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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 06:54 PM
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So I found a way to smooth alot of the surface roughness but exposing the parts to acetone vapor. I basically built a rack and put the part in a steamer with acetone and took it out. For those who dont know acetone melts abs so a short exposure melted alot of the ridges on the outside but the basic structure is unharmed.





You can see the difference in the two. I figure expose to acetone->light sanding->prime->paint these should look amazing. I test fit before and after the acetone bath and it still fits snug. For the hell of it I also stood on top of the part and it holds all my 135lbs without any cracking noises
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 07:46 PM
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Wow.. Looks great.. id deff be interested in buying one of those...
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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you need to sell these
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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Lovin it more and more! I so want one of the angled ones to mount my AFR gauge. OP, what size gauge is it made for?
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Old Dec 17, 2012 | 10:52 PM
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That is a 52mm or 2 1/16" if you prefer English units lol
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 12:08 AM
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Now I know what size to get my AFR gauge in! Now Im just waitn to get one of those angled gauge pods from you.

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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 12:43 AM
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Are you willing to make more and sell them? ill send money right now to have one of the first ones. Thanks let me know asap
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by SleepySamurai13
Now I knowat size to get my AFR gauge in! Now Im just waitn to get one of those angled gauge pods from you.
I met this guy and saw the gauge pod, it is nice for sure. I talked to him about a custom setup for myself
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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If you do an angled setup, I will buy one and almost guarantee 5-10 more orders from my local Evo buddies.
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Old Dec 18, 2012 | 04:27 PM
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Originally Posted by PatricksEvilEvo
I met this guy and saw the gauge pod, it is nice for sure. I talked to him about a custom setup for myself
How hard is it to match that color on the EVO`s center console? Its a weird dark gray silverish color. You know what Im talking about right or is yours a different color?

My bad for the OT question.

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Old Dec 19, 2012 | 06:59 AM
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Start selling these already lol
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Old Dec 19, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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I grabbed a few cans of paint that might match im going to try those soon. As for selling them im just figuring out vendor details with Dustin
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 07:35 AM
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Any updates?
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 11:20 PM
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I have 5 of these ready and waiting on more material which should come tomorrow so I can have about 10 by the end of the week.
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Old Dec 23, 2012 | 11:30 PM
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Sent pm
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