Blaze's 86 SVt Vic (The on-going project)

[Nathan in MI]

I saw your away message on AIM said that you were out taking night pictures of the Vic and I got excited. Cool pictures, mang!

[88Vic]

Looks great mang, for some reason your Vic reminds me of my old 88, even though they're completely different. I miss that car, gonna have to get another one sometime.

[marquisman]

wow, glad to hear shes back in business!

[occupant]

I have to agree the gauges in the cluster is a terrific idea. I know Sunpro and VDO and a couple other companies make 2" and even smaller 1.5" gauges. I think there is JUST enough room above the cluster to fit a 3-gauge pod of some kind with volts, temp, and oil pressure. Then a tach on the left of the cluster and a vacuum gauge on the right. I'll have to find a 140mph speedo to make it work, though, since the trip odometer reset button would be in the way on the right side. But that's good, because I don't have to pull the 85mph cluster until the 140mph cluster is completely done!

[Blaze86Vic]

I don't have a trip odometer so that's not an issue. I don't think the 140mph speedos have them. Fitting gauges above the speedo will require you to modify the trim to allow more room.

[Dave84]

your car is looking great blaze, good job,

[Nathan in MI]

I don't have a trip odometer so that's not an issue. I don't think the 140mph speedos have them.

Correct, no trip odo in the 140 speedo.

[occupant]

I don't have a trip odometer so that's not an issue. I don't think the 140mph speedos have them. Fitting gauges above the speedo will require you to modify the trim to allow more room.

Exactly, the 140mph speedometers don't have the trip odometer that almost every 85mph speedometer I've seen has.

I'm actually thinking of smaller gauges. 1.5" diameter, mounted directly above the center vents and clock/tripminder/delete plate. I'll have to measure the space between the top of the clock and the bottom of the dash pad. Even if I have to use smaller dash vents in the center, it ought to look good.

That or use my other idea, and put 2 1/16" gauges in a triple gauge panel in place of the radio, and put the radio head unit in the glovebox. The Pioneer I like the most has a remote, and I'd really not be using the head unit much except to turn it on and off. I'd control the music selection and volume through the Shuffle, which would be plugged into the head unit and then charged through the cigarette lighter. I've got lots of different ideas for that, but since the radio hole is 1 DIN, it ought to be the perfect spot for gauges if I'm using the iPod for music.

[Blaze86Vic]

You might have noticed that I already have my MP3 Player wired up to my stereo. I have the signal wire and power wire run to between the seats, with a power switch on the dash. The nice thing about a Nomad Zen Extra is that then you stop charging it, it turns off. So my dash switch is an on/off switch for the MP3 player. Then I can just change volume or input to the CD, radio, or MP3 plater with the receiver remote when ever I wish.

The Nomad also fits perfectly between the seats, so that the side with the pause, next track, and previous track buttons are on top for easy access.

[nitroracer]

Looks like you hit all the right spots; dealership, parking garage, and industrial park. Nice work on the car and the pics.

[Blaze86Vic]

Actually that's the Ford Truck plant, not a dealership.

[nitroracer]

Same big shiny sign

[Blaze86Vic]

Now that you mention it that is kind of odd. FoMoCo mondates that all dealerships use the same new oval shapped sign, yet their plant does not have this new sign.

[FatNasty]

Great looking pics! 6 and 8 are my favorites.

[Mr. Land Yacht]

very cool pics!
I really like!
I need to get me a digital camera dammit...I'm just not ready to fork out 130bux.