Stretch's Digidash thread
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robbo185 said:
Yea, it's been awhile, there has to be some good news..... Come on Eric, fill us in.....
Coming along nicely Eric!
Might be an idea to flop a mold off your completed case then make new fibreglass replacements instead of the guys modding theirs!
Might be an idea to flop a mold off your completed case then make new fibreglass replacements instead of the guys modding theirs!
Sorry for the no posts in the last 2 weeks, I've been busy with work, and thus also tired, so I haven't done much on the dash. I also won't be getting a supra this year anymore, since it's stupid to have for only 4-5 months before school, and be broke going into school. I'd rather have SOME cash ahahaa and we all know the supra would take most of it. I will work on it this week a bit more, i promise! AND I'll take some pics of the work, to keep those of you who care interrested, but as I've said before, since I am not getting a car this year, the dash has slown down, as I have no reason to rush. When it's done, I'll try and test it with 12v of power, but I won't beable to test in a supra unless a local member wants to offer his ride for the demo install.
eric
eric
Stretch said:
Dissapointing news there.. this is the first ive seen this thread and i spent the last twenty minutes or so reading the whole thread. Excellent work you've done here. youre quite the pioneer. I hope that it works out and fuels others to do this, maybe even someone who becomes good at it and makes one for me ha! well anyway, good luck with finishing it.
I would also love very much to one day make a mold of the rear casing as IJ suggested, because then it would be one piece, and much stronger than my butchered prototype ahahaa. We can all dream...
eric
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Just a quick update:
I didn't do the glass work like i promissed, but it was for a better cause, as I FINALLY finished installing all 48 keepers in the head. I got up today and said to myself "I will do it today, no more putting it off" and so I did it and now I can put the head on the block, possibly within the next few days. I'll try and do some glass later this week/weekend.
eric
I didn't do the glass work like i promissed, but it was for a better cause, as I FINALLY finished installing all 48 keepers in the head. I got up today and said to myself "I will do it today, no more putting it off" and so I did it and now I can put the head on the block, possibly within the next few days. I'll try and do some glass later this week/weekend.
eric
NDBoost said:who and how did you make your sig
looks like photoshop or macromeida fireworks, just cut path around the car, make new layer, and blurr the background.
I didn't do much. I can't do much until my dad finishes the board for the right most side, and until then i can't deffinitively judge the depth of the unit and cut accordingly, so I'm just waiting on that, but there is no rush remember guys. I test fit the odometer and clock in the bottom, which is the part of the cluster with the most problems; lining up, the geometry, etc..
I wanted to replicate the digidash as accurately as posible, but I think it would be best if I left out the fuel and twin trip meters, due to space constraints, although i may still include them, I'm not sure of the final layout yet. It just seems to me like there isn't enough space, or justification to go through the huge amounts of labour for these small things as long as the 3 main boards work correctly. I'll update as i do things worth updating too don't forget. So if the thread drifts off page one it's no thang, I'll pop it back when there's something worth reading. I'm hopeing to drop the head I assembled into my block this week, so that's the only real big news. It'll free up some space in the garage I used to use for the glass work, but the head is taking it up for now.
eric
I wanted to replicate the digidash as accurately as posible, but I think it would be best if I left out the fuel and twin trip meters, due to space constraints, although i may still include them, I'm not sure of the final layout yet. It just seems to me like there isn't enough space, or justification to go through the huge amounts of labour for these small things as long as the 3 main boards work correctly. I'll update as i do things worth updating too don't forget. So if the thread drifts off page one it's no thang, I'll pop it back when there's something worth reading. I'm hopeing to drop the head I assembled into my block this week, so that's the only real big news. It'll free up some space in the garage I used to use for the glass work, but the head is taking it up for now.
eric
strecht isn't the only one who works on digital dash conversion RHD=> LHD.
I have started with my project last year.
But the complete revision of my MKIII came between.
Here som pics:
before
engine demounting
rust attendance by a friend
painting
rebuild engine
build in
I can now continue to work on the digital dash conversion again.
test
Here some pics from a test configuration in a test dashboard
I have started with my project last year.
But the complete revision of my MKIII came between.
Here som pics:
before
engine demounting
rust attendance by a friend
painting
rebuild engine
build in
I can now continue to work on the digital dash conversion again.
test
Here some pics from a test configuration in a test dashboard