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Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Mike Scott on March 04, 2005, 12:18:07 PM

I always thought custom guage faces were a scam. So on my coffee breaks at work I started to try and make them in AutoCAD. This is attempt 1, I changed the MPH to KPH and scaled it so it would read correct for 135's, drawing those headlight pictures took some time. Not quite there yet, but its a start. I will continue to play with paper types and cutting and plot a few on black backgrounds. Once a little more polished I'll make them for ASP forum members (with more than 100 posts) free!

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thesamba.com%2Fvw%2Fgallery%2Fpix%2F194987.jpg&hash=2d96c46f93c801d9b42d2243df6bcb7ddeedf94f)

I'll keep youposted
Mike

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: ryanmacneil8448 on March 04, 2005, 12:28:14 PM

i dont want mine to say car built by: Mike Scott  :lol:  

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: HeliMike on March 04, 2005, 12:54:52 PM

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i dont want mine to say car built by: Mike Scott

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Tom H. on March 04, 2005, 01:12:24 PM

Sure would like the monster tach (and the other two autometer gauges not pictured) to look like the speedo ....................

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.att.net%2F%7Etheshoppe%2Fsparks%2Freddash.JPG&hash=41621a8d8ecc93d0d8162af4aa435ec92322b531)

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Geoff on March 04, 2005, 01:48:17 PM

Cool Idea Tom, Brown face monster Tach with vintage numbers! :rockon:  

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: James Buchan on March 04, 2005, 04:18:38 PM

So is that one per 100 posts.... I'll take 32!

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Trevor P on March 04, 2005, 04:57:10 PM

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Sure would like the monster tach (and the other two autometer gauges not pictured) to look like the speedo ....................

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.att.net%2F%7Etheshoppe%2Fsparks%2Freddash.JPG&hash=41621a8d8ecc93d0d8162af4aa435ec92322b531)

Tom, I get the feeling that speedo of yours is gonna need a calibration in excess of 120kph!  :lol:  

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Shane on March 04, 2005, 05:25:16 PM

I am in for the same deal 1 per 100 posts....
Whoooooo hoooooo  :rockon:  

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: Tom H. on March 04, 2005, 05:32:34 PM

Trevor, just a small gear box so it actually reads in MPH is my plan.

gee, gkafer, ya like my idea, huh? Its what I've been wanting for about 3 years now.

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: silas on March 04, 2005, 07:39:52 PM

mike, that looks awesome for a first attempt. great idea to configure it to km/h and for 135's. way better than alot of the other \"custom\" gauge faces i've seen. good work.

imo, it would look even better & cleaner with \"km\" instead of \"kph\". more like the way the og km speedos came. just an idea.

keep up the good work. :rockon:  

Title: Guage Faces
Post by: coolairX2 on March 06, 2005, 07:23:54 AM

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Sure would like the monster tach (and the other two autometer gauges not pictured) to look like the speedo ....................

(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.att.net%2F%7Etheshoppe%2Fsparks%2Freddash.JPG&hash=41621a8d8ecc93d0d8162af4aa435ec92322b531)

I was all ready to have this done to my splits clock before I lost my job last year.  I was dealing with North Hollywood speedo.  

Conversion from split clock to tach $350
Custom Screen w/ correct split font/color $200
Custom color for red line $150

Expensive but it can be done.
-Craig