Much appreciated man! With the cutlass being tore apart in 10k pieces i don't have a current pic.
What i do have is a pic before i tore the car apart with the dash assembled, and a close up after covering it in carbon fiber.
1987 Olds 5.3L LS turbo swap
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What i do have is a pic before i tore the car apart with the dash assembled, and a close up after covering it in carbon fiber.
Man that thing is beautiful....I want to do something like this for mine one day lol. Good job!
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I've always loved your cluster setup. That's basically what I would like mine to look like someday.
Thanks brother! I've always loved the cutlass rally pack gauges...but not the price people are asking! I figured i already had the sport comps anyway, hell I'll just build my own so i can tailor it to my liking!
Honestly, it wasn't too hard to make. I tore the dash apart, used the gauge surround as a template that i made on cardboard. Transferred it to aluminum, laid out the circles about 20 million times to ensure no clearance issues. Then i clamped it to a block of wood, drilled and cut general holes...then wallered em out with a die grinder until the gauges fit snugly into the holes.
It screws into the dash the same way the factory cluster did, with factory screws, and i think it looks way better than some that I've seen. The original cluster (1st pic above) was made at least 8 or 9 years ago. I've seen several clusters built recently that look like my idea was copied....shoulda patented it lol! Honestly, it makes me feel good that people would think enough of my design to make a "replica". I'm pretty OCD when it comes to designing certain things.
That looks awesome man lol. I understand the hard work and time that goes into designing 1 off pieces. Just like my relay panel, i had to make several different plates before i got to the version im at now
Alright guys, i got my hpt in this past week and ive been playing with it. Its pretty fun so far, a large learning curve is involved with the process of tuning. I got the pro kit with the mpvi interface which allows black box data logging and external sensor logging like wideband which I have. Going to hook that up tomorrow so i can do some logging with it.
Today i managed to get my flow tested uncapped injectors in and get the car running with them. The average flow rates between 8 is 75.97 so lets just say 76#. Got some more things to work out with the tune and what not. Got several other things to do in the next few weeks, hoping to get this thing rolling soon. Bills and work been spreading me thin this past week, so i have to pinch some pennys but I know i can get it done. Im tired of having to keep moving the deadline back because of stuff like this, it can be very frustrating and discouraging some days. But im a big boy, i know i can get it done.
Today i managed to get my flow tested uncapped injectors in and get the car running with them. The average flow rates between 8 is 75.97 so lets just say 76#. Got some more things to work out with the tune and what not. Got several other things to do in the next few weeks, hoping to get this thing rolling soon. Bills and work been spreading me thin this past week, so i have to pinch some pennys but I know i can get it done. Im tired of having to keep moving the deadline back because of stuff like this, it can be very frustrating and discouraging some days. But im a big boy, i know i can get it done.
I have the battery permanently mounted in the trunk now, all the cable ran from the trunk to a distribution post i got for the front firewall. I installed my emergency shut off switch on the plastic panel above the rear bumper. I still need to run a cable from the alternator directly to the battery, the extra cable is coming in friday to do that. I HOPE to get the rest of the wiring finished this weekend. All that's left to wire up is my wideband, the light for the boost gauge, and a couple other things i need to "clean up". I hate wiring because i hate when it looks terrible and that makes me have to work harder to make it look good lol.
Im not dead and I have not sold the car, been busy making things happen lol. Got my intercooler and piping coming in friday, and ordering my rear suspension and tires this week as well. Hopefully should have this thing sitting on all fours again very soon. As for the suspension Ill wait til I get it before i start showing anything. Just know its top notch stuff. Got the wiring pretty much wrapped up bout a week ago. I had to move some stuff around under the hood but all is well for now.
Good to hear your still chipping away at it! I might need to pick you're brain in regards to the 5.3. Not sure if you saw, but i acquired this beaut a couple weeks back. I've been hammering away trying to get everything needed to close up the short block.
It will take awhile to get er done because I'm going for the gusto this time around!
You got a great deal man. Looks pretty clean! Mine looked the complete opposite of yours when I got it lol. Greasy and rusty, I was so glad to clean it up lol. Shoot me a message anytime you got a question man. Ill be glad to help you out.
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