Just finished new digital dash. Machined panel out of 1/2" ally so I could sink the gauges in. The centre one is an AEM wideband sensor display, unfortunately only available in red.

One more bit ready for engine swap day!

looks the dogs danglies :bow:

Feckin' gorgeous mate!!

 

Nice work. :bow:

your tick over is abit low and your outta fuel. would definately stay off the 14.7 boost until it gets abit warmer than 03 degrees.

 

other than that, looking good mate :rofl:

now i really like that. where did you get the guages from bud?

That looks bloody good mate................you should start selling them to the rest of us

Looks good. How does the speedo and rev counter connect up?

 

Vijay

Gauges are Nordskog from USA. They've got a huge range of stuff. The temp gauge is the first centigrade one off their line, been waiting for it for 18 months.

Got 3 more in the centre console.

Couldn't face making any more, took ages. Still got to fit all the sensors to get them to work. Speedo does 0-60 and standing 1/4 too.

Speedo runs off a sensor, off the propshaft. Only ever run the tacho on a chevy and it picks up an output from an MSD ignition module.

Don't know how it would work on the zx but sure it would be simple.

I have to say mate, well done. I have been thinking of the same sort of thing myself but with more conventional guages as I don't like digital.

 

What sizes are the gauges?

I see, and the fuel?

i think you could be perswaded to make a few more lol

 

Looks v nice bud,

 

Neil

Absolutely stunning work there. Very very very impressed!

Want that one!

Must say they do look very nice, tempted to do this myself now lol.

OMFG!!! :bow: :bow: :bow:

 

Here's a suggestion though - if you don't want to make any more, then why not sell your design to someone who has the facilities who can make more? You get to make a nice tidy sum for all your hard work and we all get the opportunity to buy one ;) Reckon you'd make a FORTUNE off that :bow:

The centre one is an AEM wideband sensor display, unfortunately only available in red.

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does that do then :D

 

 

BTW, that really looks bloody good!!!! :bow: :bow:

Please excuse my ignorance, but what does that do then :D

 

Takes lambda readings.

Takes lambda readings.

In that case it would only work half the time on my car :D As only one of them is working :rofl:

 

 

No, seriously, is that all it does? Doesn't seem worth the waste of space, would of thought something else more important could of gone in there (IMHO)

Thanks for the comment chaps.

The wideband air/fuel ratio gauge is the most useful bit of kit I've owned in 30 years of modding cars, essential when mapping an aftermarket ecu yourself. I'd never do without it, especially when playing with superchargers and things.

 

I don't think it would be a realistic proposition to market the full dash . If I was to take my hours at say £10 per hour, plus the cost of buying all the kit new (I already had most of it from my old car) then this dash would cost over a grand, and that's before any profit margin.

 

Obviously if somone tooled up to mould the backplate etc. it would be a lot cheaper, but the volumes wouldn't warrant it.

 

The fuel pressure gauge is being used as a boost gauge at the moment. The 3 lower led,s will be for high beam, cooling fan on, and the other is a bi-colour one which will be for water injection armed/spraying.

err... can't remember the other questions, cheers again for comments.

Scrawni, the small gauges are 2" and big ones 3.5" (Yank sizes)

Thanks for the comment chaps.

The wideband air/fuel ratio gauge is the most useful bit of kit I've owned in 30 years of modding cars, essential when mapping an aftermarket ecu yourself. I'd never do without it, especially when playing with superchargers and things.

 

I don't think it would be a realistic proposition to market the full dash . If I was to take my hours at say £10 per hour, plus the cost of buying all the kit new (I already had most of it from my old car) then this dash would cost over a grand, and that's before any profit margin.

 

Obviously if somone tooled up to mould the backplate etc. it would be a lot cheaper, but the volumes wouldn't warrant it.

 

The fuel pressure gauge is being used as a boost gauge at the moment. The 3 lower led,s will be for high beam, cooling fan on, and the other is a bi-colour one which will be for water injection armed/spraying.

err... can't remember the other questions, cheers again for comments.

 

You're forgetting one thing! USA market! Put a pic on 300zxclub.com or twinturbo.net and watch the responce! If you don't, I will! Seriously that is one hell of a bit of kit and by the looks of things people could pick and choose what readouts they wanted?

wow hat off to you you fella that really is an awsome piece of work

Nicely done, you beat me to it LOL I've been working on a similar setup for mine, combined with a H.U.D setup.

 

p.s What are you using for a Fuel in tank reading ?

Very, very impressive. John and I are doing a similar conversion for the V8 project. After seeing that photo I'm swaying towards using a digital display though. Don't suppose you'd be willing to mail me the template you used...? ;) :)

C'mon guys there's a market here! Exploit it!!!!! ;)