splitrivet
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| posted on 17/11/04 at 10:12 PM |
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My dash is angled towards the driver using capri clocks and was pretty straightforward apart from cutting/making holes in the ali, darent tell you how
big the sheet was when I started.
I'd post some pics but the batts in me camera are flat,so I'll post some tomorrow.
Cheers,
Bob
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splitrivet
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| posted on 18/11/04 at 07:03 PM |
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Photos of my angle of dangled dash,still a ways off finished.
Snaps dont really do it justice,but there again I would say that wouldnt I.
http://locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=tn_P1010058.JPG
[Cheers,
Bob
Dont know what the chuffin ecks appened there
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skinny
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| posted on 19/11/04 at 09:52 AM |
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split - looks good - was it much bother to seperate the dials out?
just recieved my capri dash pod - it seems that there is the big block connector missing. if i can get one of these, does anyone know which bits plug
into which? alternatively, can anyone tell me if it's ok to solder wires onto the circuit, and which wires need to go where?
(i will try and post a pic up here of the back of my dash pod to better explain this)
if you don't fail, you aren't trying hard enough.
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splitrivet
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| posted on 19/11/04 at 12:30 PM |
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Yep just unscrewed em out of the housing made up the front panel in ali PU'd a sheet of perspex behind the panel then PU'd the gauges to
the perspex.
The frame is MDF covered in vinyl with a centre opening for the ali panel/gauges.
A hole was cut into the main dash backboard before covering to gain access then the completed panel was screwed onto the backboard.
The hardest thing was cutting neat holes into the ali, found the best way of doing this is clamping the ali onto a thick wooden surface (I used a bit
of old worktop) and go gentle with the holesaw cleaning the excess ali out of the holesaw teeth often.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Bob
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Petemate
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| posted on 25/11/04 at 03:09 PM |
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Hi Bob
Most interested in your application of the Capri clocks. How did you arrange the illumination? End result looks very good.
Pete (Oldgit)
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splitrivet
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| posted on 26/11/04 at 04:42 PM |
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Using high output led's Pete (no heat,well very little)Drilled 4 holes around the edge of the clock(speedo and Rev counter) before mounting and
stuck em thru the holes. You cant see the leds but they illuminate the dials.
The smaller dials just needed one each at the bottom of the dial.
Should have the dash finished tomorow I'll post some pics when I have.
Cheers,
Bob
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Petemate
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| posted on 27/11/04 at 04:37 PM |
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Hi Bob
Nice idea re the led lighting. Hope you don't mind me nicking that. Supplier for the leds? My nearest Maplin's is Slough if that's
where they came from, but there is a company called Modulations a few miles from me that specialises in electronics - they probably stock them,
I'll try them Mon.
I take it you've converted the printed circuit to wiring with a different plug-in set-up?
Pete(Oldgit)
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splitrivet
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| posted on 27/11/04 at 11:34 PM |
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Hi pete,got em trade from Farnells but I believe Maplins stock them,didnt really have to do owt with the pcb as all the instruments came out clean.
Havent had chance to work on the car today so no finished dash,Had one of those motorised pvc garage doors fitted, luxury to the max, no more
draughts, the old door fitted where it touched ,6 inch gap at the top and couldnt close it properly.In garage heaven now.
Cheers,
Bob
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