Author Topic: Roadkill's 1983 Chevy Z28 - (Work Starts on Page 5) (Read 105238 times)

Roadkill · « **Reply #875 on:** July 21, 2008, 07:14:53 am »

Yes. I was using the Vaseline to grease up my (water pumps) O-Ring.

Quoting: Roadkill

depending on how much beer I drink later, may even go out after my shower in my dressing gown and put some top-coat on it so it can be refitted (hopefully) tomorrow . . .

We'll see . . .

Well - It got to damp last night to paint anything more so I went out this morning and got that union in top coat.

All being well it should be refitted after work.

Roadkill · « **Reply #876 on:** July 21, 2008, 09:10:32 am »

TITSY -

Based on that dashboard template you found on eBay as a start point - that provides locations for :

2 gauges @ 3 3/8" dia
4 gauges @ 2 1/16" dia . . . but protentially room for another 2 @ 2 1/16"

I'm looking at these Auto Meter ones . . . . .

http://www.jegs.com/p/Auto+Meter/745199/10002/-1/10339

There's only one Speedo, there, with an Odometer . . . (which has a tiny tach built-in) . . . which I'm not keen on.

No fuel pressure gauge in that lot, either.

55starchief · « **Reply #877 on:** July 21, 2008, 09:11:59 am »

They look nasty in my opinion, ultralite every time

Roadkill · « **Reply #878 on:** July 21, 2008, 09:23:51 am »

Nah.

Not a fan of white gauges in post-50's cars.

They look wrong in my opinion . . . the crude, black ones will suit the Camaro quite well.
White faced ones would look stupid. Maybe in a British sports car . . but not in an 80's yank.

55starchief · « **Reply #879 on:** July 21, 2008, 09:50:10 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

White faced ones would look stupid

They arnt white they are aluminium

Incursus · « **Reply #880 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:00:39 am »

Deffo black in the Camaro imho. especially if your still planning black paint.

The font is nicer in the white one though...not super keen on the italics in the black....but thats being very picky

Roadkill · « **Reply #881 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:01:20 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

White faced ones would look stupid

Quoting: 55starchief

They arnt white they are aluminium

Err. No. They still look white to me.

The bezels are ally, yes, but the faces are definately white.

But hey. What do I know. I'm colour-blind.

55starchief · « **Reply #882 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:26:41 am »

Quoting: Roadkill

Err. No. They still look white to me.

The bezels are ally, yes, but the faces are definately white.

But hey. What do I know. I'm colour-blind.

Nope not white as i used to have a set

CJ-IROCZ · « **Reply #883 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:29:33 am »

Black i reckon mate, white would look tacky. What colour is your interior ?

Nice gauges though

Roadkill · « **Reply #884 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:34:53 am »

Quoting: CJ-IROCZ

What colour is your interior ?

Dark grey / black.

Quoting: 55starchief

Nope not white as i used to have a set

They still look white from here . . . am I the only person seeing that ?

CJ-IROCZ · « **Reply #885 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:00:31 am »

I think off-white would be the term, when describing them i see black gauges and white gauges though

Titsy · « **Reply #886 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:32:54 am »

Hmmm... not convinced by the designer series... what about the Colbolt:

Titsy · « **Reply #887 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:34:39 am »

Quoting: Titsy

what about the Colbolt

They have Fuel pressure gauges in that series too.... and the speed range upto 160mph is better...

Titsy · « **Reply #888 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:38:00 am »

although the tach range goes upto 10krpm which is gunna suck for a pushrod engine...

CJ-IROCZ · « **Reply #889 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:39:33 am »

your replying to your own posts there mate

Titsy · « **Reply #890 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:41:10 am »

Quoting: CJ-IROCZ

your replying to your own posts there mate

I know, I get a better class of conversation that way...

Titsy · « **Reply #891 on:** July 21, 2008, 11:44:08 am »

Quoting: 55starchief

They arnt white they are aluminium

He's right actually... I checked their site...

Roadkill · « **Reply #892 on:** July 21, 2008, 12:00:37 pm »

Quoting: Titsy

He's right actually... I checked their site...

They still look white, or off-white to me . . . . And would still look crap in an 80's yank.

And stop replying to your own posts . . . it'll just lengthen this thread unnecessarily and the "good stuff" will get lost in the crap.

Quoting: Titsy

what about the Colbolt:

They appear to be nearly double the price across most of the range.

I prefer the simplicity of the Designer Black . . . but TBH, this was merely an exercise at this time.

We will need to sit down and work out what'll be most suitable but I don't think it's worth filling 5 pages of forum space with . . .

Now we have a few shortlisted we can work from there . . . I'll pop round at some point this week.

EDGE · « **Reply #893 on:** July 21, 2008, 02:54:58 pm »

not wanting to p!ss on anyones bonfires but the pro-comp ultra lite gauge I have here in my hand has an aluminium face, as to the 2 in the Saleen...

Roadkill · « **Reply #894 on:** July 21, 2008, 03:27:27 pm »

Quoting: EDGE

not wanting to p!ss on anyones bonfires but the pro-comp ultra lite gauge I have here in my hand has an aluminium face, as to the 2 in the Saleen...

Come on, Edge - we've covered that already.

It says ally on their website but the picture(s) clearly looks white/off-white - to me and, obviously, others, too.

Regardless of that, however, they'd look crap in the 'Maro - there's no billet anything in there, no brushed trim, no polished bits on the dash . . . to add ally gauges with ally bezels would be utterly out of place . . . like putting billet ally heater controls in a SN95 Mustang . . . .

EDGE · « **Reply #895 on:** July 21, 2008, 04:33:16 pm »

least we agree they're ali

Incursus · « **Reply #896 on:** July 21, 2008, 05:02:09 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

like putting billet ally heater controls in a SN95 Mustang . . . .

CJ-IROCZ · « **Reply #897 on:** July 21, 2008, 06:38:28 pm »

Quoting: Roadkill

Regardless of that, however, they'd look crap

Roadkill · « **Reply #898 on:** July 21, 2008, 08:29:01 pm »

O.K, back on topic - here's an update.

Here's the brake union I painted this morning - just about to be refitted in the 'bay.

Obviously not everything requires painting or can be painted at all . . some parts just need a bloody good clean . . . !

And here's the Booster, bracket, union and reservoir plus the start of the new S/S brakelines fitted. Just behind this is the clutch reservoir fitted to its painted bracket.

Next job . . . . .

Tidy the washer/wiper motor and refit. Then do the same to the steering column.

EDIT -

As Ryan pointed out this evening - the engine bay has got very dusty !

It'll be wiped down before the motor goes in.

FUBAR · « **Reply #899 on:** July 21, 2008, 10:46:05 pm »