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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 12:39 AM
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Okay, im a bit tired working on the bathroom and started thinking about extra gauges fit into c3s,

Not so much custom dashes or a tach hose clamped to the steering column but anyone have and cool extra gauge mounting that looks pretty good,

Anyone do pillar mounted gauges, i know its kind of tuner but might look cool...pix please



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Old Jun 15, 2018 | 07:11 AM
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I'm moving the oil temperature gauge into my center console soon. This was my trial fit for the time being. I'm having some oil temperature issues at speed thus the addition of the second gauge for now. The fuel pressure gauge will stay.

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I do not know what hood you are using but I all ways liked this look. But that is just me.


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I mocked up a couple of gauge faces to match the stock look, but in the end I decided contact paper wouldn't be durable enough and didn't have time to figure out something better. Mea culpa, looking at this picture I really should have repainted my shift console.

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Originally Posted by FINWOLF
I do not know what hood you are using but I all ways liked this look. But that is just me.

Thanks all, some great ideas here,
Yeah, i too like that in the scoop look
I cant remember where i saw it but once saw a hood and the scoop had little mirrors in tge back and they showed some gauge mounted on down on the engine
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I had a vacuum gauge, tack, and a water temp, under the L88 hood hump but now just have the temp gauge.
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