mirror mirror on the wall, who's got the best guage cluster, of them all?
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mirror mirror on the wall, who's got the best guage cluster, of them all?
i do!!!!!!!!!
What ya think guys????
Post pics of your guage cluster.
What ya think guys????
Post pics of your guage cluster.
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Did the mirror fall off the wall and hit you in the head?
All i see is a stock gauge panel with stock gauges.
All i see is a stock gauge panel with stock gauges.
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Hahahaha, perhaps he meant cleanest?
Hahahaha, perhaps he meant cleanest?
Lmao , oh ok, haha. Yeah there clean
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Originally posted by kidrcth
it seems as if nobody ever notices the silver on my guage cluster, did you????????
it seems as if nobody ever notices the silver on my guage cluster, did you????????
Nope , maybe you need a lighter brighter silver?
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Originally posted by kidrcth
it seems as if nobody ever notices the silver on my guage cluster, did you????????
it seems as if nobody ever notices the silver on my guage cluster, did you????????
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wth how do you not notice the silver, i mean its right there, the lightest color in the pic pretty much.
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silver is right here d00d!!!!!!!!
if the sun is over there there could be no glare guys.
if the sun is over there there could be no glare guys.
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I see it...but it doesn't really stick out and say .."I'm here"....it looks good....at first...I thought it was a glare....looks good though. If you had a set of white face guages...the silver would probably stick out a little more...
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Originally posted by kidrcth
silver is right here d00d!!!!!!!!
if the sun is over there there could be no glare guys.
silver is right here d00d!!!!!!!!
if the sun is over there there could be no glare guys.
Sorry guess I missed the compass pointing to the sun in the last pic also. Maybe its more noticable in person, I just don't see enough going on to juststify any time you might have spent doing that. JMHO. I have noticed your car has come a long way from last year thoug, props on that.
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Car: 1986 Trans Am
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long way huh, wanan see some cool shizzle? look here,
contrary to popular believe the carpet is actually black, look at the rear seat floor area its black there, its just the camera suckjs at taking pics of the black fabrics.
contrary to popular believe the carpet is actually black, look at the rear seat floor area its black there, its just the camera suckjs at taking pics of the black fabrics.
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I can see all the silver trim plastic pieces now (air vents, center console, trim on doors) they look pretty decent. What type of paint did you use on those. New carpet and covered seats, not bad. You also chose one of my favorite colors for third gens to paint it.
I do have one knock though, whats up with the furry arm rest I can't think of any benifits and they just look like the pimp daddy cosmetics you might find on an old fleetwood driven by a guy in a white brim hat and purple loafers.
I do have one knock though, whats up with the furry arm rest I can't think of any benifits and they just look like the pimp daddy cosmetics you might find on an old fleetwood driven by a guy in a white brim hat and purple loafers.
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Car: 1986 Trans Am
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as soon as i get my neoprene all the fur is coming down. Which will be next pay check, some gay *** stole my ebayy auction so i gotta wait for another to come on for the same price.
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Finally a decent mod from the Kidrcth (I still want to know what the heck this name means!!!). You should get rid of the silver center console and radio pod though. But that's just my opinion.
The gauge rings do look good though.
The gauge rings do look good though.
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... some gay *** stole my ebayy auction so i gotta wait for another to come on for the same price.
... some gay *** stole my ebayy auction so i gotta wait for another to come on for the same price.
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Re: mirror mirror on the wall, who's got the best guage cluster, of them all?
Originally posted by kidrcth
i do!!!!!!!!!
i do!!!!!!!!!
Try powermites setup for stock gauges....
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Car: 85 firebird
Engine: Pos 2.8 pulled and replaced with a 350 tpi motor converted to carb.
Transmission: 700r4, vette servo,shift kit, hayden 15"x8" trans cooler.
I have been trying to think of that guys name all day. Now THATS a mod!!!
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Car: 1986 Trans Am
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cayse, kidrcth, was meant tobe therckid back in the day. But when i signed up for aim with it ti was already taken, so it adjusted it to kidrcth, i said it once, kid-r-c-t-h(thats how you say it), and it stuck. Other then that i use madmechanic2005
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Car: 85 firebird
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mirror mirror on the wall, who's got the best guage cluster, of them all?
POWERMITE does you silly fool! His guage cluster will make you drool!
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Originally posted by kidrcth
byut his guages arn't stock.....
byut his guages arn't stock.....
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well they look gay, jk, i'm jelous. But i like the older style, i'm guessing his are newer,
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Not certain but I think the 80mph speedo and matching tach. combo ceased in 86 (?).
Upon a seach through the readers rides. I found his car here and it's an 85.. older than yours.
Upon a seach through the readers rides. I found his car here and it's an 85.. older than yours.
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Car: 85 firebird
Engine: Pos 2.8 pulled and replaced with a 350 tpi motor converted to carb.
Transmission: 700r4, vette servo,shift kit, hayden 15"x8" trans cooler.
yup, my cars an 85 with the 80 speedo that i wrap back around to 30 on the highway. Well i used to untill this weakass 2.8 started to die. The 350 goes in this sat!!! WOOHOO!
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Car: 1986 Trans Am
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well my 86 has a 140MHP speedo, so mines faster.
but yeah thats a cool cluster, i just think it might be too much of a driving distraction when light shines off of it.
update: faukering shizzle, he's got a 355, and all kinds of cool stuff in his. Thats gay. A ZZ4, a hot cam, giosh darn it.
but yeah thats a cool cluster, i just think it might be too much of a driving distraction when light shines off of it.
update: faukering shizzle, he's got a 355, and all kinds of cool stuff in his. Thats gay. A ZZ4, a hot cam, giosh darn it.
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before you visit this or any other message board on the net you need to brush up on your typing skills, and your punctuation. Because, every post of yours i read either contains some personal story or is typed so bad i can never tell if your speaking english or what.
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moderators is there any way to setup the boards so that you can block certain people and have it so their threads never even show up for you? Every time i see this kid post i hope for something descent and and get a swift kick in the face just from the stupidity that is contained in every one of his posts. The thread says "who has the best gauge cluster of them all" not who has the best stock gauge cluster you idiot so if you dont want me and other people to go find 800 gauge clusters that are not stock but look 100 000 times nicer then yours then try to unwedge your head just slightly from your *** when youre titling your threads. You do not have "the best" way to repair a spoiler, you do not have "the best" gauge cluster, and how the hell can you have the best stock gauge cluster?! The only thing you can do to a guage cluster to keep it stock are to change the overlays or to paint the stupid thing and neither of them make you special.
AND why the hell are there random pictures of your car that you just took in a thread about your gauge cluster?!?!?
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Just a little over the top with that last statement, so I went ahead and removed it. I did not touch the rest of it, though.
AND why the hell are there random pictures of your car that you just took in a thread about your gauge cluster?!?!?
***MOD EDIT***
Just a little over the top with that last statement, so I went ahead and removed it. I did not touch the rest of it, though.
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Car: 85 firebird
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by kidrcth
[B]well my 86 has a 140MHP speedo, so mines faster.
Damn is that how it works? WTF was i thinking when i though about ripping the 2.8 out and drop in a 350! I could just go out and buy a speedo that has higher numbers on it!
Damn, now ill have a 350 but ill have the same 80 mph speedo so my car wont be any faster!
[B]well my 86 has a 140MHP speedo, so mines faster.
Damn is that how it works? WTF was i thinking when i though about ripping the 2.8 out and drop in a 350! I could just go out and buy a speedo that has higher numbers on it!
Damn, now ill have a 350 but ill have the same 80 mph speedo so my car wont be any faster!
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i try to keep the peace with each and every one of you.
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Shane, dont get it started......again.
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Shane, dont get it started......again.
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by br()bert
[B] d00d, i was fn kidding, i was just trying to find a stupid way to say mines better. Gosh, live a little guys.
[B]
Originally posted by kidrcth
well my 86 has a 140MHP speedo, so mines faster.
Damn is that how it works? WTF was i thinking when i though about ripping the 2.8 out and drop in a 350! I could just go out and buy a speedo that has higher numbers on it!
Damn, now ill have a 350 but ill have the same 80 mph speedo so my car wont be any faster!
well my 86 has a 140MHP speedo, so mines faster.
Damn is that how it works? WTF was i thinking when i though about ripping the 2.8 out and drop in a 350! I could just go out and buy a speedo that has higher numbers on it!
Damn, now ill have a 350 but ill have the same 80 mph speedo so my car wont be any faster!
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before you visit this or any other message board on the net you need to brush up on your typing skills, and your punctuation. Because, every post of yours i read either contains some personal story or is typed so bad i can never tell if your speaking english or what.
before you visit this or any other message board on the net you need to brush up on your typing skills, and your punctuation. Because, every post of yours i read either contains some personal story or is typed so bad i can never tell if your speaking english or what.
Perhaps he doesnt really care that much about perfect typing......not all of us do.
and doug, maybe you should just ignore his threads, and go about your day......flaiming him gets you nowhere
might as well put up my guage cluster for the hell of it.
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I had these for about 3 days. Didn't like them, so I put the stockers back in because they are much easier to read at night, and gonna try to sell the entire white face cluster.
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Perhaps he doesnt really care that much about perfect typing......not all of us do.
Perhaps he doesnt really care that much about perfect typing......not all of us do.
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Blah blah blah blah anyway.......
I think the gauge cluster looks good Shane! Nice and subtle mod, and I'm sure it looks great in person.
Here is mine:
I think the gauge cluster looks good Shane! Nice and subtle mod, and I'm sure it looks great in person.
Here is mine: