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[MildSeven]

 

 

Just finished installing this thing. It wasn't fun, will put up some details in my blog.

 

3x VDO gauges: Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp

Panasonic Stereo

3x switches: Aux Fan, A/F Wideband digital gauge (in fasten seatbelt box), Future use (potentially driving lights).

Hazard switch

Edited October 12, 2016 by MildSeven
added another photo

[jrhone]

1 hour ago, MildSeven said:

 

Just finished installing this thing. It wasn't fun, will put up some details in my blog.

 

3x VDO gauges: Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp

Panasonic Stereo

3x switches: Aux Fan, A/F Wideband digital gauge (in fasten seatbelt box), Future use (potentially driving lights).

Hazard switch

 

Nice work...Clean!

 

 

[chargin]

On 4/6/2016 at 11:23 PM, joysterm said:

Not sure this counts.....but this is the plan

You may want to add a USB power outlet for phones and such, it would fit perfect between your 2 switches 

 

[joysterm]

I have completed the shell and mock up of the tail end of the console. I am now waiting on the head unit to  get that sorted but the outlet and additional switches are part of the plan......just not sure where to place them. Still weighing the options.  Appreciate your  input.

 

Mike

[MildSeven]

I put a usb connection/lighter socket in my glove box, along with my aux cables. so that I could use on of the blue tooth USB things.

[kmoy2002]

[grizzlebar]

On ‎10‎/‎11‎/‎2016 at 10:29 AM, MildSeven said:

 

 

Just finished installing this thing. It wasn't fun, will put up some details in my blog.

 

3x VDO gauges: Oil Temp, Oil Pressure, Water Temp

Panasonic Stereo

3x switches: Aux Fan, A/F Wideband digital gauge (in fasten seatbelt box), Future use (potentially driving lights).

Hazard switch

 

what Panasonic stereo is that? I can't make out the model

[2002#3]

Nothing fancy.  Refurbished 1976 Blaupunkt with a new 4x6 speaker.  Sounds fine.  In the second photo you can see the MP3 jack below the speaker.  The Orange button is for manual operation of the radiator cooling fan.  

 

Interesting:  This is a '74 tii.  However, the steering wheel is from a '73 '02 my wife and I drove as our only car for 34 years.  When I drive this one, I'm driving my first one...

 

Larry

 

[MildSeven]

16 hours ago, grizzlebar said:

 

what Panasonic stereo is that? I can't make out the model

 

It's Japanese market: Panasonic VX5500

 

it came with the car... so I can't take full credit for it

Edited September 5, 2017 by MildSeven

[grizzlebar]

1 hour ago, MildSeven said:

 

It's Japanese market: Panasonic VX5500

 

it came with the car... so I can't take full credit for it

that thing is glorious. The fact it is Japanese also explains why there aren't many for sale

[grizzlebar]

4 hours ago, MildSeven said:

 

It's Japanese market: Panasonic VX5500

 

it came with the car... so I can't take full credit for it

 

should you ever want to part with it - I may know a guy

[John76]

As delivered from the dealer with AM radio and one center speaker

Ashtray delete with 3 gauges (drove car for 100K miles with this console/radio).

3 gauges with ashtray and AM/FM/Cassette stereo.   Never used cuz I didn't want to drill holes for the speakers.

Current configuration: Ashtray delete, 2 gauges (plus clock on dash) stock radio and speaker.

[Brandon]

On 8/29/2014 at 9:51 PM, Gurmail said:

 

The above is a picture of mine before installation.

 

The radio is modified to accept music from my phone, the clock is from a tii, the right knob has a cigarette symbol on it and used as an auxiliary power source for my phone, while left knob with a headlight symbol is used as a two-pull switch for F/R fog lights.

 

Gurmail

 

Where did you mount the amp for the Becker?  

['76mintgrün'02]

Vacuum!  No puny gauges here  

Manifold on the left, Ported on the right.

6-11" Hg = vacuum advance range =12 degrees total

The biggest difference between the two is at idle and deceleration,

(when ported drops to zerO, but manifold pulls full advance)

Otherwise, they both pull about the same.  

(distributor connected to ported)

this is a temporary setup

installed for learning purposes

e21 defroster switch is for running lights

ashtray is for spare points and condenser

[carpediem]

Here's my take

 

 

The toggle switch is for the cold start solenoid.