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| nathmill85 |
gaugesCan anyone help me with fitting gauges??? ive just got 3 splitfire silver gauges for nowt! i need to wire em up...the kit comprises water oil and boost gauges - ill flog the boost but the water and oil might look cool! not a bad day today! |
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| Doodleboink |
Does teh boost measure vac too? I might be interested! | ||
| nathmill85 |
He got them from demon tweeks years ago...
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/pro...&title=Mechanical+Boost+Gauge your welcome to it mate! just waiting for him to pm again |
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| Doodleboink |
That's the exact type of gauge I was about to buy! Wicked. | ||
| Doodleboink |
Where do you want to fit the other gauges then Nath?
I think the water one taps into the temp sensor already there, but the oil one might need a sensor and bung (that may be included with it). Clive's got a wicked gauge pod that we might be able to find on the cresent trading whatsit. A clock might be cool too. |
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| nathmill85 |
i was thinking a clock as well - or go all out for a stoich meter lol - i ws gonna get one a bit back but fitted a cubbyhole so its either in the vents or get a gauge pod for the pillar or dash... he has still not got back to me with his paypal so i can pay for the shipping...
im giddy... |
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| nathmill85 |
payment sent - gauges being posted tommorrow - should be here monday ish! | ||
| nathmill85 |
they are here matey!
i dont think all the kit is present but what do you expect for 4 quid??? lol piccies! 
oh and while im getting pics from my phone: 
Can you get what it is yet???? (taken from the train window and circled by local trackworkers...) 
p.s. one of the reasons i got away from the railway (i.e. finding shit like this) |
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| Doodleboink |
Yuck!!!1 A syringe.
Blimey! That's a good looking kit. You'd normally have to buy the vac hose seperately. Name yer price anyway matey! Might need a temp probe for the oil temp by the looks of it. You can get a bung stuck on the sump with a threaded probe in or you can get probes that live where your dip stick normally lives (IIRC). |
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| nathmill85 |
call it a tenner or so with a pound of knowledge to help with the fittings (saves the ebay bull)
what colour bulb 'johnny' do you want (blue/orange???) |
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| Doodleboink |
Ooh orange, orange! Tenner's sound by me. I'll call by one evening or sommat. I'll have a read/think about what'll be best option for oil temp feed. |
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| nathmill85 |
lol orange it is!!!
give my fone a minute to restart ive got some more pic related questions for ya! |
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| nathmill85 |
are these gauge electrical??? they look it...
water temp edit wrong image... 
oil temp 
looks like 3 terminals on the back... thingy that looks like a sensor... 
boost is mechnical though 
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| Doodleboink |
Aye, them 2s electrical.
That's the oil temp sensor that is, but I don't know where would be sensible to fit it. Getting the sump off is an engine out job (I think). The temp sensor is thermister, so changes resistance depending on temperature, so you feed electrical signal thru it to the guage (again, I think). Maybe electrical signal goes to both guage and temp guage so guage has reference voltage. |
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| nathmill85 |
got a good deal there then!!!
ill enquire about suitable fitting for the oil gauge - look into getting a dash pod and a clock as well! |
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| Doodleboink |
Rait! You need a n oil filter sandwich plate. Should be on ebay. Basically flat machined plate with 4 blanked off takeoffs. Remove a blank and screw your temp sender in. I'll have a look later. They're car specific so you need one for a 5 (though that prolly means: 323, mx-6, probe and a few others). | ||
| nathmill85 |
nice one matey! ill get that sorted and get it some time soon! when are you coming for the BOOST??? | ||