Plenum Installed Close Up.JPG 1513 hits | 71.63 KB | Posted: 6/20/05 A close-up of the installed ported plenum. (Posted in: ADTR ported upper plenum)
Trim in package.JPG 1980 hits | 32.53 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 I purchased a brushed aluminum trim cover for my gauge cluster. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Bare Metal.JPG 1708 hits | 66.89 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Primed.JPG 1771 hits | 33.61 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Because I purchased a brushed aluminum panel, I had to use a primer to fill the small "brush lines". Furthermore, I wanted to ensure that the paint would adhere to the metal surface. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Primed1.JPG 1713 hits | 40.69 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Primed2.JPG 1736 hits | 40.44 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim First Coat.JPG 1731 hits | 39.73 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 First coat of Medium Wedgewood Blue paint. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim First Coat1.JPG 1770 hits | 58.91 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim After Top Coat.JPG 1892 hits | 62.8 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 The finished panel, after many coats of Medium Wedgewood Blue, and two coats of clear top coat. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Panel Removed.JPG 2927 hits | 55.81 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 The following pictures document the removal of the gauge cluster and installation of the painted trim cover. First, the left and right hand finish panels must be removed. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Instrument Trim Panel Removed.JPG 3612 hits | 61.69 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Place the gearshift lever into first gear and place the steering column in the fully "tilted" position. Then, the instrument panel cluster finish panel must be removed, including the headlamp switch. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Transmission Range Indicator Cable.JPG 2997 hits | 32.99 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 The next two pics are blurry but show the transmission range indicator cable. It must be unhooked in order to remove the gauge cluster.
Transmission Range Indicator Cable Unhooked.JPG 2728 hits | 32.28 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Here's a pic of the transmission range indicator cable unhooked and unbolted. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Cluster.JPG 2752 hits | 57.47 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Now, the four bolts can be removed and the cluster can be removed. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Cluster No Lense.JPG 2576 hits | 52.22 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Removing Cover.JPG 2632 hits | 47.86 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 I used a 7/32" wrench to remove the bolts that hold the lense on the cluster and the cluster mask. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Bulbs and Gauges Exposed.JPG 2805 hits | 56.21 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Adhesive Applied.JPG 2311 hits | 55.29 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 The trim cover comes with double-sided adhesive tape. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Installed.JPG 2308 hits | 42.55 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Installed1.JPG 2621 hits | 42.71 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Instrument Cluster Printed Circuit.JPG 2949 hits | 59.34 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 I went ahead and replaced all 20 of the #194 bulbs. Twist the black sockets to remove the bulbs and then pull the bulbs from the sockets. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Finished.JPG 2588 hits | 40 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Mission complete. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Finished1.JPG 2399 hits | 53.3 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Gauge Trim Finished2.JPG 2963 hits | 53.75 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
Vic.JPG 2437 hits | 29.8 KB | Posted: 6/15/05 Took a pic of the Vic while I was out. (Posted in: Custom gauge cluster trim panel.)
