Heart Transplant - adding 172ci

[Old_Mt_Isa_Boy]

NES who made your dash panel. Looks great.

Regards

Wayne b

[NES304]

Thanks mate but I made it. Completely stole the idea from Simo (thanks) so I can't take credit for the idea.

[NES304]

So as you can see I have my little computer installed so I can get live info like PRND (full time for engineer) and the rotor dial for speedo rpm temp etc plus the bottom right CEL! (check engine light) with a wire running off it to the dash. Is meant to look like this

But for the life of me I couldn't get it to work. With the activating wire being a 5v negative activating I had to wire the bulb positive on full time. Of course this won't work either as there's not enough juice to activate it. So I decided to run something that requires less juice so went with an LED bulb. Still didn't work right so had to add resistant to the 12v positive wire.

Viola.

All I have to do is pop it in the dash right?
I'm sure I could have bought one somewhere but I ripped the bulb apart and put the LED in it.

The added bonus with this working is that it has an audible alarm the same as the VT commodore and I have the OBD port underneath that I can trip to view any trouble codes that appear just like here.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GyDlqnXv6NI


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[NES304]

And my dirty mutts joined me


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[FireKraka]

Gee Marc you are clever aren't you don't go believing everything they say about you mate  ;D

Regards
Neil H

[Longman]

"Completely stole the idea from Simo (thanks) so I can't take credit for the idea."

Just like I'm gonna steal it from you Marc!

Looks ace.

[NES304]

"Completely stole the idea from Simo (thanks) so I can't take credit for the idea."

Just like I'm gonna steal it from you Marc!

Looks ace.

The panel I stole. Computer is me. Can get em made up for you if you need mate.

[hsv-001]

Car parts Electrical on ebay . You can buy those bulbs from China . I bought some for dash indicators in my Vauxhall project .

[NES304]

Well that would have been a lot easier!
Years ago I bought an autometer gauge to modify to FC speedo. Ripped the front of FC off and the back of autometer gauge and joined.




Some real fiddley bits and a few nicks and cuts here and there and this is what I ended up with. 

The LCD was a lot further down than the original odometer and unfortunately that's as far up as I can get it.

Trial night light with high beam hole blocked out.


I managed to get the reset and setup button stalk to come through too so I can program to MPH or KPH.

Only for engineering though as I have the digital one on the little computer on the dash extension panel 😉


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[NES304]

Have been avoiding this job for a while but turned out to be easier than I thought. Whacked on a bit of wire and pop- boot release works, off the key fob and the button up front.
Maybe I need some gas struts to lift enough for the springs to take over and or a courtesy light.

It's raw and unfinished (like the bolt missing but here it is



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[JB]

Definitely a screw loose in that photo!

[NES304]

Definitely a screw loose in that photo!

Now where's the moderate the moderator icon thing Hahahah

But the bullet and whacked a 20mm hole in the back door through two layers of Sheetmetal inwards of the glass channel. Using blue tac with wet marker I shut the door to start pilot holes.
Window up door shut and drill inside the door I kept drilling right into the B pillar so I knew it was lined up.



Door moves really well. That many wires though is a massive pain in the arse to thread through the rubber inner tube.
Haven't made a plan yet for the bottom of the B pillar for wires yet but think I'll use a grinder to make a slit at the bottom and raise the ends of the scuff plates to cover the wires coming in.



Car definitely needs a clean up and respray after all this 😱

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[Longman]

Hope you have a safety guard for the grinder Marc. OH&S and all that.

[FireKraka]

Hey Marc;
Great to see you are making some headway again, have your studies finished?

Regards
Neil H

[NES304]

Studies till end of October 😢.


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[NES304]

Still studying and training blah blah.
Have some bling on the grill though

Thanks to Pete and Longman for bits n pieces

[JB]

So we all have seen the excuses... shifting, exams, dog ate my homework. You must have run out of them by now. How about just finish it and make the Canberra Nationals!!!

[NES304]

Hahaha ok I'll bite.

Because my radiator is so dam wide I have had to make some mounting brackets that suit when the bumper bar 'arms' are mounted on the opposite side.

Bit of 5mm should do the trick.

[fe350chev]

Good to see you guys still into it. I have scraped more funds together and should be getting back into my builds again. Keep going guys. Doing a good job.

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[JB]

Well he is still going... don't know about how good a job he is doing 😝