Boost Gauge Mount

[Doug_RS2]

Here you go Martyn - this is how far I got tonight.

10 minutes cutting the universal gauge mount (from Merlin Motorsports) and 10 minutes cutting the steering column cowling.

I hope it doesn't look crap when it's finished.

Sand it when it's dry and maybe some filler to blend it a bit better - that will, no doubt, take a while.

Doug

[Alistair C]

nice - i've been planning something similar.
Perhaps using fibreglass to blend the whole thing from corner to corner with sweeping curves. But that could end up looking very wrong and a bit too big.....
..... lead the way guinea pig!

[Doug_RS2]

I have another cowling on order in case this goes **** up.

[Alistair C]

now theres a man with some confidence

[Doug_RS2]

I know what i'm like - I'll spend ages doing it then decide I hate it when it's fitted!

Better pics

[Doug_RS2]

And another

[Martynf]

I like what I'm seeing Doug, when I had the cowlings off mine, it looked like you could 'sink' the 'pod' down into the cowling a bit more than you've done though. Where you not able to?

Martyn

[Martynf]

Doug, how you thinking of finishing it? once filled and sanded, that's going to be hard to make the end result look OE style finish, have you thought of anything yet?

[Doug_RS2]

I was thinking I could have mounted it lower - maybe the Mk2 will be lower!

I have a satin and gloss paint to try on it - I was thinking it might be better to paint the bottom cowling as well to get them matching. There isn't too much plastic round there to notice any difference.

[Martynf]

good point, paint them both, nothing to compare it too around them. Looking forward to see the finished article.

Martyn

[Martynf]

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[Greg_S]

Looking good, never thought of mounting one there.

Ive seen people make a digital one with LED's that light up with higher boost mounted on the cowling but never that.

[audiman]

I want one. Does that gauge light up? Thats gonna be my next mod. What gauge is it? How did you stick it on? Did you use something like araldite.

[audiman]

That will block out all the lights on the dash! Wont be able to see the speedo after about 130mph. Thats no good.

[Doug_RS2]

you'll still see the speedo but the lights will be harder to see - If I mount it as low as possible it might be possible to see all the lights. There isn't any important lights there anyway.

It teh Autometer Phatom gauge - best match i've seen so far.

It's stuck on with araldite and will get blended in with body filler