Roadkill's 1983 Chevy Z28 - (Work Starts on Page 5)

[Roadkill]

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]

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 . . . . .

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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]

They look nasty in my opinion, ultralite every time

[Roadkill]

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]

Quoting: Roadkill

White faced ones would look stupid

They arnt white they are aluminium

[Incursus]

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]

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]

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]

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


Nice gauges though

[Roadkill]

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]

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

[Titsy]

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

[Titsy]

Quoting: Titsy

what about the Colbolt

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

[Titsy]

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

[CJ-IROCZ]

your replying to your own posts there mate

[Titsy]

Quoting: CJ-IROCZ

your replying to your own posts there mate

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

[Titsy]

Quoting: 55starchief

They arnt white they are aluminium

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

[Roadkill]

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]

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]

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]

least we agree they're ali

[Incursus]

Quoting: Roadkill

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

[CJ-IROCZ]

Quoting: Roadkill

Regardless of that, however, they'd look crap

[Roadkill]

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]