WIP- Past to Present

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Originally Posted by Adam

Not ideal aye mate, but they are there for a purpose :)

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I wouldnt argue with your reasons for doing it at all. Personally I find things like that in the line of sight a massive distraction, likewise stripped track cars with no dash. It would put me off more than losing the few kg's had gained in terms of performance. :thumb:

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Originally Posted by trackdaynova

its just shonky leaving it like that... very shocked tbh.

i'm all for 'built for purpose' and all that, or 'function over form', but it just looks atrosious and means you have zero worksmanship levels.

wouldn't take much to get them looking nice tbh.

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It will take a lot of time/effort (which i dont have atm) to get them looking nice, considering they do not fit in the headunit hole.
Would need to hack it away, and then use filler/fibreglass to smooth them into the dash.

When i have the time spare i will do something with them :)

Why does you just run 6dial clocks? They have everything in one.
What the gauge bolted to the dash?

as benn said, Id get some 6 dial guages and then get a second, high pressure oil switch and a ****ing big red light.

If youre keen, strip the clocks and replace the revcounter with something better with a shift light.

I hate anything above the dash, wipers adjusted right down, whole screen polished and rainx'd, does my head in otherwise!

Surely with the 6dial clocks you wont need an extra light.
But if you really need one, wire an extra one up to one of the spare lights along the bottom, like the tow bar light. (as in you'll be towing it home if you dont notice)

its not hard to get it to fit well! look mine dosent fit the best but fits alot better than yours lol looks dreadful which is a shame
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...a/DSC00075.jpg

Im with adam on this, he's got more important things to worry about than decent fitting gauges. Shame about the sump leak, should be ok getting the manifold off though as it probably hasnt been on too long?

Shame bout the astra ad!

You done the rubber sump mod? i've got some poper vw sump sealer (£18 a tube lmao) you can have if you want it.

£50 for the astra lol

No, wheels are worth that alone

John, i used a normal two piece 16v gasket, which i now realise was an uber fail lol
Ive not looked closely as i cba, but i think the sandwich plate o-ring is leaking too, i re-used the old one as it looked in ok condition.