ghetto guages

[1974dodgecharger]

Got tired of looking at the floor for my guages so I rigged up a pillar version.  Forgot how I even wired up my car many years ago....

[Mytur Binsdirti]

When are the 22"s going on?

[Cooter]

Ida put that Vin Diesel tac up on the dash pimpin.

[VegasCharger]

What's wrong with the OEM gauges that stare at you in the face? I dunno maybe it's just me but I would focus on using the ones the factory offered.  

[1974dodgecharger]

They dont work......I'm too lazy to work on each individual one.....I make vin diesel proud.   20s are for sissys I have 30s right now.

[Daytona R/T SE]

I see a wasted opportunity here. 


You could have mounted each of your individual gauges to one of those giant lag bolt/washer combos that you have securing that tastefully designed and artfully executed hood scoop. 

[1974dodgecharger]

Meh, im happy where are......my car is not nice like everyones on this board, but I work with what I have. 

[Cooter]

What's wrong with the OEM gauges that stare at you in the face? I dunno maybe it's just me but I would focus on using the ones the factory offered.  

Electric and not accurate comes to mind.....

That is a big honking hood scoop. Anthony Springs would be very proud...

[John_Kunkel]

Accuracy of electric gauges is directly proportional to the price but the subject of accuracy always brings to mind the old saw "a man with a watch knows what time it is, a man with two watches is never sure".

[Yatzee]

I don't know weather to laugh or cry when I see such poor workmanship. I don't pull
teeth cause I'm not a dentist and you should have let someone else do this mod. I
have a lot of respect for chargers of this vintage, you should too.

[el dub]

 

[myk]

Typical old car guy snobbery and eliticism.   Instead of providing constructive criticism, guidance on improving his ' mod and being a helpful hot rodder, everyone craps on him because he didn't follow the sacred Mopar doctrine on how things should be done.  Way to treat a fellow forum member guys!   

[JB400]

What did you use for the gauge pods?

[69wannabe]

Many opinion's shared, if you like the aftermarket gauges and you like where you have them in your car then that should be the end of the story.... I like the factory gauges myself and was lucky that they all worked when I bought my charger. Have had some work done on them recently and it is expensive as is everything on these cars but that's just me. Alot of people are doing the black wheels on their cars these days and I just don't like them at all!! Some wheel's actually are tasteful that are darker and much as I kinda hate to admit the vector wheel's are one of my favorite type's of wheel's ever but these just black and flat looking with whatever design is on them. I just like a chrome wheel on cars or a polished aluminium wheel,something shiny really makes the car to me instead of solid black wheels. Just my opinion tho of course, I see alot of solid black cars with black wheels and it's just too much black. A black car with chrome or aluminum wheels looks awesome to me and of course the general lee looked good with the black vector's on it but it was bright orange so it looked good with the darker colored wheels. Let's face it tho the vector's look good on about any color charger!!!

[1974dodgecharger]

What's wrong with the OEM gauges that stare at you in the face? I dunno maybe it's just me but I would focus on using the ones the factory offered.  

Electric and not accurate comes to mind.....

That is a big honking hood scoop. Anthony Springs would be very proud...

Lmao.....Anthony springs hates looking at my car because he wants one built up like mine. 

[1974dodgecharger]

Typical old car guy snobbery and eliticism.   Instead of providing constructive criticism, guidance on improving his ' mod and being a helpful hot rodder, everyone craps on him because he didn't follow the sacred Mopar doctrine on how things should be done.  Way to treat a fellow forum member guys!   

You know myk I can tell who is old and who is young by the responses lol.  I personally don't give two shits because its my car i don't have cash flow like our turbine member, old school sense like cooter, or cash flow like ghoste, etc.....trust me when I say I been received many critiscms from my front disc brakes, rim size, alternator not correct, wrong radiator, etc.....and end of the day I drive it and they don't.  Saw a old fart criticy my car and I saw his ass get in a fckin Prius.....I looked at him and laughed.

[1965gp]

Seriously, sometimes you have to look at it like that- your driving the car and enjoying it.

Cars are expensive to build (especially these!) and I realized I was not going to be able to build a 'correct' Charger so I just made it to my liking. It's a GL clone so most mopar guys don't like it before they see it.

I would personally try to clean up the wiring by looming it and zip tying everything so it looks a little cleaner.

[1974dodgecharger]

Lmao.....

[1974dodgecharger]

[Ghoste]

Cash flow like Ghoste?  A) I never said anything bad about your gauges or your car so don't bring me in, and B) cash flow like me? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

[JB400]

Maybe he's from an alternate parallel universe where you're rich

I hope you know I'm joking.

[Ghoste]

Good question. 

[Drache]

Who cares what his car looks like or how he did the work. At least he's enjoying HIS car HIS way and it's not sitting in some garage or a field somewhere. 

[1974dodgecharger]

U know I'm jealous of u because your building a 69 Daytona and that's my next project

Cash flow like Ghoste?  A) I never said anything bad about your gauges or your car so don't bring me in, and B) cash flow like me? hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

[1974dodgecharger]

What did you use for the gauge pods?

Stroke I bought some cheap pods off eBay to hack up they cost 2 bucks shipped from Japan.  Better than autometer they wanted 35 bucks a single pod.

[Ghoste]

U know I'm jealous of u because your building a 69 Daytona and that's my next project

I hope you're a fortune teller because the alternative means you have me mixed up with someone else.  I don't have a Daytona on the back burner.

[TUFCAT]

Shawn, when you get all those millions please remember your little friends will' ya! 

[plasticman-32]

 

[indreams84]

1974dodgecharger,

I believe the only thing you're missing is a 3-pack of chrome port holes taped on the front fenders, dice valve caps, andddd a K&N filter sticker on the door. Oh, and maybe one of those TapouT decals in the back window 

[F8-4life]

The man is driving a 4 sp 68 charger.
He is obviously a individual who does not care what you think about his gauges.

[marshallfry01]

Hey 1974 dodgecharger,
Idk if you do the Instagram thing or not but I saw a picture of your blue 68 on there. It's the very same pic as the one posted above. The last time I saw the pic it had over 3,500 likes, so there are a lot of people out there that like it!! 

[TUFCAT]

Here's the point...

1974dodgecharger starts out showing some of his new handy work in this thread titled "ghetto gauges".  Yes, they are ghetto.  But obviously he must already know that since he named the thread.  He must also realize the quality look and feel of this project is something most of us would not be proud of....but still, some want to make him feel good without saying anything to the contrary.  

No "news flash" here.....A guy does a half-ass job on his car when he really should have fixed his gauges.  It looks terrible, but I think he knows that.  He even uses the term "rigged-up" and admits using 2 dollar eBay pods shipped from Japan.  But the bleeding hearts still come of the woodwork to support the Op, who probably doesn't care what we think about it anyway.    

[1974dodgecharger]

Ahhhh...yup.  I still enjoyed my work and guess what they are functional and now eye level I can see it.  I just wanted to share that is all....let it be pos. Or neg.   

My car was built on functionally and it gets driven more than 90 percent of the members on this board with their own cars and plus its mine car not yours 

As for the people who understood what I was doing, thx.

If u guys ever saw my car please park very far away....I'm sure u don't want to be seen next to it because in yo eyes it might be too ghetto.....

[1974dodgecharger]

Hey 1974 dodgecharger,
Idk if you do the Instagram thing or not but I saw a picture of your blue 68 on there. It's the very same pic as the one posted above. The last time I saw the pic it had over 3,500 likes, so there are a lot of people out there that like it!! 

Thank you...

[1974dodgecharger]

The man is driving a 4 sp 68 charger.
He is obviously a individual who does not care what you think about his gauges.

The F8-4life 

[Ghoste]

Yeah, yeah this is great and all.  Time for a big group hug.  I wanna know about me dammit!  You can't dangle the Daytona cookie in front of my nose and then hide it behind your back.  What kinda fortune teller are you anyway?  You're worse than those boardwalk gypsies in the phone booths and you gotta pay a quarter for their crap.  Tell me my future man, am I getting a Daytona or what?!

[1974dodgecharger]

Yeah, yeah this is great and all.  Time for a big group hug.  I wamma know about me dammit!  You can't dangle the Daytona cookie in front of my nose and then hide it behind your back.  What kinda fortune teller are you anyway?  You're worse than those boardwalk gypsies in the phone booths and you gotta pay a quarter for their crap.  Tell me my future man, am I getting a Daytona or what?!

I swear ghoste you had a Daytona clone build up  I was not drunk that night I typed or was I?  I know it was late 

yes big group hug 

[TUFCAT]

yes big group hug 

Hey we got one of those.....here ya' go! 

[Ghoste]

So I'm not coming into a large sum of money?    Another dream gone. 

[1974dodgecharger]

my bad ghoste 

thanks tufcat for the group hug 

[Ghoste]

It's ok, I'll shuffle into the hug and swallow my sadness.

[Lighthorseman]

  "Ghetto" or not, that's a Charger that would make me stop in mid-conversation just to watch it cruise by.  

[Ghoste]

Yep. 

[1974dodgecharger]

 

The car is being prepped for a 5500 mile tour this summer from AZ, texas, Alabama, north caroline, carisle, to MI then heading back to AZ through the Midwest area.  Cant wait all for the MOPOWERED tour 2015 

[Cooter]

Typical old car guy snobbery and eliticism.   Instead of providing constructive criticism, guidance on improving his ' mod and being a helpful hot rodder, everyone craps on him because he didn't follow the sacred Mopar doctrine on how things should be done.  Way to treat a fellow forum member guys!  

I get what you're sayin, but at some point one has to put away the "everybody gets a trophy. There are no losers" and call it like it looks. I mean, I thought it was constructive criticism.  You should see the wing guys when I call a spade a spade referring to their "vette" noses and dumbass wings.

Without someone to inform you of your stupid decisions, you might never know just how cheesy that scoop looks until pointed out later. Wouldn't you want your friends to inform you of your F&F mods before it's too late instead of strangers? Just trying to help guys.

[John_Kunkel]

Wow, glad I'm not assigned to the "stupid decisions" committee here.

[1974dodgecharger]

LMAO....give it a break guys its just some gauges and a hood scoop.  


As I recall when the Daytona first came out EVERYONE CALLED IT UGLY even COOTER admitted to it when he first saw the car back in the 70s, but now ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYONE LOVES EM!

I recall also MIKE MUSTO he received so much SHIT from people online and in person about his 68 charger with 18inch rims, but now people are running me.  HELL he received negative critiscm about his DAYTONA CLONE, but guess what all of a sudden everyone LOVES IT!!!  

I do things to my car that have functionality AGAIN considering the fact MAJORITY of people who own these cars DONT EVEN DRIVE EM except to trailer it.   My car gets 10k miles per year or more....and YES even in 110 plus degree heat in AZ where most feel their cars will melt.  



another pic of my ghetto gauges and man drove in the dark and it was great being able to read my temps to turn on my fan at night instead of looking at my feet.  

[el dub]

Wow, glad I'm not assigned to the "stupid decisions" committee here.

  there's a couple of funny committees on this forum according to some other people

[Patronus]

You wanna use lag-bolts to attach your hood scoop? - go right ahead. Ya want some gauges on the A pillar, do it. Or maybe you just leave the wheel-wells over sprayed just like the leaf springs? Hey, we all got our limitations... Why not complete the look with a 2x6 douglas-fir spoiler? 

[RIDELIKEHELL]

  easy easy

[moparnation74]

Who cares what his car looks like or how he did the work. At least he's enjoying HIS car HIS way and it's not sitting in some garage or a field somewhere. 

Could not agree more

[1974dodgecharger]

just a heads up guys im not offended one bit, lol trust me......on this.....

we all criticism each others cars heck that's why we post ebay links right?  so we can mock the seller?

im glad you have not found my for sale yet on my car....I think it would be funny. 

[Dino]

Any visibility issues with the gauges on the pillar?

[Cooter]

You wanna use lag-bolts to attach your hood scoop? - go right ahead. Ya want some gauges on the A pillar, do it. Or maybe you just leave the wheel-wells over sprayed just like the leaf springs? Hey, we all got our limitations... Why not complete the look with a 2x6 douglas-fir spoiler?  

But!!! Do NOT. I REPEAT, DO NOT  put a cowl hood on it, a DELCO 1 wire alt, or paint it orange with a few decals, or a 'Go Wing'..... Might hafta call a meeting of the "stupid decisions" committee on those. But John's mods??
F'n Sweet dude. So when is the monster tac goin in?

[1974dodgecharger]

You wanna use lag-bolts to attach your hood scoop? - go right ahead. Ya want some gauges on the A pillar, do it. Or maybe you just leave the wheel-wells over sprayed just like the leaf springs? Hey, we all got our limitations... Why not complete the look with a 2x6 douglas-fir spoiler?  

But!!! Do NOT. I REPEAT, DO NOT  put a cowl hood on it, a DELCO 1 wire alt, or paint it orange with a few decals, or a 'Go Wing'..... Might hafta call a meeting of the "stupid decisions" committee on those. But John's mods??
F'n Sweet dude. So when is the monster tac goin in?

lmao....

[1974dodgecharger]

You wanna use lag-bolts to attach your hood scoop? - go right ahead. Ya want some gauges on the A pillar, do it. Or maybe you just leave the wheel-wells over sprayed just like the leaf springs? Hey, we all got our limitations... Why not complete the look with a 2x6 douglas-fir spoiler? 

whats that?  Im using stainless steel bolts with fender washers actually A total of 5 sets 2 in rear and 3 in front.....hope it holds, no IT WILL HOLD 

[hatersaurusrex]

I found a sweet tic-tock tach for when you're ready

[1974dodgecharger]

my car don't go up to 10k rpms 


It will do 6k....I wont go further 

[Ghoste]

You wanna use lag-bolts to attach your hood scoop? - go right ahead. Ya want some gauges on the A pillar, do it. Or maybe you just leave the wheel-wells over sprayed just like the leaf springs? Hey, we all got our limitations... Why not complete the look with a 2x6 douglas-fir spoiler?  

But!!! Do NOT. I REPEAT, DO NOT  put a cowl hood on it, a DELCO 1 wire alt, or paint it orange with a few decals, or a 'Go Wing'..... Might hafta call a meeting of the "stupid decisions" committee on those. But John's mods??
F'n Sweet dude. So when is the monster tac goin in?

Or a Hemi.

[John_Kunkel]

If I was gonna install pillar-mounted gauges I'd rather put in auxiliary gauges (like trans temp, oil temp, fuel pressure, etc) rather than replacing the factory gauges. At any rate, better than hanging them under the dash IMHO.

[Ryan.C]

  "Ghetto" or not, that's a Charger that would make me stop in mid-conversation just to watch it cruise by.  

love the car!

[69wannabe]

Car looks great dude!!! 

[472 R/T SE]

My wife has gauges on the pillar in her truck from the factory.

Note to self, don't post in progress pix @ DC.com.

So, does 74 post disparaging comments in other people's mod threads?  I'm not going through all his posts, hoping there's a consensus. 

[1974dodgecharger]

My wife has gauges on the pillar in her truck from the factory.

Note to self, don't post in progress pix @ DC.com.

So, does 74 post disparaging comments in other people's mod threads?  I'm not going through all his posts, hoping there's a consensus. 

UHH....nope, lmao.....you know how we roll here at DC.com....I do post funny to some neg. comments when someone posts up a car for sale such as the HEMI 66 charger guy wants 30k for.