 Retrofit the guts of a 911 clock to a 914? |
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| computers4kids |
 Mar 4 2006, 11:36 AM
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Love these little cars!  Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None  |
2" Porsche clocks (52mm), other than 914 clocks (62mm) are readily available and comparatively cheap. It looks like the guts would slide inside the 914 clock housing. Has anyone tried soemthing like something like this?
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| dlo914 |
Mar 4 2006, 12:16 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
here;s the cluster im putting into my 14' came off an early golf GTi
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| dlo914 |
Mar 4 2006, 12:16 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
and a close-up on the clock:
the guts should fit w/out any trouble...slide out old..and slide in new. And if there's too much spacing from the other Porsche clocks you could find some PVC piping of the correct diameter to compensate for the extra space in the housing. Attached image(s) 
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| computers4kids |
Mar 4 2006, 12:24 PM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
My clock is in a 914 console which has a 62mm opening as compared to a 52mm opening for a standard 2" guage. I understand your idea of the pvc as a shim, but I don't believe the bezel on the 2" guage would have a wide enough diameter to sufficiently close the console hole and look OK. Thats why I was thinking of sliding the timing guts into the 914 guage housing. |
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| dlo914 |
Mar 4 2006, 12:26 PM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
o i c...and using the clock face off the original clock. |
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| iamchappy |
Mar 4 2006, 01:04 PM
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It all happens so fast! Group: Members Posts: 4,893 Joined: 5-November 03 From: minnetonka, mn Member No.: 1,315 Region Association: Upper MidWest  |
Yes you can place inside of the 914 clock housing, I put a vdo fuel gauge in a 914 voltage gauge housing, and am planning the same for the clock if I dont put some other gauge in there.
I did use some electrical tape wrapped around the smaller housing to make it fit tighter. |
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