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« Reply #440 on: November 10, 2013, 09:05:52 PM »
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NES

About time you posted an update.

Was starting to think there was no progress. Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes

BTW that window switch will look cool.

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« Reply #441 on: November 10, 2013, 11:06:31 PM »
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Same switches that I have for mine, what are the  winders out of ? looks a lot simpler that the ones I've got for mine.
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« Reply #442 on: November 11, 2013, 08:55:29 AM »
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Same switches that I have for mine, what are the  winders out of ? looks a lot simpler that the ones I've got for mine.
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« Reply #443 on: November 11, 2013, 07:57:36 PM »
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Ok Ok so I'll cough up. They are out of '96 - early'97 Sonata. I think the same style are in the Mercedes Work van?

Anyway they are fairly easy to fit. I did try the bommodore ones and even AU Falcon motors which were a b!tch to try and fit
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« Reply #444 on: November 12, 2013, 10:50:15 PM »
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Someone once told me about them...
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« Reply #445 on: November 13, 2013, 08:22:44 AM »
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Someone once told me about them...
I don't know who would have told you that 18 days and 5hours ago?
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« Reply #446 on: November 13, 2013, 12:12:34 PM »
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Some pretty technical stuff there NES, the window winder for a switch is a great idea.  Cool
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« Reply #447 on: November 17, 2013, 05:14:55 PM »
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Speechless.....who said the impossible isn't possible!
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« Reply #448 on: December 28, 2013, 09:48:49 PM »
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Not much happening. Decided to swap the alternator and air con compressor and raise them. This way the aircon lines will be short and straight to the unit behind the fire wall.

Template for the alternator done. Clears the bay but I'm concerned about the space to the radiator. Davies Craig are the thinnest fan I could find at 51mm
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« Reply #449 on: January 02, 2014, 11:22:59 PM »
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I now have a working fuel gauge!!!
I am running a VS commodore fuel pump on VT wires trying to match an FC gauge.
In the table below there is a match to early commodore gauges...



So I grabbed a VH commodore fuel gauge and modified (cut) it.



It fit in the original gauge frame after shaving the holes to retain it properly.

This is a crap one I used as a test.




Then I used the real one


And modified the original backing plate to go on the VH gauge.


Don't know if the needles can be swapped yet. ... Didn't look at the needle till I sealed it all up.
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« Reply #450 on: January 03, 2014, 07:35:52 AM »
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That's clever NES.

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« Reply #451 on: January 03, 2014, 10:29:52 AM »
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That's cool , the way you have kept the old glass with the dodgy lettering . People who have not done this conversion probably wouldn't appreciate that the reason you need to do this is that the commodore electrics wont work the old Holden gauge . I looked at this when I did commodore into Vauxhall some 4 years ago and still have a few spare gauges on the shelf. I never found a workshop manual that explained that the tiny little icon in the middle of the dash wiring diagram was a resistor. I still have a commodore sender unit in a fe-ek sedan tank to accommodate  the vs instruments . With no baffles its a little to busy to give a correct reading  . I would love to get down your way and see this project when you have it finished .Cheers Haydn
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« Reply #452 on: January 03, 2014, 03:04:35 PM »
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Looks great.
I got nemesis in newcastle to re calibrate a VDO sender to my guage $87 with sender for the tank.
Mines needed for a custom tank where as people using commodore tanks this is a easier fix.


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« Reply #453 on: January 03, 2014, 03:16:26 PM »
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So all I saved was 80 bucks Huh
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« Reply #454 on: January 03, 2014, 04:38:14 PM »
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Pretty much LOL

Probablly only saved your self $20 as mine came with the sender and you allready have the commodore one  Grin
so all they have to calibrate is the guage....
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« Reply #455 on: January 03, 2014, 04:43:29 PM »
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« Reply #456 on: January 03, 2014, 10:54:51 PM »
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Good work NES.

Looks good.

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« Reply #457 on: January 18, 2014, 09:43:08 PM »
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Cheers mate


Here's my cheat guide to the power window switch
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« Reply #458 on: January 30, 2014, 11:59:59 AM »
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New stiffened springs arrived but look waaaaaay too low
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« Reply #459 on: January 30, 2014, 04:45:26 PM »
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New stiffened springs arrived but look waaaaaay too low

Nes where did you get them and how much. as i'm about to start looking
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