OIL pressure sender issue, paying some more "stupid tax" Options

[malcolm2]

I am usually good to measure twice and cut once. Not sure why I messed this one up.

I have spent much time and a few dollars rebuilding this engine, so I wanted to be able to monitor it. Nothing too fancy or expensive, just some VDO gauges. I guess it is a little late now, but let me ask. Where can I put an oil pressure sensor that is 3 times as tall and twice as round as the OEM idiot light sender?

The distributor gets in the way damn it. I can get it installed, but I lose some range of motion for the distributor. Then there's the cooling tin issue. My engine is assembled so, if the answer is to drill and tap somewhere else, that option is out.

Somewhere online I saw an aluminum block that mounts to the oil filter attachment, then the oil filter screws into that. That block has 3 or 4 tapped holes to mount stuff. Where did I see that? And would it give me decent pressure?

What can I do?

Clark

Picture of the VDO monster


And the OEM version

[arkitect]

Clark,
Where did you mount your VDO guages? Any picts?

Dave

[malcolm2]

Clark,
Where did you mount your VDO guages? Any picts?

Dave

The engine is almost done, but the car, especially the interior is a long way from being put back together. I drove a 914 with the center console, and I did not have much foot room, so I am not going to install the full OEM console. My initial thought is to use the VDO 3-gauge bracket under the dash somehow.