Oil Temperature and Pressure Senders and Gauges, I need some.. Options

[Mockmaw]

Hello all,

Now that the fury of school and work are beginning to subside for my annual multi-week-vacation, I'm gearing up to continue work on my car. As I reinstall the engine in the coming weeks, I want to take care of the lack of oil temperature/pressure measurement in my car (especially with the 'new' mildly beefed-up engine). My car (a '72) never had an oil temp guage (nor sender to the best of my understanding) but it does have the traditional oil pressure sender and idiot light dealie. I'd like to be able to monitor actual numbers (okay, well not numbers.. perhaps 'variability beyond an idiot light' is what I was gunning for) and I don't know the best way to do this. CB offers this; will this work:

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=837

If not, what's the best way of addressing the problem? I have a custom center console that I've constructed that can house the gauges (or I can construct a different place to put them.. such as where the old heater controls are, since I won't be using those anymore..) In any event, placement and size of gauges isn't as important as finding a reliable and efficient way of handling the problem.

Thoughts? Suggestions? I'm hoping to order them in the next 24 hours so they'll be there by the time I get home.

Thanks!

[cha914]

Actually the VDO senders do have the correct threads, but the size of the sender is such that it won't fit next to the dist (this is the top of the case location).

I personally purchased the VDO 80psi guage, the VDO 80psi sender with warning light, and the relocation hose (braded) from Aircooled.net

You will have to bend a 10mm wrench to install the relocation hose properly, but other than that everything worked great. That will take care of the pressure gage.

For the temp you have a couple of options: If you have the proper taco plate (that has a threaded hole in it for a sender) then you can buy the 300* VDO oil temp sender that has the 10 x 1mm threads. If you don't have the proper taco plate, then you can get the sender that comes with a nut and just make a hole in your sump plate and bolt it in...or you can get the dipstick sending unit $$$...personally I like using the correct taco plate.

http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/catsearch...ent2=L&perpage=

I hope that clears some things up...

Tony