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Post by Nick Rogers on Apr 13, 2005 11:49:34 GMT
Greetings,
How hard is it to fit a set of coupe instruments to
a saloon?
The major challenge being the rev counter and the
oil pressure gauge.Where do the sender units go in the engine bay?
As I recall the 2 x pod gauges for Oil Press.,Amps &
Water Temp.,Fuel are fixed by set screws into captive nuts already provided in the saloon instrument binnacle.
Cheers,
Nick Rogers
Auckland,New Zealand.
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Allan NZ P5b
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1971 p5b Auckland New Zealand
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Post by Allan NZ P5b on Apr 13, 2005 12:08:38 GMT
Must be a New Zealand thing!
I am in the process of this at present.
I have sourced the gauges from a helpful man on the old board
I have disassembled them from casings and had them sent away for checking. Refurbished them externally. Had a look at the whole instrument cluster. And disassembled one completely on my donor car to see how it all comes apart and carefully inspect the loom for changes needed to rewire.
I have it already to go. No! The captive nuts were not in either of my binnacles but I have the brass inserts they were a press fit and the moulding is there. So will press or epoxy in place.
I have decided to refurbish the donor binnacle and wood panel behind the binnacle (was not done with rest of timber as most of the dash has to come out to get at it). so I can do a quick 1-weekend swap over, as car is my daily driver.
I am intending to wire in but not connect the sender for the oil pressure as I believe I will need another oil pump or similar cover to take the pressure sender.
Perhaps others here could enlighten as to where the oil gauge pressure sender connects?
The rev counter wiring is in the diagram in workshop manual. that seems ok.
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Apr 13, 2005 13:00:09 GMT
Just buy or make a suitable T piece to screw into the hole for the existing switch - that's what I did
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Post by Nick Rogers on Apr 13, 2005 19:08:10 GMT
Morning all from Godzone,
Moving right along to minimising the fire risk in the
tightly packed ageing wiring and toggle switches in the P5 instrument binnacle.
I have had fitted relays for the headlamps.This makes the light switch run a lot cooler,not melting the plastic binnacle,catching fire,etc.
On the very last of the P5B's an armoured ignition coil(an anti-theft device) was fitted with the ignition switch moved to the steering column shroud.
That leaves a space on the binnacle for a hazard lights switch.
Question- I wonder how hard it would be to fit a wiper delay unit?
Cheers,
Nick Rogers,
New Zealand.
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