NMB2
Dunce
just finished it this afternoon. Not perfect, but not bad for only about an hours worth of work.
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my "custom" gauge cluster
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trapper
Boom Boom
Looks nice man, id like to do the same thing
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BarnyardFabrication
where is the pick up for the speedo? rear axle?
NMB2
Dunce
its a GPS speedometer. I have a ZF S547 with my 86 rear axle, so it was the easiest way to get a speedo back.
FordGuy100
Registered User
How much did that setup cost?
I have to ask, is a GPS speedo like that street-legal? It certainly seems like a nice idea (and probably more accurate, for the most part, than a speedo tied to the wheels...although I would be worried about tunnels and major urban areas and such), but I have a feeling the DOT's going to want some sort of speedo tied to the wheels...
Also, I take it you don't have a/c? ...how did you get the fuel gauge to work, and am I missing it, or do you not have an oil pressure gauge?
I've been wanting to do something similar for years, but never had the $$...congrats on finally making it happen
mudduck
Full Access Member
will it ever hit 200 mph??? jk man looks nice
alienturtle
Human
i like it.. im working on doing the same thing but in the newer style cluster. I only need tach..speedo..and fuel in the cluster because i have water temp. exhaust temp, boost, oil pressure, volt meter, fuel pressure, and my air tank pressure for my on board air. all on the dash in custom pods. I will be using autometer for my 3 gauges and the rest are glowshift.
tank a look. But you did a great job i like it a lot..congrats
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42938
tank a look. But you did a great job i like it a lot..congrats
http://www.oilburners.net/forums/showthread.php?t=42938
alienturtle
Human
also i was curious what fuel level gauge you bought ohm wise. I dont know if your sending unit is the same as mine but let me know what ohms full and empty you bought. I was thinking of just going this rought and setting the 5 points myself.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATM-3310/
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ATM-3310/
NMB2
Dunce
speedo... they sent me the wrong gauge, it was supposed to be a 120mph and they sent me a 200mph. As for the legal aspect, not sure, and not concerned.
my water temp gauge is electric, not manual. I put the sender in the front of the driver head.
Fuel gauge works with the stock wire... yellow/white in the stock cluster.
yes I have oil pressure, click the picture to enlarge and you should see it.
yes I have A/C, right now the vent tubes are just shooting at the floor, I plan to cut holes in the panel once i find suitable ajustable vents, I dont like the floppy stock style.
I think the ohm on the gauge is 73 - 10
my water temp gauge is electric, not manual. I put the sender in the front of the driver head.
Fuel gauge works with the stock wire... yellow/white in the stock cluster.
yes I have oil pressure, click the picture to enlarge and you should see it.
yes I have A/C, right now the vent tubes are just shooting at the floor, I plan to cut holes in the panel once i find suitable ajustable vents, I dont like the floppy stock style.
I think the ohm on the gauge is 73 - 10
redneckaggie
rebel w/o a cause
I know its not legal in texas. my bro tried to use one because we swapped a 5 speed into his truck and the teeth on the speedo gear were ate up. pulled into the inspection place a few days later and the guy said that gps speedos were not acceptable for inspection purposes. stupid thing is that we hooked up a different gear(wrong number of teeth) and took it to him the speedo showed about 40-50 mph at 25 and the guy gave us a sticker because the gauge functioned. just putting that out there in case someone is worried about it.
I don't recall what the exact numbers are, but '80-'86 and '87-'97 fuel senders use different ohm readings...one's reversed in relation to the other, so if you were to hook an '87+ gauge to an earlier sender, if you got a reading at all, it would be backwards.
I have the numbers (at least for one of the styles) saved on my other computer; will edit this post with the numbers later...
65sixbanger
Full Access Member
If you read the DOT requirements for a vehicle in Texas, nowhere does it say anything about a speedo actually. I never had one in the ford or my chevrolet and they have been getting inspected that way for a very long time.
I got a ticket goin 27 in a 20 with the chevrolet and told the cop speedo didnt work, he said doesnt have to, as long as youre going the speed limit is all that matters. This was a year ago.
redneckaggie
rebel w/o a cause
thats weird because we asked multiple places and they said that it was a requirement. I guess that just goes to show that those guys dont know what they are doing. I know that one place tried to give me hell about my straight pipe and i showed them in the book where it said that diesels that old didnt have to have a muffler
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