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Just spent 5 hrs taking my old shitty bubbled and screw-hole riddled dashboard out and putting in a replacement. Got the new dash on but need to get some interior parts before I finish the job ;P Heres what the car looked like without a dash

Anyone know what wreckers are open tomorrow?

-D

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Wow that's a damned mess :) Not sure about wreckers opened tomorrow, I think you'll be very limited

Hey heslo, was it you or nightcrawler who replaced the stock GTR boost gauge with a psi/bar one in the centre din ? Im sick of mmHg and I want something that goes up to 2 bar or 28 psi... anyone know how I can do this on a 32 while keeping the stock volt/water temp gauges?

Cheers :P

-D

Not me buddy but been wanting to do the same also, don't need the small boost gauge there, wanted to replace it with another gauge but can't find one small enough. I don't know if Andrew did this either but if he did would be interested to see it done

Not me buddy but been wanting to do the same also, don't need the small boost gauge there, wanted to replace it with another gauge but can't find one small enough. I don't know if Andrew did this either but if he did would be interested to see it done

damn, i know someone did it... using the stock triple cluster, and just replaced the faceplate or the gauge mechanics itself... would be nice to get that stock gauge reading up to 2 bar, or even 1.5 bar.... would save my having to sacrifice an aftermarket gauge slot...

Just went for a testdrive, no speedo ;| Think I havent put the speedo cable into the dash properly... ohwell, tomorrow more stuff to do it looks like..

-D

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