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Update!
It looks as thou the scene is set for a couple guages.. I just received my oil filter sandwhich adapter today. This is going to result in very convenient hook-up points for oil pressure and oil temperature sensors, as well as oil sending lines for turbo down the road... Not a whole lot to say about it, besides the fact that it looks cool, and it will eventually be very dirty!
It looks as thou the scene is set for a couple guages.. I just received my oil filter sandwhich adapter today. This is going to result in very convenient hook-up points for oil pressure and oil temperature sensors, as well as oil sending lines for turbo down the road... Not a whole lot to say about it, besides the fact that it looks cool, and it will eventually be very dirty!
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As well, I just broke down and bought some guages 
They're sorta cheap, but they have 7 colors of LED backlighting, so I can get the red that I want... plus they look ok as well. Hopefully the readings will be accurate as need be for now.
Hopefully get them installed soon. I have run into a slight problem however... The 3rd guage bezel on the right, where it's on an angle like the others, aims directly into the metal framework behind it. I tried to test-fit a guage into it, and it brings up on the metal in there. it looks as though I'm going to have to grind through the stock radio mounting screw plate in order to get the guage to sit flush. Since, the car project has pretty much been a "no turning back" one to this point, I'll be cutting through that soon enough. Wish me luck!
They're sorta cheap, but they have 7 colors of LED backlighting, so I can get the red that I want... plus they look ok as well. Hopefully the readings will be accurate as need be for now.Hopefully get them installed soon. I have run into a slight problem however... The 3rd guage bezel on the right, where it's on an angle like the others, aims directly into the metal framework behind it. I tried to test-fit a guage into it, and it brings up on the metal in there. it looks as though I'm going to have to grind through the stock radio mounting screw plate in order to get the guage to sit flush. Since, the car project has pretty much been a "no turning back" one to this point, I'll be cutting through that soon enough. Wish me luck!
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I just got in from doing most of the wiring install for the guages... it got late and dark as I was finishing this much, so I figure I'll tidy things up tomorrow. Here's the pics of the process:
Materials:
Side Dash Panel: (For easier access to dimmer control wire [This wire should be used so your guages backlighting only comes on when you turn on the park/headlights. Use the green/white one.])
I tried using "Self stripping wire tap(s)" which failed miserably at stripping through the plastic cover and into the wire, so I ended up stripping the stock wires, wrapping the new ones around, and soldering them together:
At this point, I tested my new wiring connection with a volt meter:
Next came the +12v ACC source... As with most people, I used the cigarette lighter positive. So, I removed the center consoles to access that wire:
I followed the same procedure for this wire... stripped, wrapped, soldered. I reinstalled the console pieces after running the wire up to the guage position. I tested that wire as well... apparently it always carries 0.3v and goes to 12 when the key is forward.
I reinstalled the guage bezel with the wiring hanging out for now until I can finish it up tomorrow. Of course, before I could call it quits for the night, I had to have a look at how my guages would look.. so I hooked up the boost guage temporarily to see.
And that's how it sits now... I unhooked the boost guage again and put it back in its box, and covered up the wires with some tape. Tomorrow will probably be a bit more intense, as I have to drain the oil (my precious barely used synthetic), take off the oil filter and install the sandwhich adapter with the oil pressure guage sending unit, run positive and ground wires for that sending unit, tap into a vaccuum line, and run the boost guage pipe. As well, I have to find something to hack out the stock radio position mounting plate since it's in the way... All in all, it should be a busy install. Stay tuned!
Materials:
Side Dash Panel: (For easier access to dimmer control wire [This wire should be used so your guages backlighting only comes on when you turn on the park/headlights. Use the green/white one.])
I tried using "Self stripping wire tap(s)" which failed miserably at stripping through the plastic cover and into the wire, so I ended up stripping the stock wires, wrapping the new ones around, and soldering them together:
At this point, I tested my new wiring connection with a volt meter:
Next came the +12v ACC source... As with most people, I used the cigarette lighter positive. So, I removed the center consoles to access that wire:
I followed the same procedure for this wire... stripped, wrapped, soldered. I reinstalled the console pieces after running the wire up to the guage position. I tested that wire as well... apparently it always carries 0.3v and goes to 12 when the key is forward.
I reinstalled the guage bezel with the wiring hanging out for now until I can finish it up tomorrow. Of course, before I could call it quits for the night, I had to have a look at how my guages would look.. so I hooked up the boost guage temporarily to see.
And that's how it sits now... I unhooked the boost guage again and put it back in its box, and covered up the wires with some tape. Tomorrow will probably be a bit more intense, as I have to drain the oil (my precious barely used synthetic), take off the oil filter and install the sandwhich adapter with the oil pressure guage sending unit, run positive and ground wires for that sending unit, tap into a vaccuum line, and run the boost guage pipe. As well, I have to find something to hack out the stock radio position mounting plate since it's in the way... All in all, it should be a busy install. Stay tuned!
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I got this one: http://www.glowshiftdirect.com/index...ROD&ProdID=200
Their website is saying that they're currently out of stock... but, 20mm 1.5 thread is the specs we need apparently. I think it was SnapDragon that bought the same one in another thread... that's where I got the link.
Their website is saying that they're currently out of stock... but, 20mm 1.5 thread is the specs we need apparently. I think it was SnapDragon that bought the same one in another thread... that's where I got the link.
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Wired up the guages this afternoon, as well as ran my boost/vac pressure hose and the signal/ground wiring for the oil pressure sensor. Pics below...
This is how I left it last night... thus, where I began today:
Here's the stock radio mounting plate which I was mentioning before... it was obstructing my guages from going in flush, so I sawed away the plastic using a steak knife (haha!) and then used a pair of pliers to bend the plate out of the way. I chose to bend it out of the way instead of cutting it out, just in case i wanted to reverse it for any reason in the future (minus the plastic piece... that's long gone
).
After test-fitting the guages to be sure they now seat correctly, I began wiring them up. Bit of twisting here.. bit of cutting there.. bit of flaming... bit of soldering.. and... bit of tape to seal the deal!
Then I ran the boost pressure hose through the dash:
And so.. with the wiring done, and the signal/ground and the pressure hose running to the passenger side floor... I reinstalled the guage bezel.
Next came time to route the wires and hose.. I used the gromet on the passenger side behind the strut tower which leads to an area behind the glove box. I popped the gromet out and drilled away its center to pass the hose and wires through. I fed the wires and hose through the gromet, then fed them through the hole in the firewall using a wire coat hanger.
Upon getting the wiring and hose into the engine bay, I hooked up the boost guage hose. As per the how-to's in the Evo section, I located the vacuum hose with the blue stripe on it. On my car, there was an insulating spongy sleeve covering the hose. There was only 1 spot where it was glued into contact, so I peeled that off and the sleeve came with it. The boost guage came with some extra hosing, so I attatched that to one side of the T-splitter and put the blue striped black hose on the other end. With the other 2 ends of these hoses let go, I was able to manipulate and measure the hose lengths required more effectively. I finally made 3 cuts... one for each black vacuum hose when it was measured, and the 3rd cut was to remove any excess boost hose tubing. There was about 6 inches of that... Finally, I added some zip-ties for added support.
And finally, a test-run of the boost guage..
24 psi of vacuum... yep, looks good to me. The oil pressure sensor wires are still strapped under the hood. Hopefully I'll get to install the sensor later this evening and have it up and running. I'd have it done now, but I need my jack and jack stands which are left in the storage garage, and I don't have access to that yet.
This is how I left it last night... thus, where I began today:
Here's the stock radio mounting plate which I was mentioning before... it was obstructing my guages from going in flush, so I sawed away the plastic using a steak knife (haha!) and then used a pair of pliers to bend the plate out of the way. I chose to bend it out of the way instead of cutting it out, just in case i wanted to reverse it for any reason in the future (minus the plastic piece... that's long gone
).After test-fitting the guages to be sure they now seat correctly, I began wiring them up. Bit of twisting here.. bit of cutting there.. bit of flaming... bit of soldering.. and... bit of tape to seal the deal!
Then I ran the boost pressure hose through the dash:
And so.. with the wiring done, and the signal/ground and the pressure hose running to the passenger side floor... I reinstalled the guage bezel.
Next came time to route the wires and hose.. I used the gromet on the passenger side behind the strut tower which leads to an area behind the glove box. I popped the gromet out and drilled away its center to pass the hose and wires through. I fed the wires and hose through the gromet, then fed them through the hole in the firewall using a wire coat hanger.
Upon getting the wiring and hose into the engine bay, I hooked up the boost guage hose. As per the how-to's in the Evo section, I located the vacuum hose with the blue stripe on it. On my car, there was an insulating spongy sleeve covering the hose. There was only 1 spot where it was glued into contact, so I peeled that off and the sleeve came with it. The boost guage came with some extra hosing, so I attatched that to one side of the T-splitter and put the blue striped black hose on the other end. With the other 2 ends of these hoses let go, I was able to manipulate and measure the hose lengths required more effectively. I finally made 3 cuts... one for each black vacuum hose when it was measured, and the 3rd cut was to remove any excess boost hose tubing. There was about 6 inches of that... Finally, I added some zip-ties for added support.
And finally, a test-run of the boost guage..
24 psi of vacuum... yep, looks good to me. The oil pressure sensor wires are still strapped under the hood. Hopefully I'll get to install the sensor later this evening and have it up and running. I'd have it done now, but I need my jack and jack stands which are left in the storage garage, and I don't have access to that yet.
Update!
It looks as thou the scene is set for a couple guages.. I just received my oil filter sandwhich adapter today. This is going to result in very convenient hook-up points for oil pressure and oil temperature sensors, as well as oil sending lines for turbo down the road... Not a whole lot to say about it, besides the fact that it looks cool, and it will eventually be very dirty!
It looks as thou the scene is set for a couple guages.. I just received my oil filter sandwhich adapter today. This is going to result in very convenient hook-up points for oil pressure and oil temperature sensors, as well as oil sending lines for turbo down the road... Not a whole lot to say about it, besides the fact that it looks cool, and it will eventually be very dirty!
That part right thurr makes installing sensors easy.
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Definitely is an awesome piece of hardware to have... Gonna also make running a turbo oil supply line super easy when I finally get the funds to pick up a kit Thanks for providing the link in your other post... I wouldn't have known which one to get otherwise
Thanks for providing the link in your other post... I wouldn't have known which one to get otherwise
Thanks for posting so many pics! it helps!
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I'm a picture posting machine!! I got a lot more here to go on as well of the actual installation of the sandwhich adapter and oil pressure sending unit... I just have to sort through them first. Won't be too long...
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Alrighty then... tonight, I finalized the guages install. As seen above, the boost guage was fully done... all was left to do was install the oil pressure sensor. For the sensor, also as seen in the previous posts, I got an oil filter sandwhich adapter plate. The plate goes between the engine and oil filter. It has 4 threaded ports on it which can be used for oil feed lines, or sensors. In this case, I used the included bolts to close 3 of the 4 ports, and used the 4th for the oil pressure sensor.
For easier access to the oil filter, I removed the passenger side front wheel, and the splash guard:
Then, I removed the oil filter, and it drained a little bit of oil... but not a lot. At least this way, I was able to keep my fresh oil that I had changed not even 1000 km's ago.
Following that, I installed the sandwhich adapter. I had already prepped this with the sensor and provided fittings.
Then reinstalled the oil filter:
With that done, it was time to route the wiring down to it. In the above picture, you can see that I ran the wires down to check length, and cut them. Below, you can see that I applied some wire lume for protection:
I then soldered the connections (signal and ground wires on this unit, most only have a signal wire and the sensor is grounded by the engine):
NOW... to backtrack a little bit... at this point, I attempted to reinstall the splash guards, and to my dismay, they wouldn't go on properly because the oil pressure sensor was sticking out too far. I didn't get any pictures of it, but I ended up turning the sensor 180 degrees so it points towards the midline of the car and just barely fits between the engine and axel. All in all, it should be just fine.. I soldered the connections well and covered it in electrical tape.
Sooo.. finally, the splash guards were back on:
Annnnndddd!!! Here's the final product!
For easier access to the oil filter, I removed the passenger side front wheel, and the splash guard:
Then, I removed the oil filter, and it drained a little bit of oil... but not a lot. At least this way, I was able to keep my fresh oil that I had changed not even 1000 km's ago.
Following that, I installed the sandwhich adapter. I had already prepped this with the sensor and provided fittings.
Then reinstalled the oil filter:
With that done, it was time to route the wiring down to it. In the above picture, you can see that I ran the wires down to check length, and cut them. Below, you can see that I applied some wire lume for protection:
I then soldered the connections (signal and ground wires on this unit, most only have a signal wire and the sensor is grounded by the engine):
NOW... to backtrack a little bit... at this point, I attempted to reinstall the splash guards, and to my dismay, they wouldn't go on properly because the oil pressure sensor was sticking out too far. I didn't get any pictures of it, but I ended up turning the sensor 180 degrees so it points towards the midline of the car and just barely fits between the engine and axel. All in all, it should be just fine.. I soldered the connections well and covered it in electrical tape.
Sooo.. finally, the splash guards were back on:
Annnnndddd!!! Here's the final product!
