cm23uoc
Old Man with a Hat
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1978 NYB New Engine.....
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Hot as hell before or after the Operation ?
Hot before the operation and hot as hell after! LOL!
BTW, I feel the need for these gauges with the performance level and cost of this engine. I need to know what the actual engine oil pressure and engine coolant temp is at all times. The factory gauge and idiot light are still operational too. The volt meter is necessary because the factory gauge doesn't work anymore since I have a 140 amp one wire alternator.
Maybe they shot a video for you...Hot before the operation and hot as hell after! LOL!
My shoulder surgery came with a video of the damage and repair... I watched it while eating diner the next day, looked over and saw Viv was turning green... oops.
Just a thought, but if it were mine, I'd work out a way to hang it from the glove box door (maybe a magnet). Better line of sight, out of the way of my leg, and I hate stuff where I can bang a knee/shin on it, and with a little extra wire it could be tucked inside when I didn't want to look at it. I'd rather have a vacuum gauge than a voltmeter too.
That picture is a little deceiving. The gauges actually sit pretty high and are not hindering knee movement. Those guages are just a little over 2" in diameter. I have a small vacuum gauge from Comp Cams that mounts to the vacuum canister under the hood. The factory volt meter doesn't work anymore since I have a one wire 140 amp alternator. I don't have any other way to know if it's charging or shorting out unless I use a multimeter or smell something burning.
Glove box door mount or magnets wouldnt work very well and i dont want a component with a lot of wires flopping around either.
I would check for leg clearance when seated and also check comfort of entry and exit. If you’re good with it, then you should go for it.
IMO
bajajoaquin
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Is your lighter always empty/unused? If so, you could flip it up so it covers that part of the dash. It might be more in sight that way.
GPS port.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
There is no decent solution for guages on a NYB. 
I was considering customizing the entire dash gauges with a Stewart Warner gauge pod cluster.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
As I.
I had a spare instrument panel on the shelf and I looked at it long and hard about converting it or even have Dakota Digital take a whack at it.
Converting the existing speedometer real estate was just way too involved. Probably more than the car was worth.
I hear you Stan.
I'm way past what the car is worth.....
And very happy with it too!
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
I disagree. The experience is priceless. No wife. No kids. Retired. I assume financially comfortable. Go for it.
My Speedo still works....kind of.
It doesn't move until I get to 10-15 mph and then it'll pops up and then works normally.
I haven't been able to find a Speedo cable that bypasses the cruise unit.
If I would of thought more on the details before starting this build I would of came up with a custom Stewart Warner Green Line pod cluster.
I thought about it a couple of times and took the easy way around it with the 3 gauge pod.
It doesn't move until I get to 10-15 mph and then it'll pops up and then works normally.
I haven't been able to find a Speedo cable that bypasses the cruise unit.
If I would of thought more on the details before starting this build I would of came up with a custom Stewart Warner Green Line pod cluster.
I thought about it a couple of times and took the easy way around it with the 3 gauge pod.
I have to agree.....it's been a blast.
commando1
Old Man with a Hat
Try this. It's worked a couple of times for me.
Look up the p/N of a non-cruise cable, and punch it into the Rockauto search box.
You'll probably get an available cable that replaces that number.
Being as my speedometers don't work accurately, one is off 4mph and the other bounces everywhere, I actually drive by my tachometer. Used a GPS speedo app on my phone to calibrate so to speak,and use those numbers when out and about. If it works after 10-15 mph, I think that's what I'd call a working unit!
I can use a Garmin GPS plugged in to the cigarette lighter too.
