loggyboy
21-09-08, 12:33 AM
Decided I'd finally get round to fitting my new dials and get rid of the old dash.
Picked these up a few months back on fleabay, from a VX220.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsFront.jpg
Didnt want to mess around fabricating a to complicated mount,
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsRear.jpg
so used the orginals with a simple plate welded to my column mount
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate1.jpg
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate2.jpg
Drilled some holes.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate3.jpg
Stage 1 complete:
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn1.jpg
The standard shroud fitted nicely with only minimal trimming to the rear
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn2.jpg
Now for the fun loom, which after finding a link to a dutch site that gave full a wiring diagrams (in english) was straight forward enough.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Loom.jpg
ooo imlumination :)
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn3.jpg
Just the speedo to wire up now, i have a digi dash sender and im gonna get a pulse converter from DOM on Mig which should make calibrating it nice n easy.
Also need to make up a switch panel that will also hold fuse box.
Weighed the old dash and dials - its about 6KGs (without heaters or pipes), and the new dials weighs under 500g so saved 5.5 kgs... not bad.
Picked these up a few months back on fleabay, from a VX220.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsFront.jpg
Didnt want to mess around fabricating a to complicated mount,
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsRear.jpg
so used the orginals with a simple plate welded to my column mount
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate1.jpg
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate2.jpg
Drilled some holes.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Plate3.jpg
Stage 1 complete:
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn1.jpg
The standard shroud fitted nicely with only minimal trimming to the rear
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn2.jpg
Now for the fun loom, which after finding a link to a dutch site that gave full a wiring diagrams (in english) was straight forward enough.
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/Loom.jpg
ooo imlumination :)
http://www.loggyboy.com/images/MeritMk2/VX220Dials/DialsIn3.jpg
Just the speedo to wire up now, i have a digi dash sender and im gonna get a pulse converter from DOM on Mig which should make calibrating it nice n easy.
Also need to make up a switch panel that will also hold fuse box.
Weighed the old dash and dials - its about 6KGs (without heaters or pipes), and the new dials weighs under 500g so saved 5.5 kgs... not bad.