anyone ever mount gauges on the A pillar?

pretty straight forward question, i like the look of having 2 or 3 additional gauges on the drivers side A pillar but it doesnt look like anyone makes a replacement pillar pod for the A body
(not that it matters, it would probably cost more then i want to pay anyway)

so that just leaves us to do it ourselves

in all likelyhood, this will become a winter project, but no reason not to kick the idea around now

i was thinking of buying a "universal" pod and grafting it to n existing pillar

any suggestions on what to use to weld the two materials together?
and how to finish it off to make it look like a single piece?

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