make sure to accomplish that.....and then to block 3/5 vents would have defeated the purpose
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^ yea man but I'd almost rather die from heat exhaustion than rock that thing. I like the idea it just looks like you gave up trying halfway in. Not measuring holes, sanding to a smooth evenly contoured surface, and your upholstery work is a little shotty.

And I've been in plenty of TA's that have retained a comfortable AC'd climate, even at the sacrifice of 3/5 vent ports. If you thought it out you could have easily rerouted the cooling vent track downward using vacuum cleaner hose, or anything similar. I've also seen them done to send cold air up through the defogger grill ontop of the dash.

Not trying to be a dick but c'mon guy, seriously, you can't possibly think that looks like a quality piece. Try it again. You'll get it.

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Old 10-08-2008, 07:44 AM
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please show me where i stated it looked production quality?i said REPEATEDLY that it was my first attempt.....Come guy,you cant seriously think you werent being a dick by your post
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I think it looks really good for a first shot. A lot better than anything I could do. Like others have said straighten up the angles and smooth it out and it should look really nice. If you ever decided to wrap your dash in that same vinyl, wrapping that to the dash would make it all look like a single piece.



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