Ed,
I have that pod if you want it. I put oil p/t gauges in it and mounted it in the ash tray hole prior to me current set up.
(WRX 3-gauge pod) I ground off the rear-bottom edge so it would tip up slightly so I could see it on the down-sloping dash area where the ash tray was. The left gauge hole is slightly back-set compared to the right, made for mounting right of the driver, slightly facing that way. In other words, both gauges are not flush and facing straight ahead.
Photo of my current set up:
http://tinyurl.com/4mqfm

Bob Stevens
http://groups.msn.com/BobsPhotoShare/87westysyncro.msnw

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> Well, I'm still hemming and hawing about adding gauges to my '86. It is
> AT, with the big analog clock. I want to keep that gauge cluster. I would
> like to add a small tach, and I also have a 2" oil pressure gauge I'd like
> to add. So I was looking for a small aftermarket tach to add like Paul did:
>
> http://www.pauldottrip.com/84vanagon/tach/tach.html
>
> Then I started to think that I should get a 2" in-dash tach and mount it in
> a 2 gauge cluster with the OP gauge. (Like this: http://snipurl.com/c88w
> ) So I've been Looking around for such a cluster and where to put it if I
> did get one. Looks like the center of the top of the instrument panel
> cover will have the gauges slightly obscured by the top of the steering
> wheel. Thought about a single gauge pod on either side of the cover, like
> Paul's tach. But I would rather be able to glance and see at least both
> tach, and OP at one place. Preferably close to the water temp gauge
> too. I see a lot of A pillar clusters advertised, none specifically for
> vanagon of course. That seems like it might be a good use of
> space. Anybody done this? What popular vehicle has an A pillar similar to
> a vanagon?
>
> Anyway, I'll quit rambling and ask for examples of what people have done!
>
> Edward