clock options

[calibra-keith]

Looking for ideas/options for something different to fit in mk2 dash (made by Chris in carbon) that i will be flocking, i dont want standard clocks or normal digi dash but i dont fancy spending mega money on stack,

vx220 ?

ideas, pictures, or what have others done would be great

engine is 16xe on R1 carbs if makes a difference

[Pistol Pete]

I have vx220 ones in mine. Check out my build thread for pics.

[Gareth_C]

I also have the vx220 options, tbh unless there second hand and very cheap there a expensive option

[blue_peg_16v]

Cavalier digi dash

[calibra-keith]

cav digi dash ? never knew they was any different but just checked and apparently mega rare and mega money ?

doesn't have to be vx220 but thats about all i have seen other than the standard and normal digi dash, i have looked at prices and also found what the wires are, but not many pictures of them fitted

[bazil]

Stack digi dash

[16xe_chris]

Have you thought about bike clocks?

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=260698181407&cmd=VIDESC&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=68342181046

There's a few different styles available and they only need to pick up on a stud head.

I mounted my last speed sensor to the rear wheel, stub axle bolt heads.

[steviegsi]

Are the vx220/ stack clocks a complete ball ache to get working 100%?

[Pistol Pete]

Not really. I managed to get mine working ok. Transducer is needed for the speedo along with a PCB board (got mine form Dom on MIGweb) and thats about it IIRC. All the wiring diagrams are available online. A basic understanding of electronics helps lol which i lack!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP4034.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v310/Pete_58/Nova/IMGP4038.jpg

[steviegsi]

Other than looking cool, any other upsides or downsides for that matter?

[mowgli]

can i be the first to point out that having a carbon dash, then getting it flocked is, imho, a bit odd....

keep it carbon, it will always look cool.

[calibra-keith]

can i be the first to point out that having a carbon dash, then getting it flocked is, imho, a bit odd....

keep it carbon, it will always look cool.

You can, main one for me is my eyes struggle with sun and even driving at night, the glare, i ware glasses with coatings on to help

i took dash out to weight so i knew the weight of the mk1 and mk2 dash and save weight in my track nova, but i dont like it with no dash finding it hard to place bits, looking a mess, and the weight of a carbon one (2kg) and even once flocked is alot lighter and easier for me to place bits i need, i wouldn't want a carbon dash bare or glossy finish myself unless it was a show car, mine definitely isn't, the glare would be way to much for me so it will be flocked to help and because i like them

hope that explains it ? lol

[mowgli]

matt lacquer???

[novalew]

astra mk4 or mk 5 dials?

[phazer]

Not really. I managed to get mine working ok. Transducer is needed for the speedo along with a PCB board (got mine form Dom on MIGweb) and thats about it IIRC. All the wiring diagrams are available online. A basic understanding of electronics helps lol which i lack!


I've read a few times that the fuel sender is a pain, was this easy to sort in the end?

[Pistol Pete]

lol forgot about that!

Yeah, it reads in reverse. All i did in the end was wired in a fuel gauge from an old set of clocks i had.

[phazer]

lol I suppose that isn't the end of the world as long as you don't forget that full = empty :cry:

[Pistol Pete]

Yeah, but when it starts reading, 16l, 20l 9l lol i had no idea how much fuel i actually had. So bodged a gauge.

[phazer]

Yeah, but when it starts reading, 16l, 20l 9l lol i had no idea how much fuel i actually had. So bodged a gauge.

Quality! Bit of lateral thinking sorted it :thumb:

[Gareth_C]

And the water temp needs to be wired through a mk4 ecu of some description aswell

[Pistol Pete]

Or not at all as in my car lol