Celica Forums General Discussion Interior CUSTOM ENCLOSURE FOR GUAGES

i mounted to gauges in the flip up center compartment, and i wanted to fill up the empty space, i wanna make a custom enclosure and make a couple big wholes and set in the gauges.. i also wanted to paint the face of the enclosure to match my kar.. i live in LA, so if ya'll kno any shops or have any advice datll be koo.. also if anybody down to do it let me kno..ill pay if the price is right..

Remove the center console to make this easier -

Using carboard as a template, get the shape of the enclosure you would need and the sizes of the holes for your gauges. You can buy 8x10 pieces of plexi-glass, lexan or whatever and use the template to cut out the shape with a jig-saw or dremel drill to cut out the holes for the gauges too. Sand to perfection and paint or whatev you want This seems like a fun do-it-yourself kind of weekend project. I'd serously encourage you to at least try doing it yourself before you try and pay someone else to do it

Good luck!

just fiberglass it. cloth...resin..once drive drill the holes gently...you'll get the picture. then once done...paint it

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Check out my project in the making. Just needs some paint soon. Anyone interested I can negotiate a good price.

before bondo


after bondo

thats a sweet idea...original

thats fuckin sweet...good job

Looks Nice man!

now paint it and it'll look spiffy.

hey looking pretty damn bad ass i must say [/color]

ahhh...sweet you are from chicago...lilsupra can i pay you to make 1 for me also?

Okay heres more pics. This are the first coat during the priming process. Looks pretty good, I am even amazed as this is my first fiberglass project. A few more coats and wet sanding will make it ready for paint. Thanks for the comments.

Looks hella good

Congrats on the original set-up

This is my set-up

Where did you get your temperature controller? And if you painted it yourself you did an amazing job becuz you can see each dial point perfectly