Another Bic Creation

[ga5speed02]

Well to follow with the rest of the car....I like mine with no shine theme applies

This is something I have been working on for like 2 years haha. It has been an on and off process. A little here a little there and months forgotten. Ok I'm done babbling, here are the pics

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE3.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE55.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE56.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE83.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE110.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE111.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE4.jpg


Oh and don't mind Joe's face

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE29.jpg

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/My2002GASE82.jpg
I have some 'in progress' pics upon request

[boost21]

Sweet idea. Swap that gauge for something with a black face for a more oem look. Nice work!

[Deggy Fresh]

Sweet idea. Swap that gauge for something with a black face for a more oem look. Nice work!

agreed, it will look badass with a blackface guage.

[GA_GT1]

that is truely amazing lol

[ga5speed02]

Sweet idea. Swap that gauge for something with a black face for a more oem look. Nice work!

Yea I am going to. All I have is that one and an Autometer thats silver :shrug:

[Classifieds]

That truly is a work of art... Bad ass bro!! You should think about mass producing those, if you could. Wow! That's clean!

[GtAudioFreak]

Yea I think he could make some good money off stuff like that. He can start by making me one.:) awesome job man as usual.

[Gagt518]

Wow mike im jelous :lol: That is awesome and im pretty sure it has never been done before. Leave it up to Bic! Props!!

[TA^Guy]

Looks good Mike. I think it needs to be a air pressure gauge for some bags, or a boost gauge for a turbo. Being in that spot demands attention! WOOT.

BTW, it's about damn time you got it near finished! lol.

[Greengo 07]

put an old school clock in there like some of the older caddilacs had,

[Gagt518]

Looks good Mike. I think it needs to be a air pressure gauge for some bags, or a boost gauge for a turbo. Being in that spot demands attention! WOOT.

x2 Exactly what i was thinking

[tenspeed]

The secret is finally out! Nice job! Looks clean. How about a little arrow head emblem to cover that area between the stock gauges?

That explains why Trish has the original "Bic"-ed version.

[ga5speed02]

Looks good Mike. I think it needs to be a air pressure gauge for some bags, or a boost gauge for a turbo. Being in that spot demands attention! WOOT.

BTW, it's about damn time you got it near finished! lol.

Yes I agree. But I'd rather have at least 2 air pressure gauges :)
Yea boost would be sweet also

The secret is finally out! Nice job! Looks clean. How about a little arrow head emblem to cover that area between the stock gauges?

That explains why Trish has the original "Bic"-ed version.

Ye I know you know about this longer than I did :lol: I can't believe you remember I gave that to Trish. No the original Bic-ed was given out of kindness, or stupidity, depending on how you look at it :D

[Nick_Wa]

That is sweet, good job!

[RickHigginsHtbr]

Hey Mike. Missed a spot. j/k, how did we go out last night and I didnt notice that in your car?

[ga5speed02]

Hey Mike. Missed a spot. j/k, how did we go out last night and I didnt notice that in your car?


you were :drunk:

[lightningGA]

WOW....very original!!!

Looks good!

[ManktheTank19]

That is kick ass :)

Great job!!!

[loud2kse]

very nice. I have a black-faced boost gauge that would look o so good right there.

you should buy the gm s/c for that car. 5 speed s/c eco mmmmmmmmmm

[GA_GT1]

how long did that take you to make?

[Gagt518]

How'd you even think about doing that? :lol:

[mattamd_xp]

so do you have the in progress pics? I was thinking of moving the boost guage on my car and that would be the sweetest place to put it.

[GMFWDFAN]

I always wanted to put a Pontiac arrow decal in that spot on my car. :lol:

Looks great though! :)

[Big Joe]

I dont feel inclined to reply to this thread because I was there for help with the installation. :lol: but being the post whore I am I figure I should comment anyway. I look goofy in those pics lol. Oh well guess it was a foreshadow of things to come later that night :roflmfao: Scotty doesn't know btw, so don't tell him. Well you already know my feelings on it :D so rock on


you were :drunk:

heh, shots anyone?

[Silver 4 door]

That truly is a work of art... Bad ass bro!! You should think about mass producing those, if you could. Wow! That's clean!



couldnt say it better my self!:D

[RickHigginsHtbr]

I dont feel inclined to reply to this thread because I was there for help with the installation. :lol: but being the post whore I am I figure I should comment anyway. I look goofy in those pics lol. Oh well guess it was a foreshadow of things to come later that night :roflmfao: Scotty doesn't know btw, so don't tell him. Well you already know my feelings on it :D so rock on




heh, shots anyone?

ugh....

[SikMindz]

Sweet. Custom Big Joe's external face gauges.

Or am I missing something?

[car audio dave]

haha..i see you were able to make what i was trying to explain to you back when you did the original version. i knew you were picking up on what i was saying...and i knew it was only a matter of time before you accomplished it...i just didnt think 2 years. :lol:

looks good, but thats what i have come to expect from you.

[ga5speed02]

how long did that take you to make?

If you add up the time i spent working on it and not letting it sit around, about 2-3 days. I had it painted to go into my GT but the paint got messed up so I had to re-do it

How'd you even think about doing that? :lol:

After i made my first one, i was on a fourm that dave told me about and some member on there gave me the idea

so do you have the in progress pics? I was thinking of moving the boost guage on my car and that would be the sweetest place to put it.

Page1 (http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/My%20Grand%20Am%20SE/Pics/?start=220)
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I dont feel inclined to reply to this thread because I was there for help with the installation. :lol: but being the post whore I am I figure I should comment anyway. I look goofy in those pics lol. Oh well guess it was a foreshadow of things to come later that night :roflmfao: Scotty doesn't know btw, so don't tell him. Well you already know my feelings on it :D so rock on

Fiona and me do it in the back of my van every sunday. Scotties gotta go

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y16/ga5speed02/Me%20And%20Friends/WhiskeyTango1-5-0879.jpg


http://youtube.com/watch?v=3nMNGZHs3Pg

heh, shots anyone?

you owe me 20 lap around the bar



haha..i see you were able to make what i was trying to explain to you back when you did the original version. i knew you were picking up on what i was saying...and i knew it was only a matter of time before you accomplished it...i just didnt think 2 years. :lol:

looks good, but thats what i have come to expect from you.

Can you belive how long it took hahaha. im :teh: suck
Dave what was the name of that site you told me about. somethign with V6 or something





Thanks for the complaments everyone

[Matt95GT]

Nice.

Yea I am going to. All I have is that one and an Autometer thats silver :shrug:

VDO Vision series... would like right at home in there.

Looks good Mike. I think it needs to be a air pressure gauge for some bags, or a boost gauge for a turbo. Being in that spot demands attention! WOOT.


Agreed... that would be a hot spot for a boost gauge.

[ga5speed02]

Thanks Matt. I could put a boost gauge there but I have no boost. So that's FTL :lol:

Matt is this the gauge you mean?
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?Type=Voltmeter12&Series=Vision&Units=E

[little00GT]

very nice!

[car audio dave]

Can you belive how long it took hahaha. im :teh: suck
Dave what was the name of that site you told me about. somethign with V6 or something






are you talking about fullthrottlev6.com? i think youve posted on there before. i rarely go on there anymore actually.

[ga5speed02]

are you talking about fullthrottlev6.com? i think youve posted on there before. i rarely go on there anymore actually.

yea thats the one. i forgot the name. some dude on there gave me the idea. thanks :)

[Matt95GT]

Thanks Matt. I could put a boost gauge there but I have no boost. So that's FTL :lol:

Matt is this the gauge you mean?
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_mult.asp?Type=Voltmeter12&Series=Vision&Units=E

Right... so make it have boost. ;)

Yup, those are the ones. Using the included red bulb cover = exact stock look/color, and the needles are even the same style. Mine are full sweep (mechanical boost & electronic EGT) that voltage one is 1/4 sweep... not sure if they have a full sweep version. Guess that's a style choice up to you. I have ordered from eGauges.com several times... they are trustworthy and quick to ship.

[ga5speed02]

Right... so make it have boost. ;)

Yup, those are the ones. Using the included red bulb cover = exact stock look/color, and the needles are even the same style. Mine are full sweep (mechanical boost & electronic EGT) that voltage one is 1/4 sweep... not sure if they have a full sweep version. Guess that's a style choice up to you. I have ordered from eGauges.com several times... they are trustworthy and quick to ship.

Thanks! I am going to call to see if they have a full sweep. I think it will match the stockers better. The price isnt bad either.


I was thinking about putting mt A/F gauge there, but its obviously digital and just a light show.


can some one photoshop that gauge for me please? just want to see. i may order it today

[Matt95GT]

Thanks! I am going to call to see if they have a full sweep. I think it will match the stockers better. The price isnt bad either.


I was thinking about putting mt A/F gauge there, but its obviously digital and just a light show.


can some one photoshop that gauge for me please? just want to see. i may order it today

They may not... unfortunately that series is kinda limited. I couldn't find a full-sweep electronic fuel pressure gauge. :(

Nah... I wouldn't waste that spot on a useless A/F gauge. If you want something digital there, I'd get one of those scan gauges. Otherwise something analog would look best there... Voltage, oil pressure, or even vacuum (if you want something "active" there without ricing it up with a boost gauge on a NA engine).

[Nick_Wa]

........Voltage, oil pressure, or even vacuum (if you want something "active" there without ricing it up with a boost gauge on a NA engine).

How does the vac gauge install if ya dont mind me asking? As in where do you connect the other end of the hose?

[ga5speed02]

They may not... unfortunately that series is kinda limited. I couldn't find a full-sweep electronic fuel pressure gauge. :(

Nah... I wouldn't waste that spot on a useless A/F gauge. If you want something digital there, I'd get one of those scan gauges. Otherwise something analog would look best there... Voltage, oil pressure, or even vacuum (if you want something "active" there without ricing it up with a boost gauge on a NA engine).

I am definatly keeping it analog. Plus Volt is good cause the care doesnt have one. I plan on haveing a lot of electircal powered items. neons, stereo, baggs, etc.

[Matt95GT]

How does the vac gauge install if ya dont mind me asking? As in where do you connect the other end of the hose?

Intake manifold or TB. You can use a T-splitter on any of the existing lines from it... MAP sensor hose, fuel pressure regulator hose, etc.

[ga5speed02]

Matt,
I just ordered that gauge. it was $36.16 with shipping. I was going to get one at with a discount but the Sunpro were only Special Order and I cant get one that way

[03graystone]

WOW lookin good, you are a genious.. and im not cause i cant spell genious lol

[boost21]

you should feel special that i busted out microsoft paint :P
Had to use the big joe pic tho lol

[ga5speed02]

you should feel special that i busted out microsoft paint :P
Had to use the big joe pic tho lol

thanks man. i get the idea. it should look good

[Big Joe]

you should feel special that i busted out microsoft paint :P
Had to use the big joe pic tho lol

werd.... best pic in the bunch.