Yet another upgrade for Jinx
 

Well, now that the PCM conversion is coming to a close, it's time to move onto some other things ;)

I picked up some SEM paint, and decided to go back to semi-stock colors. BUT, with a twist...

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Not only did I do that, I also added a much needed (and missing) gage, courtesy of SkyCraft in Orlando.

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And yes, it does work.

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I can only amagine the flash makes it look lighter?


cool clock though.
































I know its not a clock :lol:

Jim, if that's a clock, I didn't know there was 11:62 PM

I'm betting it's a air/fuel ratio?

did I give you blue film for your ECC? I don't remember that :lol:

I agree with Jim, we need a no-flash picture to see how the color really matches.

I really use that vent during the winter to warm my cold hands, lucky you don't have to deal with that!

Jim's edit was made after Cody's post :owned: :lol:

Nope, it's just a voltmeter. However, it IS capable of reading in mV, but not in the scale I need it to be in for A/F. The gage runs off of 5 volts, so I had to scuttle one of my cell phone power supplies to get it to work right. My only beef is that there is no dim function. No matter....just means I can read it in daylight!!

Even w/o the flash, it is noticeably lighter than the dash. Not because the color is off...this is the saddle tan paint. It's due to the lovely Florida heat taking its toll on the dash since day one. The dash will eventually be dyed to brighten things up in there.

Andrew, that ECC display, if you look closely, never belonged in a Bonneville. It's been modified to fit...from another GM. NOT an H-body. And it came with the blue film.

busted :lmao

any idea what it came out of?

(I honestly didn't notice that it was black and non-Bonneville until just now :oops: )

That looks interesting, I like it. I'm considering painting mine white, but not like bright white that'd be too off color to the rest...idk

But that looks neat 8)
little off color it seems but cool

That's an awesome color! I'm thinking of getting a black center console to blend with the black dash pieces, but this is also a great idea.

I think the ECC came from a GM truck. Can't put my finger on it. My reason for this is that it came with the blue tint. It's really rare for someone to mod a luxury sedan with blue tint, Bonneville or not, but trucks are fair game regardless of trim level or interior luxury options.

Nope. It's a GM car. NOT FWD.

Give up?

Even I'm shaky as to what it came out of. But I think it was an Olds Custom Cruiser or a Buick Roadmaster...I can't remember. What I DO remember is that it was a din 1.5 mounting...it had idiot lights underneath. But the structure for the EEC was the same, so I peeled the face off of it, glued it onto the Pontiac structure, trimmed the excess. I also swapped buttons since I liked the textrured feel of them better. Believe it or not, that was one of the first mods I had done to the car.

Now that I think about it, I remember seeing your car's dash about a year ago. Did you have this done back then?

It was done over a year ago. Two months or so after I got it IIRC. I did it initially because I wanted a blackened-out dash panel, and this fit the bill perfectly. Now, it's the ONLY thing black in the dash, so I dunno....I like it, but I may find something else to put there.

Surprised nobody has asked what I used for the stereo and meter mounts yet.

You could paint the faceplate. Are you going for a two-tone now?

I guess it's more of a subtle two-tone look now, instead of the previous scheme. Jinx is starting to become more refined, so the interior treatment should match. Hence the reason why I shied away from using gage pods in the pillars. I want NOTHING to be seen unless you really look for it.

Now I gotta find a new use for the spot where the ciggy lighter used to be. It USED to be spot where I put my radiator fan overide, but now that I have a programable PCM, I lowered my fan on-off temps, so the overide is no longer needed.

I'm really glad to see that Jinx is coming along some more now. I remember you were thinking of getting rid of her! No way! Good of you to have made the right decision.

I vote putting into that place a wideband O2 sensor.

Putting something there for WB use will take some creativity. Reading voltage is one thing, but milivolt readings can change dramatically and quickly. I'm a fairly simple man, and I can really be distracted by quickly changing numbers.

So, if I put a WB, or even a narrowband indicator there, it will be highly simplified. Really, I only need to be concerned with three ranges...stoich, rich, and lean. So I really only need three different LED colors to tell me what's what.

Very good point about the LED colors. With the volt reader, you're probably not too concerned about keeping it stock. You could just do an early 90s VW imitation and set up a row of LEDs to show various things.

So, which ideas for that spot do you have? A trans temp gauge? Would you want to do something really weird and get a coolant pressure gauge? It would be hilarious!

Nah. Better idea.

Ripping out the compass display. In it's place will go the wideband O2 and switchable IAT / aftercharger temp display. Compass duties will be handled by one of the rearview mirror units I have in stock.

Either that, or I rip apart an Aeroforce gage and place it behind the gelcell of the compass cavity. But that would be a mighty 'spensive mistake if I fook it.

Please do that. That is such a better idea. I need to see that! I use my compass so much that when driving the SLE or any other car, I look over and see some random dashboard part. It's disappointing. If you can readjust to use the rear view mirror instead, which I suppose is safer anyway, then absolutely go for it!