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asshanson
11-16-2016, 12:33 AM
Hard to see anything in that pic, need more light.
SlowWhite
11-16-2016, 12:39 AM
Ya car was parked in my garage amd just took a quick shot before work.

But you can see it clear as day once you know what you're looking for.

The middle gauge holder must have dropped down while it was being glued or something. Caused 2 issues.
1) the middle gauge is slightly angled towards the driverside gauge, and not perfectly flat like the other 2.
2)the angle makes the middle gauge closer to the driverside one so they don't appear to be evenly spaced apart.

I had 2 people at work see it with in 10seconds.

I just don't know if I want to wait another 8 weeks. Or if I'll be able to not care about the flaw.

My OCD is weird some things just bother the hell out of me and this one is borderline.

But some how the grey dash is ok even though the rest of the interior is now black (seats don't count as I plan to get race seats shortly.
SlowWhite
11-23-2016, 09:22 AM
Decided to just keep the pod. Went ahead and wired up all the gauges. I still need to make the final decision on either getting a Trans temp gauge, oil pressure gauge for turbo pressure, or if I should located the battery cut off in the remaining hole.

I don't like having the A/F gauge below the boost gauge. So I'll be moving it up into the open hole probably later this week.
mark4g63t
11-23-2016, 11:17 AM
Looks really good, just need that black dash now.
Nice work
SlowWhite
12-13-2016, 07:30 PM
If you were going to paint something regardless. Would you still go with carbonfiber?
Or would you get fiberglass instead?

Anyone know weight difference between the 2 as well say for a hood?
asshanson
12-13-2016, 07:58 PM
Weight depends on the type of carbon fiber. The nice woven sheets with shiny epoxy that look pretty (wet) weigh a lot more than dry carbon pieces that would normally be painted. I think dry is like half the weight of wet cf.

Both are still lighter than fiberglass. Each piece will differ based on thickness, etc. For one example, on the lotus the front of the car is one giant piece of fiberglass. A carbon equivalent is about one third the weight.
goodhart
12-15-2016, 07:37 PM
You'll save about 30 lbs if memory serves me well.
asshanson
12-16-2016, 12:46 AM
Over steel maybe. Cf won't be 30lbs less than grp.
Halon
12-16-2016, 09:45 AM
You said hood? Hoods are usually Fiberglass, with a layer of CF on top for looks.
goodhart
12-18-2016, 06:16 PM
Over steel maybe. Cf won't be 30lbs less than grp.

grp? I'm just talking vs stock so yeah 30 less than steel.