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What Gauges are Must Have's?, For a /6 Conversion |
kconway |
Apr 18 2011, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,347 Joined: 6-December 04 From: Monrovia, CA Member No.: 3,231 Region Association: Southern California |
I'm trying to work out what to do for gauges for a /6 conversion. I've been chatting with Mark about building a triple gauge for oil pressure, oil temp and fuel. My question is do I really need an oil pressure gauge for a street car or is the idiot light adequet? I think an ammeter is just a novelty and I'm not crazy about a quad gauge as it looks too busy.
I have a NOS combo gauge for a /4 motor and I was contemplating just updating the oil temp gauge portion with a matching sender for temp telemtry. My other alternative is sending my NOS combo gauge (I hate to sacrafice a NOS gauge) as a core and having a triple gauge made by Vintage USA. What is the combo gauge I've attached worth? Thinking of maybe selling it and sourcing a core for my triple gauge. Any opinions? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Kev |
brp986s |
Apr 18 2011, 09:18 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 434 Joined: 27-September 07 From: los angeles Member No.: 8,167 |
Atleast get your temp guage numeralized. North Hollywood Speedo will do that and sell you a matching sender. Sure would be nice to have an oil level gauge, but I don't even want to think of that job!
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ArtechnikA |
Apr 19 2011, 05:12 AM
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rich herzog Group: Members Posts: 7,390 Joined: 4-April 03 From: Salted Roads, PA Member No.: 513 Region Association: None |
Sure would be nice to have an oil level gauge, but I don't even want to think of that job! Like horoscopes, the oil level guage is 'for entertainment purposes only.' It's cute but of marginal value, and a little distracting. I believe it dates from the times when 911 engines used (leak + burn) a lot of oil, and people couldn't or wouldn't used the dipstick properly (engine warm, idle, parked level...). Again, I'd keep it in a car that had one originally, but I really don't see the value of trying to add one. If you really want to go through the exercise, be my guest... |
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