Guage mounting locations???

[FrOsTyShO]

I was just wondering if anyone mounted their guages in places anywhere else than the a-pillars and where the cigarette lighter is. I was thinking about putting the directly in the dash, but i was just wondering if there are any other ideas. Thanks alot.

 

[jthomas68]

Mine are right in the dash,i just finished wiring them a few hours ago as a matter of fact.I`ll see if i can find a pic for you.

 

[FrOsTyShO]

I have a gen 2 and there are no spots that i found to mount guages

 

[jthomas68]

Oh,that makes a difference then. I`m not sure in that case.You can move the ECC down to a DIN slot,and mount some there,but i`m not sure how it would look.

<small>[ April 30, 2003, 08:53 PM: Message edited by: jthomas68 ]</small>

 

[ShoGuy93]

jthomas68:
Oh,that makes a difference then. I`m not sure in that case.You can move the ECC down to a DIN slot,and mount some there,but i`m not sure how it would look.

yes u can.. I have done it. I put my lcd screen there of the ecc...

 

[viperrt450]

Hey Frosty PM me sometime so we can meet up agian. No other place will really look good on a gen 2 thats why i went with the a pillar and cassette are. Well you could put some in the din area if you have the ford cassette deck or a aftermarket deck then you would have an extra place.

 

[cRaZySHO.]

Check it out. Gen 2, 95 MTX, one of a kind mounting pod. Ebay, $12. Slight sanding and grinding to get it to fit the curve of the dash.

 

[DHMag]

on my Gen1, i moved the EATC to where the radio was, placed radio in DIn slot below it, removed cup/coin holder completely, and installed my triple guages where the EATC was. 3 minutes of trimming the console trim and EATC, 30 minutes to rerouting and reinstalling everything.

 

[93ATX SHO OFF]

heres a pic of mine in the a-pillar with speedhut indiglo's

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?image=member_img_b/274000-274999/274082_11_full.jpg

 

[93redATX]

Since I had my dash apart last night I was doing some brainstorming and came up with an idea I've never seen yet-relocate one of the center heat vents to the passenger side dash (think G3 SHO), lose one of the vents, then fashion a plastic piece into the space with the guages installed in them. Not only is it much more visible to you driving the car, you can easily fit 4 guages in that space. Just an idea shrug

 

[ScotSHO]

Check my install out...

 

[Slo-Sho]

If you don't mind my asking, what was the oil press reading in that pic?

 

[viperrt450]

That is really nice work Scott now I might have to put the cig lighter in the panel when i put the gauges down their. thumb

 

[RJ-92]

DHMag:
on my Gen1, i moved the EATC to where the radio was, placed radio in DIn slot below it, removed cup/coin holder completely, and installed my triple guages where the EATC was. 3 minutes of trimming the console trim and EATC, 30 minutes to rerouting and reinstalling everything.

Same here, look like they belong there.

 

[ScotSHO]

slosho:
If you don't mind my asking, what was the oil press reading in that pic?

All warmed up, it's right at 10 psi. The motor was not fully warmed up though - it usually gets to 185 deg F on water temp. I believe the water jacket gets hotter than that, but the sender location is not directly in the water flow path.

 

[ScotSHO]

Following up on my last post - these two gauges are a must in my opinion. I don't run the rpm's up until I see the oil press & water temp at normal operating range. It's amazing how long it actually takes - 15 minutes on a cool spring day!

 

[Slo-Sho]

 

[ScotSHO]

slosho:

Nice gauge cluster! Tasteful... Now your avatar on the other hand...

Awesome! I think Mr. Smiley wants to get together with your av... boink boink boink