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10-02-2007, 08:54 AM
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Grenade Inspector
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Columbus Ohio
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Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
I thought you guys might enjoy some pics of my latest creation for the lakes roadster. I decided to take a break from chassis work and do a fun little moral booster project. The result is this gauge panel for a hand pressure pump. Destined for under dash duty, A US Gauge co. WWII low range fuel pressure gauge will provides the vital stats. Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from the dirty stuff and get recharged.
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10-02-2007, 10:45 AM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Nice work. I love it when people spend the time on the details. I can only imagine what the rest of the car will look like.
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10-02-2007, 11:01 AM
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Senior Member
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Location: Mesquite, TEXAS
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
I hear you. Sometimes you gotta spend some time with the pretty stuff besides all the rust and dirty work. Putting my grill on and mounting headlights charged me up and now I've got a whole new motivation.
Beautiful work...and photography. Are you using a craytex bit to do your engine turning? |
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10-02-2007, 11:04 AM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
cool!
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10-02-2007, 11:10 AM
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Grenade Inspector
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Thanks for the compliments…
This is the second time I’ve engine turned something. I still haven’t gotten it 100% down yet. For this go around I used sandpaper laminated to foam double stick tape. It didn’t work out as well as expected. The sandpaper wore out pretty quickly. I ended up making a disk for every row. I haven’t tried the craytex bits yet. Chris |
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10-02-2007, 12:55 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
I love it, the brass hardware is a nice touch
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10-02-2007, 12:59 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Nice work!! Where did you find the gauge?
Wish I had known about your project. I sure want to trade a panel mount pump for a cowl mount. |
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10-02-2007, 01:04 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
terrific work and excellent photos.
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10-02-2007, 04:50 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Very cool!
 Nice work and neat looking old parts!
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10-02-2007, 05:03 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Man I need to be a machinist. I love engine turned stuff
 That is gorgeous even if its not 100% perfect, looks great in my book, and best part of all its 100% hand made by you yourself..
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10-02-2007, 05:20 PM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
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10-02-2007, 05:39 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
u know I thought of that too but with my luck one screw up and id have to start all over again lol
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10-02-2007, 09:00 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Wow I've never seen a fuel pressure gauge used with manual fuel pump. Was that something they did back in the day? Anyway, nice work, I've always thought engine turned stuff was the coolest.
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01-30-2008, 09:59 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
I've seen a few of these hand pressure pumps, how do they work? What type of engine is it for?
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01-30-2008, 10:17 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Really well thought out and nicely executed. Great pix, too.
- Joe
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01-30-2008, 10:18 AM
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Old School HAMBer
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
looks great !!
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01-30-2008, 08:08 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
thats friggin cool...can't wait to see the rest of it
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01-31-2008, 08:45 AM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Beautiful parts... Beautiful lighting...
Good to see the cold in Cbus doesn't have you stir crazy. Thanks
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01-31-2008, 09:15 AM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
Very nice! I know what you mean about getting away from some of the heavy work. I find that kind of stuff to be fun and relaxing.
You do nice work. |
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01-31-2008, 10:24 PM
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Re: Taking a break from the dirty stuff, making a gauge panel
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See you at the showdown in May....... Brucie
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