pwdbychevy

Ok yall some of us has done this mod already so I thought I would share my version. The panel I'm using is made of plexiglas and I used an adjustable hole cutter to make the holes for the gauges. The gauges I will be using are Autometer's Cobalt Digital gauge line. Fuel, Volts, Oil, Water Temp, Tach and Speedo. Tach and Speedo are 3 3/8" and all the others are 2 1/16". So far so good. I'll keep posting pics on the progress.

X-Ravin

Excited to see the results, there's not much love for our 90's clusters out there when it comes to replacements and upgrades. I plan to replace my gauges with LCD panels and leave the stock overlay, but I'm already working on something else so that will be waiting for a few months.

pwdbychevy

Here's an update. Got the gauges mounted and the cluster is finished. Now comes the wiring. The 2nd pic is material I removed from the housing to get the gauges to fit.

92z28camarokid

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Im just gunna say all the stuff you have done to your car is been amazing, I think it was your headlights that originally caught my attention. I would also like to thank you for introducing me to this site, I think I was just getting into thirdgens and you commented on my cardomain and gave me the site. Its been an endless source of knowledge and I just wanted to say thanks for takin the time to give me the site. Right now I am doing a digital gauge conversion in my car so i look forward to see how yours turns out

Thanks again
-Coltin

pwdbychevy

No problem. Alot of my ideas and knowledge of 3rd gen Camaros came from this site. I should be done with my conversion soon.

pwdbychevy

Ok guys and gals here's the final product. It was a PITA as far as wiring goes but was well worth it. I kept my brake warning light, service engine soon light and turn signals. The rest I have no use for. Enjoy.

JTNKTZ

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Sexxxxxxxxxxxi!!! What are yeah gonna do with the monster tach? Lol

Brendan91Z

Dude that looks sick as hell... How bad was it to wire up? Im thinking about doing this with my 91Z and why kind of bit did you use to cut the plexi??

pwdbychevy

Thanks. The bit I used is an adjustable t-shaped bit that I bought on ebay for about 10 bucks. It worked like a charm. The wiring itself for me wasn't hard since I'm pretty handy when it comes to electrical work but it was alot of kneeling and back breaking to get under the dash that killed me. This site was a BIG help as far as wiring diagrams go http://www.austinthirdgen.org/index.php?pid=19

Brendan91Z

Thanks yea I was curious cause I have some wiring experience and thinking maybe of taking a crack at it. Thanks for the link! And sick car Ive seen your pics around and I like your work

RubberDucky

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Looks great! How much did it run you?

MSRed91Camaro

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Awsome idea

Bungle

Thats awesome... thinking of buying a second hand gauge pod to try that with..

Any chance of you writing a how to? for those of us that are not that experienced with electrics?

Also did you you the stock senders for the various gauges or did you replace them too?

Cheers

pwdbychevy

Thanks yall. The gauges themselves cost $780 on ebay but with a $60 Autometer rebate on one of the gauges it came out to $720.00. The led lights were a few bucks at Radioshack. I had a piece of plexiglass laying around from when I made headlight covers so that was nothing and the rest was blood, sweat and tears

The oil pressure gauge and water temp came with their own senders that you have to use. I mounted the oil sender inline in the oil cooler lines and the water temp sender I put in place of the stock sender on the driver side head. As far as doing a how-to write up there is alot of stuff to remember and write down (probing for wires, reading schematics, figuring out why my horn doesn't work now)so if I get a chance I'll try to do one.

1Aauto

Ok I think I know what the next Mustang mod is......that really came out awesome.

pwdbychevy

Thanks!

1Aauto

Here's a question for you, how do guys at shows wire those gauges up to stay on while the car is off?

Did it say in the instructions at all.I'll walk by a car at the World of Wheels and the car will be off but all the gauges will be lit up doing their thing. Probably a toggle with a power source.

Wasn't sure if any of yah have done this at all.

pwdbychevy

They just hook up the power wire straight into a constant source via a toggle switch like you said.

1Aauto

That's pretty much what I figured, I've wired many things in my day...lol

nalong87

Love the look I have an older 3rd Gen with cable speedo is there any way to convert it to digital or do i have to stay with the cable

pwdbychevy

To use these gauges u would need a vehicle speed sensor.

J_Makk z28