Anyone Ever Hear Of This Guy ?

[mikester]

A friend of mine told me about this place tonight. His cousin had a custom pod made for his Pontiac. Says it looks factory. Made out of an OEM part. I wonder if he could do a custom A pillar pod. Might give the place a call on Monday.

http://www.ortizcustompods.com/index.html

 

[Injectedcutty]

Those pods look pretty trick. Is the A pillar different on the wagon compared to the other models?
I know there is a full A pillar with 3 gauge openings. I want to say gbodyparts has them, I know I've seen them on ebay.

 

[mikester]

Coupe and wagon are different.

 

[Injectedcutty]

Coupe and wagon are different.

Bum bum bummmmmm!!!! It'd be worth a shot to see if and how much that guy would do it for. Do you have a spare A pillar just in case?

 

[mikester]

I do have a spare. Worth a call. The stuff in his gallery looks pretty nice.

 

[Longroof79]

Other than the wagon and coupe A-pillars being different, the angle is different as well. The coupe or El Camino A-pillars are more angled than the wagon or 4-dr sedan which are a bit more upright.

 

[565bbchevy]

I know there is a full A pillar with 3 gauge openings. I want to say gbodyparts has them,

I bought one of those full 3 gauge A pillars a few years back and sent it back, it didn't have the outer edge that wraps around where the window seal is which could be seen from the outside of the car, it looked unfinished and was flimsy. I ended up using a 2 pod and mounting it to my original piece.

 

[Injectedcutty]

I bought one of those full 3 gauge A pillars a few years back and sent it back, it didn't have the outer edge that wraps around where the window seal is which could be seen from the outside of the car, it looked unfinished and was flimsy. I ended up using a 2 pod and mounting it to my original piece.
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Good to know! I was curious about the full pillar pod. Mine are all in the dash as you most likely have seen, but back in the day I had the dual pod seen in this throwback pic lol.....

 

[565bbchevy]

Good to know! I was curious about the full pillar pod. Mine are all in the dash as you most likely have seen, but back in the day I had the dual pod seen in this throwback pic lol..... View attachment 78252

My original plan was to put the nitrous fuel and line pressure gauges in the back of cowl hood opening but Autometer advised against it if there was a possibility of them being exposed to water or moisture so I went with the pillar pod and then wired the lighting for them on a separate toggle switch.