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Posted by: azbill May 11 2005, 08:20 AM

The west coast is going to miss the good Doctor and his talented hands. He did a fantastic job of assembling the guage. He over can some problems with holes linning up. If you need a guage put togeather find the Doctor to do it.

Posted by: Qarl May 11 2005, 08:21 AM

Wow... they truly area magic hands... he made them invisible!

I can't see them.

Posted by: azbill May 11 2005, 08:22 AM

Need to add the pics - Front


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Posted by: azbill May 11 2005, 08:23 AM

And the Back


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Posted by: michel richard May 11 2005, 08:23 AM

Invisible needle on the temp !

Posted by: azbill May 11 2005, 08:25 AM

The needle is there you just cann't see it

Posted by: Travis Neff May 11 2005, 08:38 AM

Posted by: SLITS May 11 2005, 08:48 AM

QUOTE (azbill @ May 11 2005, 07:25 AM)

The needle is there you just cann't see it

Must be running DTM technolgy....engine never heats up!

Posted by: michel richard May 11 2005, 09:24 AM

QUOTE (azbill @ May 11 2005, 06:25 AM)

The needle is there you just can't see it

That's what I said, invisible needle.

Posted by: Dougs914 May 11 2005, 12:50 PM

That has to cost a
arm and some other
part to have done.

Posted by: rdauenhauer May 11 2005, 01:03 PM

Where did that guage orig. come from?

Posted by: Root_Werks May 11 2005, 01:55 PM

Soon that gauge kit will come from the land of Root.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 11 2005, 02:03 PM

lower left idiot light needs to be coerced into place

Posted by: aircooledboy May 11 2005, 02:42 PM

Wow!!! Is that a great combo set-up.

Dan old buddy, you're gonna sell a bunch a them if that's what they are gonna look like. Me likie.

Posted by: Dr Evil May 11 2005, 02:56 PM

To straighten the lights all you have to do is put a pen in the back and reposition....sheesh. The kit was crappy. The holes for everything did not line up and needed to be "corrected" the best that I could. I also have a technique that allows me to put the light bungs in with out using the adheasive recommended. If they were glued, I have no idea how they would conduct groound.

I told Dan Root about the problems I had and he will make sure that his kits are top notch (of this I have no doubt). It was a PITA. If the kit was right it would have been so much easier.

Thanks for the props, Bill

Posted by: Mueller May 11 2005, 03:00 PM

looks good...the numbers for the "oil pressure" would drive me batty being tilted in that position

Posted by: Root_Werks May 11 2005, 03:00 PM

Yep, hoping to make a run of like 100 of these. But it won't be for a little while. I have a feeling I will need to make a couple, assemble one, make another few, you know, R&D stuff. I don't want to powder coat them like the orignal kits either. Too much texture. I want to anodize the front plates. We'll see how things go. There is a thread on this that was updated not too long ago.

Posted by: rdauenhauer May 11 2005, 05:50 PM

whatchu talkin bout willis
Is this a new gauage or a friggin refit on an exiting housing?
Palo Alto does a similar one. but is $
I think its Kewl but a little more detail please

Posted by: azbill May 11 2005, 07:03 PM

I bought the kit from Jeff Fort, the oil pressure and temp modules came from a 1984 911, the fuel module is stock 914. Mike Dr Evel assembled the parts. That where the guage came from.

Posted by: Dr Evil May 11 2005, 07:59 PM

Notice (if you can) that the low fuel indicator is a solid red now. My own personal modification

Posted by: rdauenhauer May 12 2005, 09:58 AM

AHHHH thank you So if you want one you will have to deal with Dan AND supply the 911 components?

Posted by: Dr Evil May 12 2005, 10:11 AM

Yup, I strictly do assembly.

Posted by: Root_Werks May 12 2005, 11:06 AM

QUOTE (rdauenhauer @ May 11 2005, 03:50 PM)

whatchu talkin bout willis Is this a new gauage or a friggin refit on an exiting housing? Palo Alto does a similar one. but is $ I think its Kewl but a little more detail please

Rich, I few years back this kit was offered I think for around $100-150. It was basically a backing plate and face plate with instructions on how to take a 914 and 911 combo gauge to make a 904 style gauge. I have assembled a few and loved the whole package/kit idea. I have the plans thanks to Aaron Cox and this summer will be re-tooling R&D the kit to make another run of them. it will cost $$$ and I don't really plan on making any real money from it. Really just want the kit availble again. Even with buying a used 911 combo gauge and this kit, one should be able to put a 904 kit together for under $200.

My goal is to offer the kit for under $150.

Posted by: Dave_Darling May 12 2005, 12:12 PM

I would suggest modifying the backing plate so that the fuel gauge part can use the standard later (72+) fuel gauge modules. To do that, you drill holes in the same pattern as those used on the other two gauge modules (oil temp & oil press) but rotated around the center of the backing plate to the position for the fuel gauge module.

Finding the early gauges can be a bit of a pain, and having to de-solder and re-solder them is definitely a pain. If you make the above mod, you can use the later style bolt-in fuel gauge module. You wind up needing to use the 911 gauge housing as the housing for your new combo gauge, but that's quite easy to do anyway.

--DD
(Who did the above mods to his combo gauge kit.)

Posted by: Root_Werks May 12 2005, 01:39 PM

QUOTE (Dave_Darling @ May 12 2005, 10:12 AM)

I would suggest modifying the backing plate so that the fuel gauge part can use the standard later (72+) fuel gauge modules. To do that, you drill holes in the same pattern as those used on the other two gauge modules (oil temp & oil press) but rotated around the center of the backing plate to the position for the fuel gauge module. Finding the early gauges can be a bit of a pain, and having to de-solder and re-solder them is definitely a pain. If you make the above mod, you can use the later style bolt-in fuel gauge module. You wind up needing to use the 911 gauge housing as the housing for your new combo gauge, but that's quite easy to do anyway. --DD (Who did the above mods to his combo gauge kit.)

Already have it drawn into some modified plans. I don't want there to be any soldering required.