Modified Gauge Cluster

Modified Gauge Cluster#262230

By hernanca - Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:23 pm

- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:23 pm #262230

Before this special day* ends, I wanted to be sure I shared the work I have started on my gauge cluster mod. I have @maddog2020 to thank for the materials used. Here's the progress thus far. Can anyone guess where this is headed?

(* @worf 's favorite day of the year!)

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Carlos Hernandez
Silver 86.5 928 S Automagic
w/ Stroker Motor (in tuning prep)
928OC Charter Member
http://www.928oc.org/

Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#262231

By worf - Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:33 pm

- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:33 pm #262231

Hanlon’s Razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.
Heinlein’s Corollary: Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
The Reddit Conjecture: Sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice.
Worf’s Razor: Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by laziness.
Worf’s Identity: Sufficiently advanced laziness is indistinguishable from stupidity
Worf's Law: Once you've mitigated risk from stupidity and laziness in your endeavors, failure is usually the result of insufficient imagination.

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Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#262232

By hernanca - Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:36 pm

- Mon Apr 01, 2024 10:36 pm #262232

(it's not finished yet - that's all I can reveal at this point!)

(Edit: Well, OK, a wee bit more progress showing a big hint - see pic, below!)

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Carlos Hernandez
Silver 86.5 928 S Automagic
w/ Stroker Motor (in tuning prep)
928OC Charter Member
http://www.928oc.org/

Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#262301

By hernanca - Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm

- Tue Apr 02, 2024 9:41 pm #262301

Now we're getting somewhere!

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Carlos Hernandez
Silver 86.5 928 S Automagic
w/ Stroker Motor (in tuning prep)
928OC Charter Member
http://www.928oc.org/

Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#262362

By Gary Knox - Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:41 am

- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:41 am #262362

Dual tachometers for the two engines on your boat!!

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Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#262365

By hans14914 - Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:53 am

- Wed Apr 03, 2024 10:53 am #262365

Should have done that one on Pi day instead of April Fools.

I appreciate the effort Carlos!

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Re: Modified Gauge Cluster#264104

By hernanca - Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:49 am

- Sun Apr 21, 2024 9:49 am #264104

Well, I should come clean on these shenanigans to close the loop...

Dual motors was indeed the primrose path I was trying to persuade.

Actual backstory: I bought two complete 85-86 gauge clusters from BC when he was clearing out his parts stash because a) I want to experiment with some gauge cluster modifications and b) it was a screamin' deal! Then Eplebnista asked later on BC's thread if they were still available. So I reached out and asked what he needed from them which turned out to be the tachometers. My auto does not need the 5 speed tachs (and I have no evil plans for them, though it did make me think for a minute about a stealth auto setup), so we made a good deal and the pictures document how I protected the gauges for shipping since they would be out of their cluster!

I ended up having to cut up the mounting plastic to best position the mounting holes, but I plan to scan that pattern and post it here (for all the gauges in the 85-86 cluster) so no one else has to do that!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it!