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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 |
carr914 |
Apr 20 2011, 10:27 AM
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Racer from Birth Group: Members Posts: 118,899 Joined: 2-February 04 From: Tampa,FL Member No.: 1,623 Region Association: South East States |
IBut in my little world there's another component....and it may apply to some of us. I have a 6, it came to me with steel flares but without rengine and tranny, so I've started down the slippery GT tribute slope....with faint hope that the insurance company up here will allow it to be classified a collector IF it LOOKS like a GT....(not sure where the lines are drawn in the sand on that one)........ Don't know if any of you have insurers that will give you a break in rates if appearances are correct.... BUT that would mean I go with the old 911 gauge.... Not sure I understand the Question. Collector Insurance will Insure a 914-6 with Flares as Porsche did offer the M-471 through the Dealers for customers to convert a -6 to a GT (as mine has). These companies wouldn't know a GT from a 912, however you won't get away with Insuring it for some crazy amount like $300k. As far as putting in a 911 gauge vs another gauge, that won't make any difference. T.C. |
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