A-Pillar Pod Guages

[Fatroller97V8SHO]

im looking into getting the 3 guage pillar pod and i was wondering where i would be able to get one that fits the right mold for a 97 SHO, any ideas?... also what sugestions do you guys have about what guages to get?

 

[stephen newberg]

There are a couple of existing threads if you look at older ones that discuss pillar pods and where to get them, or someone that has them might want to point you in the right direction.

As per which instrumentation, it somewhat depends on what you want to see. I personally think that the transmission fluid temp is useful to know if you are going to be running the car very hard. If you are not, then it can be skipped. Voltage is always worth having since it is the first warning of a lot of electrical problems. In a choice between oil temp and oil pressure, I would go with temp first, since it tells you very clearly when you can start to push the engine, but both are handy to have.

pax, smn

 

[Bryan C. King]

I think I am going to do mine soon as well. I know everyone is using the pods from a mustang but I can't recall the years that fit. I have white faced gauges on both my 97 and 95 and plan to put the phantom gauges in my gauge pod when I do....

 

[GordoSHO]

I just molded twin pods in my car. I used the pods from a 94-98 hard top mustang. I was told to use them from someone on the forum. I am using Auto-meter ultra lights trans and oil pressure. The pods fit good, but the texture is off on the pods compared to the pillar plastic. Had to smooth the whole thing down. Will get some pictures added later. thumbs_u

 

[SHOZ123]

On another forum someone came up with the idea of using the coolant temp gage to also read the tranny fluid temp. By putting another sender in line with the ATX cooler and a switch or automatic switching it should work ok.

All you would need is a repaeat timer, a 1/2" tee, wire and another coolant sender.

<small>[ March 10, 2003, 11:41 AM: Message edited by: SHOZ123 ]</small>

 

[f150fan]

Bryan C. King:
I think I am going to do mine soon as well. I know everyone is using the pods from a mustang but I can't recall the years that fit. I have white faced gauges on both my 97 and 95 and plan to put the phantom gauges in my gauge pod when I do....

Brian, I have the indiglo setup with my 97 and instead of going with the phantom guages, I bought the lunar as they are indiglo, too. I have some time this week and I am going to try to finish them up. When they're done, I'll post some pictures for everyone!

 

[wuzzzer]

Send a private message to LastSHO. He's got a very nicely done A-pillar gauge setup.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

Buy the gen II pod and send it along with the stock a-pillar to Kirk, he makes them up

 

[Bryan C. King]

f150fan:

Bryan C. King:
I think I am going to do mine soon as well. I know everyone is using the pods from a mustang but I can't recall the years that fit. I have white faced gauges on both my 97 and 95 and plan to put the phantom gauges in my gauge pod when I do....

Brian, I have the indiglo setup with my 97 and instead of going with the phantom guages, I bought the lunar as they are indiglo, too. I have some time this week and I am going to try to finish them up. When they're done, I'll post some pictures for everyone!

Would love to see them please post when completed. Where did you get the Lunar gauges????

 

[SHOWHAT9]

I bought the lunar as they are indiglo, too. I have some time this week and I am going to try to finish them up. When they're done, I'll post some pictures for everyone!

I have the same guages. Would love to see your pix when you are done with the install. Still not sure If I want to go A pillar - it's the ricer thing ya know. Make sure to post them as soon as you can. Gotta decide what direction I'm going to take.
Thanks thumbs_u

<small>[ March 11, 2003, 05:59 PM: Message edited by: SHOWHAT9 ]</small>

 

[LASTSHO]

Got the private message.

I'll get to the part numbers and info on the A-pillar gauges in the next day or two...bit busy around here.

Enjoying the SHO...Kirk welded the cams back in December. Drove from MN to MA. Well worth the trip.

Picked up a mint condition 1984 Mustang with 54,000 on the odometer. Great sounding, fast and bit of a toy car to play with

Back in a day or two.