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Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:48 pm

I got my dual gauge pod installed. It started out as an Auto Meter 20846 pod. After a few hours gently coaxing the plastic with a heat gun and trimming to fit. It looks pretty good. Maybe we could coax Terrawagon to make these?

Got Boost? It takes about 20ft of line to plumb in the boost gauge. :lol: It was a bit anticlimactic as it spends most of its life making vacuum. The highest I've seen it is 11psi lugging it up a hill in fourth gear.

Dual oil press and temp gauges from Westach.com It looks a bit crooked in the pic, I straightened it out.

Thu Jul 11, 2013 4:58 am

Nice job!

Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:16 am

Can you put more than two gauges in this panel like this without some sort of box or pod?

Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:45 am

I actually have my cruise control harness coiled up where those gauges are. (not installed yet) There is a bit of plastic to the right and left. I think if you put the gauges real close together you might fit three there, but it would be tight.

Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:36 pm

VDO Cockpit Internaional OP and Volts using Autometer slanted adapters in ashtray opening.

Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:59 pm

This may be why you only see two gauges in the lower panel.

Or is it OK, to trim a bit into the air ducts?

Fri Jul 19, 2013 7:56 am

Photo is from camping in Death Valley this Jan.
Dash is all aluminum, as is cover.
On the left light switch(Dodge truck)
Yellow gauges, Speedhut, left, GPS speedo,0-80mph;right, tach 0-8k rpm
White gauges, oil pressure(mechanical)hidden by steering spoke
Water temp
Fuel
volt
oil temp (hidden by wheel)
Both fuel and oil temp gauges are switched to read main tank/ aux and engine oil temp/ trans oil temp
Black gauges; outside air temp(OAT), Vacuum, and water pressure (all mechanical)
Switches below; rad fan, fog, batteries interconnect, fuel transfer.
interior lights, air compressor, spare
Rear heater switch moved to left, A/C controls moved left
Locker panel, radio stack below(hidden)
note clock where rearview mirror was[/img]

Fri Jul 19, 2013 9:37 am

Nice Cluster Bill!

I just have the basics installed........

I usually run with a Garmin Nuvi on the dash next to the instrument binnacle.

The Oil Pressure Gauge is the one that I watch the most.

Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:12 pm

Thanks for sharing everyone! I'm amazed at how many clocks still work, mine hasn't worked for years. It has a Radio Shack clock in it's place. There hasn't been a Radio Shack around here in Canada for years...

tam

Sun Jan 12, 2014 1:22 am

cvbill wrote:
Photo is from camping in Death Valley this Jan.
Dash is all aluminum, as is cover.
On the left light switch(Dodge truck)
Yellow gauges, Speedhut, left, GPS speedo,0-80mph;right, tach 0-8k rpm
White gauges, oil pressure(mechanical)hidden by steering spoke
Water temp
Fuel
volt
oil temp (hidden by wheel)
Both fuel and oil temp gauges are switched to read main tank/ aux and engine oil temp/ trans oil temp
Black gauges; outside air temp(OAT), Vacuum, and water pressure (all mechanical)
Switches below; rad fan, fog, batteries interconnect, fuel transfer.
interior lights, air compressor, spare
Rear heater switch moved to left, A/C controls moved left
Locker panel, radio stack below(hidden)
note clock where rearview mirror was[/img]

Bill people are missing the best part I think I counted 3 radios in your rig when we met today. Quite impressive job on many parts of your rig especially like the turn signals you have :D

Mon Jan 13, 2014 1:47 am

Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:47 am

Top is boost. Middle is Intake/WAIC charge temp, Oil temp, EGT & Water temp. Bottom is oil pressure. Probes and gauge are from Sensor Connection.

My first fiberglass project. Not as obtrusive as it looks in the photo.

Mon Jan 13, 2014 6:55 pm

heres an interesting link of someone making some gauge pods out of pvc pipehttp://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4922015-DIY-ABS-Pipe-Gauge-Pods

Mon Jan 13, 2014 11:02 pm

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?4922015-DIY-ABS-Pipe-Gauge-Pods

Fixed yer link

Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:16 am

Gps speedo, tach, H2O temp, fuel level with new sender.

Full writeup and photos here:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/241225701736/

Wed Jan 15, 2014 11:03 am

Very nice Mr. Fink!

Wed Jan 15, 2014 12:30 pm

any way us non facebookers can see this?

nice set up

Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:01 pm

vw7266 wrote: any way us non facebookers can see this?

nice set up
Ditto. Can you copy it into the forum?

Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:27 pm

Here is a picture of my single gauge pod for oil pressure gauge this is a base model 1990 Syncro so it has the speaker grill that I used push plastic pins to mount the pod with.

Here is a picture of how I wired the gauge the gray wire goes back to the black box in the engine compartment utilized the brown for ground and the black is switched power.

Down below is where I tapped into the dash lights for the back light on the gauge and it grounds with the gauge in the plug above.

Wed Jan 15, 2014 6:49 pm

^ Love the Alpine shuttle deck! Did you scam that off MacGruber? :lol: