I got bored this week.....

[joff-turbo-nova]

....... and was having a bit of a tidy up in the garage and noticed that I had the following knocking around :-

4 x digi dashes

1 x spare vectra dash (non working)

1 x fibreglass filler

1 x stopper/filler

1 x matt black paint can (nearly full)

So a plan was hatched and this is the result :-

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/joff-turbo-nova/Vecdash1.jpg

A merging of old and modern in a seamless union :cool:

This is the back - not quite so seamless but gives you an idea :

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/joff-turbo-nova/Vecdash2.jpg

It was quite easy to do in fact - I even got the trip counter pole to line up with the existing hole in the vec dash !

Just need to wire it in at the weekend and see how it goes.

Joff

[Lee]

Where the hell have you been Joff lol

Good skills with the dash!

[vaughanmc]

Would look quality in a Vectra, you need to try it out lol

Good work!

[joff-turbo-nova]

Would look quality in a Vectra, you need to try it out lol

Good work!

We'll see how it looks at the weekend ...... but as I currently have a C20XE in the Vectra and a rev counter that seems to have a permanent epileptic fit as it doesn't like the older engine I thought it needed an old skool technology fix.

I've already run it with a bodge to see if it runs ok and seems to work fine (which is what I would expect as it was designed with these types of engine in mind!)

I'll take some more pics once installed. I also may get some films off Dom to change it to blue for a bit more of a modern feel.

Joff

[Lynsey]

Haha awsome :p

[Mike]

lol lol superb!! Very good thinking that Joff :thumb:

[Martin]

great stuff dude, did you get the xe runing?

[joff-turbo-nova]

great stuff dude, did you get the xe runing?

Turned out to be the crappy aftermarket crank sensor I had not sitting far enough into the engine block to pick up the crank trigger wheel.

Once I narrowed it down to this I filed some of the casing off and shimmed it closer to the crank and it fired up first time !

Joff

[Martin]

great stuff, glad its sorted mate.

all them ecu's we blagged wasnt needed after all lol

[joff-turbo-nova]

great stuff, glad its sorted mate.

all them ecu's we blagged wasnt needed after all lol

Nope but thanks for the help anyway - here's a pic of it now all installed and working - even the LPG system now works - I get 230 miles for ?18 which isn't too bad.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/joff-turbo-nova/C20XE.jpg

Cheers

Joff

[craig green]

Dash looks cool. I bet that will raise some questions whenever a mechanic gets to see it (MOT etc).

Pretty sure there is a thread on MIG this week about LPG & XE's.

[Martin]

nice one joff

[shy witness]

LOOKS LIKE ANOTHER GOOD JOB MATE


very nice

[edens-xe]

loving the dash joff

[joff-turbo-nova]

Been busy in the garage, much to the consternation of the wife lol lol lol !

Whipped the old Vectra dash out and after a bit of hacking the new one fitted fine. Also routed a new wire for the oil pressure sender and installed a Nova SR item (which was laying around in a draw) which gives off the right readings.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y15/joff-turbo-nova/Vecdash3a.jpg

The only thing that doesn;t work quite as expected is the indicator green arrow bulbs. Instead of flashing they just stay on constant - however the lights outside flash as usual - I'll just have to live with that one - at least the rev counter now reads correct and doesn't flutter around!

Enjoy

Joff

[CP]

:thumb: I spose really, inspirational work like that should have been put into a de lorean so you can keep a close eye on the flux capacitor;)

[joff-turbo-nova]

:thumb: I spose really, inspirational work like that should have been put into a de lorean so you can keep a close eye on the flux capacitor;)

You can get them on ebay now ......

http://i22.ebayimg.com/04/i/000/cd/b0/1187_10.JPG

Here's the link -

Ebay flux capacitor (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Retour-vers-le-Futur-replique-1-1-Flux-Capacitor-PRECO_W0QQitemZ140197409599QQihZ004QQcategoryZ348Q QrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQtrksidZp1638.m118.l1247QQc mdZViewItem)

lol lol :eek:

Joff

[Dave.]

that looks rather smart that joff, i bet someone wouldve paid good money for that, keep it in yours though, looks spot on :thumb:

[ade]

Joff you are a genius!

I'll be calling on your talents for my wiring in the near future

lol

[davidvsb]

Wiring is one thing that totally confuses me so I admire your talents.

[Spudly]

That look sweet i told you you`d be finding other stuff to be fiddling with hehe, looks spot on and right at home in there but to be fair everything you create looks like its OEM, quality workmanship!