Has anyone used this combo gauge with oil pressure?? It comes as a kit with the senders from North Hollywood Speedo.
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Has anyone used this combo gauge with oil pressure?? It comes as a kit with the senders from North Hollywood Speedo.
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Oooooo!!! I like that!
Bill, I hade my eye on that too. Don't know any details or how the swap would be.
Hi Marty,
I got to see one in the box ready to go. The color was much greener than our current gauges. I think they can make it match ours.
I got to see one in the box ready to go. The color was much greener than our current gauges. I think they can make it match ours.
Do they sell real or reproduction gauges? Used gauges seem to run well over $600 for set of 3 (and many are the mechanical tachs).
Here are somethings that make reproduction gauges fun. Perhaps Carey Hines or Henry Reisener can give the history of this to me strange situation. At some point replica Speedsters were being made, first by IM. They used 914 gauges I believe. The holes in the dash were made to fit these size dials. Then, much to my liking someone made the first reproduction 356 look gauge. I have no idea who it was, or more importantly, why they made the diameter larger than an original 356 gauge.
So if you want to use an original 356 gauge in your replica, the size is different! Why a replica anything is not made the same size as the original is a mystery to me. But that combo gauge may not fit your dash.
We took a new combo gauge from the box and held it up to my dash, exactly the same diameter.
What is the price tag? Does the dial shade of green match your other gauges?
Back in '04 George Brown had one in his Speedster.
http://speedsterowners.com/files/view.asp?sf=georgeb&f=DSC00613.JPG
http://speedsterowners.com/files/view.asp?sf=georgeb&f=DSC00613.JPG
They are rebuilt VDO units. The P shop located in Phoenix told me the combo gauge kit was around $500.
I like the numeric temp reading with it saying "Tank" rather than "Comb".
I will take a ride over to North Hollywood speedometer to see what they say.
I like the numeric temp reading with it saying "Tank" rather than "Comb".
I will take a ride over to North Hollywood speedometer to see what they say.
Will,
In all the P cars there the gauges were more green than ours. They looked great on this ground up restoration.
In all the P cars there the gauges were more green than ours. They looked great on this ground up restoration.
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Henry's sending my 3 VDO gauges to the shop in North Hollywood, along with a cylinder temperature gauge. Cheap it won't be, but I think they will look awesome.
You can have North Hollywood Speedometer redo your existing combo gauge to read oil temp and oil pressure for a lot less. I've got my gas sender wired to an idiot light, since the windings aren't calibrated to the gauge anyhow.
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Ron,
Have you seen what those gauges are going to look like? Take a look at my car next time you are down at IM, I showed Henry these about a month ago and he agreed they looked more than alright. The recolouring and re-calibrating and new silk screening look very close to the original look. Good job NH Speedo!!! I think its the best you can do on repro gauges.
If you are doing all the paint and fibreglass work....Why not attempt to try the original gauges?
Have you seen what those gauges are going to look like? Take a look at my car next time you are down at IM, I showed Henry these about a month ago and he agreed they looked more than alright. The recolouring and re-calibrating and new silk screening look very close to the original look. Good job NH Speedo!!! I think its the best you can do on repro gauges.
If you are doing all the paint and fibreglass work....Why not attempt to try the original gauges?
Bill,
This is what is going into my IM-6. North Hollywood put the wrong face on the tach. It should have the same style idiot lights as the combo gauge and have two digit numbers. Henry ordered it correct they will fix it. The combo gauge you are looking at was originally used in a Porsche 904. The outside size of the original 904 case is slightly larger than a stock 356 Porsche combo gauge more like the size of the 911's but it does fit with a little fileing. Lots of people use them. Henry is going to wire one of the idiot lights to be a low fluid in the master cylinder warning as it will be hidden behind a panel in the trunk.
This is what is going into my IM-6. North Hollywood put the wrong face on the tach. It should have the same style idiot lights as the combo gauge and have two digit numbers. Henry ordered it correct they will fix it. The combo gauge you are looking at was originally used in a Porsche 904. The outside size of the original 904 case is slightly larger than a stock 356 Porsche combo gauge more like the size of the 911's but it does fit with a little fileing. Lots of people use them. Henry is going to wire one of the idiot lights to be a low fluid in the master cylinder warning as it will be hidden behind a panel in the trunk.
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Henry showed me a set of North Hollywood gauges when I dropped my car off last Saturday. I'm having my larger 914 VDO gauges modified, with the fuel/oil temperature changed to fuel/oil temperature/oil pressure.
North Hollywood fabricated VDO gauges for my build. I went with a 904 "Quad" gauge. I had them backlit with LED diode lighting, way cool, to match the dash color. At night they are outstanding.
Should you desire to use original gauges in your speedster, use the 911 rubber gasket that surrounds the 911 gauge. The rubber ring will act as a spacer and the original 356 gauge will fit in the dash drilled for repop gauges.
Dale, as usual you are a great source of info, thanks!
Things rubber:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsche-356-912-911-Rubber-Instrument-Gaskets_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33677QQitemZ270463502066
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I just returned from North Hollywood Speedometer. I met with Keven and he said the 3 combo gauge is almost $600 with the senders. For the VS cars you will need a gas tank sender as well.
The gauges can be made in any size, color, a cow pattern or even your face on the face. They can add a clock to the inner part of the tach or inside/outside thermometer if you want.
Dale is correct, I will need to use 911 rubber gaskets.
Joe, thanks for the picture of your early 914 set. I ordered a custom set similar to the early 914s' except all the same size. On the tach will be 2 lights, turn and high beam. The combo gauge will have the alt and oil lights in red. Stock 356s' used a green light for low oil pressure??? The speedo will go to 120 MPH with graduations every 20.
The gauges can be made in any size, color, a cow pattern or even your face on the face. They can add a clock to the inner part of the tach or inside/outside thermometer if you want.
Dale is correct, I will need to use 911 rubber gaskets.
Joe, thanks for the picture of your early 914 set. I ordered a custom set similar to the early 914s' except all the same size. On the tach will be 2 lights, turn and high beam. The combo gauge will have the alt and oil lights in red. Stock 356s' used a green light for low oil pressure??? The speedo will go to 120 MPH with graduations every 20.