Started on my custom gauge cluster ** UPDATE 3/17**

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Started on my custom gauge cluster ** UPDATE 3/17**

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So i have spent a few hours over the last few days making a gauge cluster for my bump. I got 3, 5" shark gauges for christmas, a speedo, a tach, and a quad gauge. As it turns out, they are almost TOO big to fit in the f600 panel i have, so i decided to do something custom and 1 of a kind, this is what i have so far.


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The steel that the recessed pieces and the f600 panel are made of is pretty thin and i didn't want to weld out of fear of warping it. I should have it done in a couple weeks so ill take pics with my digital cam and post them later.
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looks interesting.
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its nowhere close to being done yet. Just giving everyone an idea of what it is shaping out to be.
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Cool, I'll be watching for progress. You've sparked my interest.
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Cool project..
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It will definitely be an original. Looking forward to seeing the end product

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Looks like a cool idea.

Can't wait to see it done.
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looks cool im interested in this, have you made any progress?
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yeah man this one looks like it'll be cool when its done. Best of luck to you.
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So after a little more work i got it looking like this. It still needs some bondo and paint and the carbon fiber sticker im going to put on it but it is coming along.


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Excellent, nice work! :thup:
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Dang lifted72... that's lookin' really good... can't wait to see it finished and installed.

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very good- on the craftsmanship and design :thup: :thup:
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Sweet! :thup: Nice design & workmanship.
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Nice! It is quite different than most other custom clusters. However, that is a very good Looking one though.
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