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Zaphod 05-03-2012 09:38 AM

6 Attachment(s)
Slow progress - I got some unforeseen space problems in the gauge cluster...

Making room:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336052294

With the first gauges and the Maxigauge in place:
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336052294

With the cut and mounted bezel
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336052294

Now I have to make mounts for the Maxigauge and wire everything up.

ThunderFox 05-03-2012 09:57 AM

Wow! I'm thorougly impressed!

elesjuan 05-03-2012 10:09 AM

I can't wait to see this complete!

Zaphod 05-04-2012 10:31 AM

12 Attachment(s)
Lets go on ...

Mounted the Maxigauge on standoffs at the correct height
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

Made out of some old plastic leftovers, cut to length and threads into both sides
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

Had to make some adjustments to the Maxigauge, and get a bit creative
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

Mounted in place and first test of the gauge - powered by my Jimstim...
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

(without flash)
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

Attached my old RPM gauge to the small gauge face - and put it in place
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1336141867

ThunderFox 05-04-2012 11:51 AM

Looking so awesome! I'm thoroughly jealous!

Look, can I ask you a favour? Since you have that NB cluster out of the car, can you take a photo of the back circuitry for me? I'm curious to know what is involved in making it compatible with an NA!

revlimiter 05-04-2012 11:52 AM

Whoa. Tiny tach!

This whole project is pretty damn cool.

RyanLewo 05-04-2012 11:55 AM

Would you be interested in making these for other members? I would like to see the finished result, but so far it looks great!

fooger03 05-04-2012 11:58 AM

Why small RPM/Big speedo, and not the other way around?

Because Street Car?

Edit: I just read post #14 - what's TUV?

rleete 05-04-2012 12:23 PM

TUV is like our state inspections.

Zaphod 05-04-2012 03:28 PM

As I stated in one of the earlier posts, I would have loved to make a big tach + small speedo, but the TÜV (Association for technical inspection) wants to see the car every 2 years to check for technical correctness.

@RyanLewo - Sorry but no, this is quite a handful of work, and I run a Engineering offce as a civil engineer, have two kids and so on...

@revlimiter - I have to give the credit to you, otherwise I wouldn't have known how to make the gauge face for the small tach...

Zaphod 05-16-2012 04:27 AM

10 Attachment(s)
A bit more wiring is done,
as I want this whole thing to be plug and play - this is a bit more complex...

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1337156856

I relocated some of the signal lights - highbeam, abs, handbrake...
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1337156856

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1337156856

This is the wiring for the relocated tach gauge
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1337156856

It's easy to solder on the copper pads of the OEM circuit. Some of the old traces have to be cut...
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1337156856

the cluster is actually in the car, but I have to redo some of the wiring and change the gauge bezel...

Zaphod 05-17-2012 03:36 PM

Quick first vid in the car... (map is not attached to a vac line so nevermind)

WestfieldMX5 05-18-2012 01:06 PM

awesome!
Almost makes me regret installing my S2000 cluster

Zaphod 05-31-2012 03:25 AM

2 Attachment(s)
All done and finished...

The finish of the surface of the cluster is not perfect, but it's o.k. for the moment (might redo this over the wintertime)

https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1338449126

The 3 indicators in the middle are handbrake (left), shiftlight (middle), warning from Maxigauge (right).

You can see the two buttons for switching through the menus of the Maxigauge on the left and right side of the cluster hood.

skidude 05-31-2012 05:53 AM

That is fantastic.

ThunderFox 05-31-2012 06:20 AM

Insane, really!

Reverant 05-31-2012 06:25 AM

Very nice work, however the lack of a properly-sized tacho is apparent. I understand the technical reason why you couldn't have one though.

ThunderFox 05-31-2012 06:48 AM

Perhaps you're the best person I should ask this to. How are the signals for the RPM/Speed? Are they voltage based or PWM?

TurboTim 05-31-2012 08:03 AM

Very, very nice job.

GeneSplicer 05-31-2012 08:29 AM

:winner: Sweet, looks fantastic.


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