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cheers benn,
with more enthusiasm to get the car up and ready i ordered a boost gauge and oil temp gauge from glow shift over in america, expecting them to take weeks to come they arrived today....along with a dogs paw...
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6436.jpg
hopefully be fitting them tomorrow if get round to it, update to come. :)
bruce
how much were the gauges?
£35 for the boost http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007008383...84.m1423.l2649
£40 for the oil temp http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007014876...84.m1423.l2649
free shipping too. i was worried that i would have to pay tax but they listed the item at $10 so i didnt have to.
i was going to settle for some other gauges on ebay but they looked a bit tacky and i really wanted these. they look well made tbf.
update
first things first i had to sort out the engine wiring, had to route it and modify it to run out the way. as this was a late type loom the ICV and knock sensor wiring was slightly different, i had the old mini loom so cut that in half to fit onto this loom. once that was all done the bay was looking good, just need to get some conduit to cover up some wires.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6494.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6493.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6495.jpg
the car still didnt have any drive from the gearbox and having the shafts to hand i set about fitting them. ive lost the big nuts that go on the end so i couldnt get it all tight.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6482.jpg
with more wiring lurking i set about fitting the gauges, to make things simpler i connected the 2 gauges together so i only had to find one wire per wire instead of 2.
i had to buy an adapter to run the oil temp sensor as it was 1/8npt fitting, bought an m14 x 1.5 't' piece.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6478.jpg
got it fitted with minimal oil loss, i havnt got the oil pressure sensor fitted, only the oil low pressure sensor. have got one about somewhere so thats added to the list.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6479.jpg
here they are all working
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6485.jpg
and a vid....they dont flicker, its just how its filmed.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...h_DSCN6486.jpg
got a few bits to sort this weekend which ill get round to, but its looking promising to being finished soon.....hopefully.
thanks for looking
bruce
Engine bay looks stunning!!
cheers gary.
didnt go over to my garages today, but got a few bits sprayed up.
tailgate trim in black
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6519.jpg
wiper arms and interior door handle trims
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6520.jpg
also painted the rear bumper diffuser and got it fitted, looks great on.
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...8/DSCN6518.jpg
bruce
I love this nova love the colour, that engine looks amazing with the grey top :thumb:
How is the wiring from the position it comes out the firewall? I've seen them gauges on rspec.com (iirc). Great progress as usual.
Looks really nice. That engine bay is a work of art!
Where did the oil pressure fitting come from please? Car looks excellent btw