More Gauges

[FordNut]

Just added a triple gauge pod on the dash with AutoMeter EGT and IAT gauges and a Dynojet AFR gauge. Don't have the sensors connected yet, but the pod is attached. Check it out... A few pics in my gallery.

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6209&cat=500&page=1

[HwyCruiser]

Very cool. You'll have as much instrumentation as an F-15 in there soon enough. You just need a Heads Up Display and a couple of monitors... but I know your probably working on that too. :D

Could you get a closeup of the guauge faces? And part numbers please.

[LordVader]

:bows: Very nice gauge cluster and accessory (4.6) on the dash. Also, is that really a cassette hanging out of your audio system?? I didn't know you could find them anymore!!

[carfixer]

Looks good. Did the color match right out of the box or did you paint it to match?

My only concern, the 4.6 emblem on the passenger's airbag may become a projectile in the event of a deployment.

[klmore]

My only concern, the 4.6 emblem on the passenger's airbag may become a projectile in the event of a deployment.

I was thinking the same thing.


The gauges sure look good.

[Fourth Horseman]

Very cool. You'll have as much instrumentation as an F-15 in there soon enough. You just need a Heads Up Display and a couple of monitors... but I know your probably working on that too. :D

http://gra.midco.net/mlgould/Jet%20Fighters/F-15C%20Eagle.JPG

[Big Joe P]

Sweet....... I chose to put my 2 right behind the steering wheel. Did you add a third in place of the lighter?

http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=66 06&stc=1

[Rider90]

I knew that picture looked familiar... :D

[FordNut]

Sweet....... I chose to put my 2 right behind the steering wheel. Did you add a third in place of the lighter?
Yep, I moved the lighter around to the side of the console, replaced the oil pressure gauge with the functional one, the matching voltmeter and the tranny temp where the lighter originally was located.


Looks good. Did the color match right out of the box or did you paint it to match?

My only concern, the 4.6 emblem on the passenger's airbag may become a projectile in the event of a deployment.
No, it was black out of the box and had to be painted just like the a-pillar pod.

The emblem won't come off the airbag cover, but I guess the entire cover could hit someone. What does the cover do in case of a deployment?


Very nice gauge cluster and accessory (4.6) on the dash. Also, is that really a cassette hanging out of your audio system?? I didn't know you could find them anymore!!
I posted pics of the emblem a long time ago but I guess it's lost with the Gallery crash. It has the crossed checkered flags, 4.6, and in smaller letters it says DOHC below the 4.6 Yep, it's a cassette, but it's educational. A tutorial on header design from "Headers By Ed".


Could you get a closeup of the guauge faces? And part numbers please.
I'll get a closeup posted and try to find the part numbers. These gauges are kind of "custom". The Autometer gauges are the Phantom series to match the Dynojet gauge. The Dynojet is only available with black face/silver bezel or white face/black bezel. I got some OEM gauges and swapped black bezels for silver so these gauges came closer to matching the rest of the gauges, which have silver face/silver bezel. The white face isn't very noticeable since they aren't directly beside any of the other gauges. If I had known this when I got the other gauges, I would have gotten all of them with white face/black bezel but hindsight is 20-20.

[Donny Carlson]

Brian,

Is this the triple dash pod for the F-250?

[FordNut]

Brian,

Is this the triple dash pod for the F-250?
No, it is for a Dodge truck. I believe the part number is 150002, I'll check to be sure. I tried all the other ones out and they looked like doodoo. This one required a little trimming on the bottom to fit the dash contour but turned out pretty good. Since it's mounted far enough back that it hangs over the back edge of the dash pad it will be easy to conceal wires with a small cutout in the defrost duct cover panel.

[AzMarauder]

No, it is for a Dodge truck. I believe the part number is 150002, I'll check to be sure. I tried all the other ones out and they looked like doodoo. This one required a little trimming on the bottom to fit the dash contour but turned out pretty good. Since it's mounted far enough back that it hangs over the back edge of the dash pad it will be easy to conceal wires with a small cutout in the defrost duct cover panel.
How is it afixed to the dash? Double stickysided tape?

[twolow]

Little over the top for me but I'm not dragging and racing and don't have a need for 6 to 10 more gauges.

[FordNut]

How is it afixed to the dash? Double stickysided tape?
That would have possibly worked. I made a bracket from aluminum, about 4"x6", bent to the contour of the dash pad, with a tab on the front and back to hold the pod. I fastened the bracket to the dash pad with silicone. Shoulda thought of the double-sticky tape.

[SergntMac]

Sweet...Nicely done. How generous is the clearance between the windshield and the pod?