Temporary plate. I wanna make a nice one piece unit, with less going on.

 

whiteguages.com and superbrightleds.com

 

This was my first try at it then the speedo went out and the sheet metal was to flimsy.



I bought some digital gauges and this is what i have now



Sorry its a bad pic it was with my phone

 

What gauges are those digital ones? I want some. Lol.

 

What year style is this guage pattern?

 

What year style is this guage pattern?

 

Pre 90. 90-92 was the yellow letters.

I will be doing my gauges pretty soon as well. Still finishing up my suspension before going into it. I plan to do the Custom gauge work like many have done. For example:

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...314-post1.html

and

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/post...-post1051.html


My base cluster ain't gonna cut it...





So far All I have done is the 3 Gauge pod pillar but that is being sold when I do the cluster.

 

Its for my 1982 z28 but i replaced my speedometer with one from a junk yard, i believe i got it off a 1986.

 

Originally it was a '84 with 85mph speedo with the double needle and kmh on it. I swapped the speedo with a 115mph. Whiteguages includes all the different typed of speedo and tach guage faces so I just used the ones I liked.

 

original look.....





painted the gauge surrounds white too...





Finished Look...

 

 

any idea where i can buy this in kms? metric

 

Not much of a mod but I had a hard time living with the bumpout faceplate Pioneer installed on PT so I purchased one of these custom face plates from Humbolt and proceeded to gut the dash. It was worth it. :-) U also migh notice my shifter plate was once an auto plate. I converted it with a little dremel and upholstery magic.
Before

and After


I am not sure what is up with the dust bunnies in this pic, but it shows the LEDS which I think are cool.


I can't take credit for this. This was done by the Pioneer Dealer in Indy. They did a decent job. Now I need to make some handle to remoe it when I go racing. They kept it light (by request), if your a stereo guru, but if your into racing it is still almost 100 lbs or more.

 

same place I got mine..

http://www.macewenmotorsports.com

 

Interior isn't done yet, but I'll throw a few pics up of my gauge cluster. All custom made, and using autometer cobalt gauges and colored LED lights for the turn signals, brights indicator, and CEL. Also have (IMO) the sweetest head unit Alpine ever made. CDA-9886...bio lite display, ipod control through the face, etc etc...probably hundreds of bells and whistles I'll never know how to use lol.



(signal LED's were not installed yet in these two pics)

 

clean & slick, I like that a lot!

 

i really like those cobalt gauges. im thinkin a set of those will find their way into my trucks gauge cluster.

 

Nice Job Whitedevil. That is one of the few aftermarket gauge installs on a TA that actually that improves on what the factory delivered as far as looks go. Did you cut the stock dash off to the right???

 

my 91 has these:



and my 87 will get these:

 

Thanks! Yes, stock bezel was "ovalled" on the right 2 gauge circles and a sheet of 1/8" ABS plastic was used to fill it. I tried heavy duty glue at first but it just felt flimsy and weak. Thats when I drilled the 4 small holes for the machine screws around the outside. They do an excellent job holding it all in place and really don't look bad at all. Only problem is they are cheap steel and have started to surface rust already as you can see, so some nice stainless steel replacements will be in order soon. For the bigger 5" gauges, the factory holes have to be enlarged just slightly more and they slide right in. Overall it's a pretty straight forward setup...just takes lots of time and measurments for that "factory-ish" look!

EDIT: Dave, did you mean the dash itself by the map pocket? If so, interior is all original...no cuts anywhere. It's just missing a bunch of pieces currently. Didn't know if you were talking about the actual dash, or the cluster.


BTW, Intimidator Z, I LOVE those overlays on your 91! One of the only style I've seen that I actually really like. Gives it that 4th gen LS1 gauge look. They don't look like they were cheap, especially since they have the chevy bowtie on them.

 

love cobalts they going to my next car i have c2 right now love them but cobalts and c2 blind me at nite even at low light lol

 

They are bright. I incorporated my factory dimmer **** to work with them so I can dim them down pretty low....just so I DON'T get blinded at night haha.

 

i have it with the dimmer too , i know went im driving my car at night with the c2s looks like a freaken tanning bed inside i didnt know i can tan and drive at the same time

 

Woh dude! Where'd you get those!? I was thinking about swapping out the whole guage cluster or just getting a 145 speedo from a 91-91 Z28, but now that I've seen these I'm rethinking it!

 

could you post a link too where you got that radio faceplate???? i am really interested to get one like this in my camaro

 

not a sponsor so dunno how long itll stay up. humount is the company

http://maptechenterprises.com/storefront/

 

thanks!

 

@ Rubber Ducky sorry its so late mine are made by intellitronix they actually make a full digital cluster that takes place of the factory one for the thirdgen camaro just didnt have the money :/ ill put better pics up tomorrow..

 

My daughters 90 RS.....

 

Slowly getting my interior back together.

I'm using a Metra Install kit for my Radio. Its convertible from Flush mount to a 1" extension. I had to cut out my radio brace and chop out the driver side center console heat duct to flush mine, but it looks so much better now. the Silver radio trim ring is going away... I have a new black one. Wanted to see what it would look like...

New Carpet is in now, All the rusting socket head screws are being replace with stainless steel, and I'm in the process of installing a B&M shifter now as well.. More pics next week probably. Holidays have got me busy.

 

gotta say, she is looking fine.

 

I have these in my IROC and they work great.

 

I added an AutoMeter Bow Tie logo'ed tranny temperature and water temperature gauges on the dash.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Jup4...e_gdata_player

I tried putting pictures on but couldn't figure out how to run my phone... It's official my smart phone is smarter than me. Anyway a friend and I hand made this dash. I'm quite proud of how it turned out. Now I just need matching gauges

 

Heres mine

 

now that, looks cool!

 

Wow, very nice! Almost like a subaru STI gauge cluster with that bright red. Only thing I'd change is making the pillar gauges light up red too.

 

Custom made shift plate (Hurst Dual/Gate), added factory console clock and side cup holder today. Not changing the guages.

 

heres my gauges




and we had a spare neon light and did this, i know most people here hate it but i dont care because you dont see it untill you look at it


(yes i have the interior parts by the way -_-)



it looks really good at night filling the inside of the car with purple

 

I'd feel like I was at a disco party lol. Need some **** carpet to go with it!

 

nothing spectacular just an aftermarket tach and gauge cluster and i put an older style steering wheel in the car (this car is a 91) i want lower back bucket seats and i have a ratchet shifter going in next week

 

A few shots of The Project

Custom Arm Rest


Dash & Grant Carbon Fiber Wheel


Lit up at night


Waiting for my Humount...any day now

 

Heres what mine looks like so far. Pretty simular to everyone elses set up

 

Me to was thinking the same thing but now I want that gauge 2. Where did you get that gauge?

 

they are just gauge overlays. they go over the stock gauge to give it a different look.

 

That is TMI.

Fuel pressure gauge (don't let the rusty screws hang you up):



Pillar pod; vacuum and clock:



Vacuum gauge tap:

 

I put in some LEDs for my 86 TA gauges that I got from ebay and I regret to say I shouldve spent the extra money. My red gauges were barely visible in the night. So I decided to go to superbrightleds.com and got the 5x WLEDs with a 220 degree angle. Now they are lit up like christmas and look great. heres the link if you're looking for some 194 replacements

>> http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...ini-wedge.html

I'll post some pics soon. Oh, and they're completely dimmable, something I was worried about when I was first considering LEDs

 

Here's some of my interior stuff scoll down the page.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/337079...ntiac-trans-am

 

interior is super dirty but i finally installed my shifter.....all i need now is a new dash pad and get my old 79 pace car mustang recaros recovered than my interior is DONE

 

I have a problem of starting soo many small projects thats nothing every really get finished but here is my never ending mess of an interior lol.

Custom gauge pods not completed,custom carputer not fully installed yet,custom front kick panels being re-done,custom jimmy/s10 overhead console project about to start aswell.