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Dashboard nearly finished!
RichardK - 29/11/09 at 02:24 PM

I really did under estimate how much work goes into re doing the dashboard!

Old dash board



Suppose I haven't gone the easy way being a typical locoster and modifying the square sierra speedo to fit inside a broken old speedo bought off ebay for a couple of quid. Warning to others planning to do this, beware its proper tricky job as I had to move the trip counter in a little and make a new glass with the correct bowl shape to clear the sierra needle and make another trip button Not an easy job in total but the speedo cost me about a £5 all in so not too bad, saying that still need to find a back light for it.

Speedo in bits!



Got the rev counter needle and redline areas painted by my dad (Thanks Dad)

New dash



Also wanted a bright six right in front of me as I found it difficult to see my indicators on my old set up, especially when the hazard switch busted which made my indicators not work and I didn't realise!



Also took the opportunity to put in a diode into the charging warning light to try a stop it from running on, don't know if this will work yet but as I had to buy the diodes as the Caterham rev counter has a single indicator light built in and I also have the left and right on the bright six so had to put a couple of diodes in to connect up the single warning light on the rev counter.

Still got to figure out how the wire up the savage fog lamp switch, get the speedo illuminated and get rubber channel trim for around the edge.

Oh and I posted a while back asking if the Racetech fuel clock works on a sierra fuel sender, well it seems to! It says I've got about half a tank which seems about right!

Cheers

Rich


02GF74 - 29/11/09 at 03:05 PM

good job, and it will take a long time to do it porperly,


jacko - 29/11/09 at 03:09 PM

Looking good Rich keep up the good work
Jacko


Xtreme Kermit - 29/11/09 at 03:09 PM

Wow - what a transformation!


mookaloid - 29/11/09 at 03:49 PM

Very nice mate


coozer - 29/11/09 at 04:29 PM

Hey, Magic!


paul the 6th - 29/11/09 at 04:34 PM

well done matey v. impressed.

Where's the stripes gone off the scuttle though?


RichardK - 29/11/09 at 05:30 PM

Stripes are still there, honest! Just to prove it



Thanks for all the comments.

Cheers

Rich


[Edited on 29/11/09 by RichardK]