Photos: Gauges to Dash instead of A pillar

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 18, 2011

The A-pillar gauge trees are a bit too rice for me, and having them floating around the main gauges and steering wheel doesnt look much better (and limits you to 3 if you use both). Made a couple aluminum plates at work and mocked it up using my old dash bezel cuz I ended up liking the black better. Shifter knob was also made at work.
White gauge was just for mocking up, replacing with oil press.

WLD_WST · Jan 18, 2011

looks real good

Ronin38 · Jan 18, 2011

One "trick" I've seen racecars use (since most of your gauges have red needles) is to mount the gauges so that the needle is pointing straight up when it's in the normal range, regardless of how the gauge face is tilted. That way it's "glance-clear" when a gauge is out of it's "normal" range.

Nice work on the mountings!

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 18, 2011

Ronin38 said:
One "trick" I've seen racecars use (since most of your gauges have red needles) is to mount the gauges so that the needle is pointing straight up when it's in the normal range, regardless of how the gauge face is tilted. That way it's "glance-clear" when a gauge is out of it's "normal" range.

Nice work on the mountings!

Trans is already sorta that way, but for the wide band not really applicable. And for boost? Normal is what 15-20psi? Lol

SteedaGT9150 · Jan 19, 2011

looks awesome. post pics of the car!

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 20, 2011

SteedaGT9150 said:
looks awesome. post pics of the car!

Well, you can see that it's white

joshjwc9 · Jan 21, 2011

And a 94-2000 judging by the bezel. It also has a Pro 5.0 shifter...

I have a similar set of gauges where the OEM CD player sits. Mine is a wrinkled black finish and has boost/oil pressure/wideband in it, although I still have a radio..

How about pictures of the exterior of the car?

Blackone51 · Jan 21, 2011

Isn't the whole point of the A-pillar gauges is having them sorta at eye level? I still like the A-pillar, ricer is having gauges but nothing behind it.

LaserSVT · Jan 21, 2011

Nice. So where does the music box go now?

FordTaurusSHO94 · Jan 21, 2011

I've got 3 where the stock cd player goes. I may put an AFR on the pillar.

Tim2002GT · Jan 21, 2011

Looks good! Are you going to do a full drivetrain swap from your old car to the new?

Ronin38 said:
One "trick" I've seen racecars use (since most of your gauges have red needles) is to mount the gauges so that the needle is pointing straight up when it's in the normal range, regardless of how the gauge face is tilted. That way it's "glance-clear" when a gauge is out of it's "normal" range.:

Usually they do that with their 5" monster tach's. Going off of what I've seen racers do.

mustang50v8 · Jan 22, 2011

i also have 3 gauges below the radio where the stock cd player goes. it works out well.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 22, 2011

LaserSVT said:
Nice. So where does the music box go now?

No speakers Gutted doors.
Took out the whole mach 460.

Winters98GT · Jan 22, 2011

CobraRed_96_GT said:
No speakers Gutted doors.
Took out the whole mach 460.

Can't wait to see the end result. Care to PM me the build?

I agree with the ricer A pillar guages, but how can you look down at the guages when you are running and having to shift looking at the tach? I'm going with standard guages(just A/F, oil pressure) and having a switch where I turn them off when on the street. Eitherway, nice setup, Chris!

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 22, 2011

Winters98GT said:
Can't wait to see the end result. Care to PM me the build?

I agree with the ricer A pillar guages, but how can you look down at the guages when you are running and having to shift looking at the tach? I'm going with standard guages(just A/F, oil pressure) and having a switch where I turn them off when on the street. Eitherway, nice setup, Chris!

Most gauges are monitoring, oil pressure, fuel pressure coolant or oil temp are all just to make sure it's running as it should. You'll never need to be at WOT and glance down at those. AFR is something you need to look at when tuning or on a new tune, once it's dialed in it's more of an idiot light via color if something's not running right under throttle. Boost is more fun, on a track you dont need to look at it so you can focus on rpms's, on the street you dont need to focus on rpm's and can take a look at boost. It can also be used to see if you're suffering from heat soak I suppose.
With that rational i dont see the problem, most open track car guys run it this way, or even more serious by turing the whole center cash into a panel with gauges. They're good to have for safety, but I dont know why everyone acts like you're going to be watching a movie and dont want to miss the plot during WOT or something.

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 25, 2011

Im thinking about the last gauge being the temp for a killer chiller
2003-04 Mustang SVT Cobra Killer Chiller System

CobraRed_96_GT · Jan 27, 2011

Got creative with a plasma cutter and some aluminum. Now you dont get showered on with glass upon side impact in open track when windows have to be down. Looks better too:

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