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> How to mount my gauges......., Looking for your suggesstions
John
post Nov 29 2004, 12:53 AM
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I too am lightening the load this winter. I have gutted my interior of useless weight like the dashbord and virtually everything else. I am wanting to keep the 3 gauge plate with 3 gauges in it.

I am keeping the steering column (for the bearings and the starter/ignition switch).
I am keeping the 911 combo gauge (pressure/temp), a 914 fuel gauge, a Tach.

I am looking for ideas to mount the gauges/3 hole plate.

In other words, please show me what you have done.

I will post some pics Monday evening.

Thanks
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post Nov 29 2004, 12:55 AM
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I have seen them mounted in the ash tray area...
I just looked through my 914 pics and dont have any examples, sorry
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post Nov 29 2004, 12:59 AM
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Thanks, but there is no ashtrtay.
There is no dashboard.

Perhaps I should clarify:

There is no relays.

There is but two lonely fuses.

This is in a dedicated track/race car.

I promise I will post pics later today...
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post Nov 29 2004, 07:59 PM
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As promised, here are some of the pics...

This is what I am thinking that I want:


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post Nov 29 2004, 08:00 PM
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This is another view of what I think I want:


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post Nov 29 2004, 08:04 PM
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My only good idea so far is to take this dash and cut it approximately at the lines I drew on it and weld this hunk of dash back in to mount the gauge pod.

Any other ideas out there?????


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post Nov 29 2004, 08:07 PM
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This should represent what it could look like.

I'll probably cut up that dash later and find out how little of it I can get awy with.....


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post Nov 29 2004, 08:29 PM
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I've heard of some top drivers keeping/using the speedometer instead of deleting it...this way you don't have to remember what gear/rpm you are or were in at a particular time and place on the track
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post Nov 29 2004, 09:35 PM
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I've heard of some top drivers keeping/using the speedometer instead of deleting it...this way you don't have to remember what gear/rpm you are or were in at a particular time and place on the track


Too late. We haven't had a functional speedo for a couple of years. (lost it when we went 915)

People sometimes ask how fast we go, but it is not very relevent. Speed is relative and speedos tend to lie somewhat with different wheel/tire combinations anyway.

It's not too hard to remember which gear you are in for a given position on a track when you have driven a few laps. As far as RPM's go, it should stay pretty consistant. (I don't practice "indexing")

My gauge glances are usually at the beginning or middle of longer straights, not where indexing would be practical.
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post Nov 29 2004, 09:41 PM
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Consider this Pillar gauges?
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I saw a 914 racer at Jerry Woods' shop in CA that had the gauges mounted to the knee bar. Looked really nice. I'll see if I can dig up the picts when I get home.
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post Nov 29 2004, 11:02 PM
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Well here is what I tried out tonight.

I cut up the dash and mounted the fuse block to it. I need to fab some tabs to weld it in place.

From the passenger side:


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post Nov 29 2004, 11:05 PM
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From the driver side showing the fuse block.

I need to clean up the wiring.


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post Nov 29 2004, 11:08 PM
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Should I shroud the gauges like the orig. dash top did????

I need to fab brackets and bead blast mini dash and paint it.....

pic from pass. front:


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