since i dont post much about my cars, because i never feel the need, i decided to make a small thread about some of the things im doing right now
ive been gathering exhaust components for the TC, i have a 3" downpipe from Stinger, and i have a Dynomax ler, i need to sell some stuff so i can finish up the exhaust, i have emmissions in augest
(http://www.webpost.net/v6/v6tbird87/exhaust1.jpg)
ive been working on the 140mph speedo conversion, right now im trying to get the gauge faces the way i want them, right now, im not liking how the light passes through the black, i havnt found a solution yet, and ive been just half assing the faces, because untill i find a solution to the light bleeding through, im not putting much efford into the test faces
(http://www.webpost.net/v6/v6tbird87/140proto.jpg)
why dont you just use a black sticker, or electrical tape on the black parts? Would take forever to cut it out and stuff, But you could do it easily.
id have to do it on the back, and id have to do it to every gauge, id prefer to find a way to do it via the computer/printer, so i dont spend 20 hours just prepping the faces, ya know
my old highschool has a vynl cutting machine that you just plop designs in and away you go.. come in all kinds of colours and i'm 100% sure light odesn't pass through it.
if school wasn't out already i'd go and cut a face for ya.
How loud is that exhaust going to be?
Should be a bit quieter now right? I mean considering you've been driving around with no ler and all. . . :rolleyes:
the same thought occured to me way back when joefriday was inventing the 140 speedo mod. im sure he has the solutions you need. I think he may offer you a trun key speedo with a core fairly cheap considering what motorsports wants for them. I think it calls for a gear swap and a face lift and thats about it.
Im not sure if he tried the vinal thing or not, my brother in law owns a vinal cutter as well, wonder if that would block back light, IT should
capacitor swap and a face
as for it being loud, itll probably be as loud as it is now, i have no catback on the car, just a downpipe with a cat, but itll be rear exit, so itll be quieter in the car
cant really say itll do too much ling
spray the back with black spray paint and se the areas you want the light to show through with a razor knife.. thats what I would do
That is actually a very good idea. I'll have to do that when I finally get my retro-140 gauges done...
If you didn't like the idea of sing with a knife, you could use some petroleum jelly to cover the areas were you don't want the paint to touch and then spray it black. When the paint dries use a rag to wipe off the jelly. No paint will go through to were the jelly sits.
It may also be easier than guesstimating where to se.
very true, sing could also damage where the light would go through causing an annoying image :nono:
Or, you could just sand off the old face of the 85 mph speedometer, and use it's light diffuser behind the new face.. That's what I recommend.
Joe
thats what i did
the light shines through the white without problem, and its nice and green, but the light shines through the black, nice and green, which is less than desirable
easier way is to mask off the areas you want white with masking tape(just tape off the large areas and take a razor and cut on the outlines of the white,will show through the masking tape, and peel away what you want to be black)and spray with spray paint. thats what i did with the custom set i did up.(working on pics. no digital camera)
Shawn:
Really? Wow, that stinks. I was sure that method would have solved the whole problem. What if you, as others said, paint the inner portion of the light diffuser with black paint?
Joe
i was thinking about using some white paint, it might be opaque enough to block out the light behind the black, but not so much as to block the light from passing through the white
cant hurt, isnt like i cant just print up another
print another and double them up put the other over the top of the current one.
ive tried it, the problem is they will never stack totally perfect, so there is usually a slight shadow, ive tried a few
Are you printing these on regular paper? You could try some thicker paper. It may make the light more difficult to come through the white but should really help with the black.
Or how about printing on one side of the paper, then flip the paper over and reverse the image on the computer and reprint. If it lines up, both sides of the paper will be black and the lettering will match up perfectly.
use photo paper
all the ones ive printed have been on photo paper
You could try using cardstock type paper. It's much thicker than photo paper.