Made some more interior dash and auxillary switches changes

[yorkshirespud]

Carrying on from the addition of the WidebandCommander Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge in my previous installment, I've made some more related dash changes.

The radio in an '87 Chevy truck normally sits at the bottom right part of the dash. In my truck this had already been moved to the (also custom) centre console, and a sheet plate installed where the radio was, with two rocker switches:



I have always intended to rework this panel to fit more into it. I need two rocker switches at least (for fog light, and a button for the WideBandCommander), plus I have on-and-off been working on a microprocessor system for the truck (see http://www.byvac.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.byvac.co.uk ) which can be used as an anti-theft device in conjunction with an ECU map/tune switcher, among other things. I haven't finished it yet, (some wiring and writing the program), but the peripheral hardware is finsihed. I wanted to install this, AND provide a USB point for the various USB driven devices I'm installing, i.e. the WideBand, also the ALDL stock ECU data feed, the microprocesser, and the Ostrick ECU Emulation device.

Ok, first make a template:



and



Cut out of sheet aluminium:



Bend the sides:



Now test fit the devices I'm going to fit, switches, USB hub, a data entry pad, and an LCD display:



And from the back:



Test fit onto the dash. Also here, you can see I've now fitted the Superior Customs rosewood dask wood kit ( http://www.superiorcustoms.com/catalog/CHEVY.GMC.1981_main.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.superiorcustoms.com/catalog/CHEVY.GMC.1981_main.htm ):



Now, fit some felt/foam to the aluminium frame of the new dash section:



Then cover with a piece of black vinyl, and fit the switches and data hardware:



I also double checked at this point that powering up the devices still worked:



Finally fit to the dash binnacle:



When I put the dash binnacle back into the truck, I'll at the bare miniumum wire up the two rocker switches, and plug the WideBandCommander USB into the exposed USB port.

More to come!!

[Cunning Plan]

So whats a widebandcommander?  

Looks good dude

[yorkshirespud]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

So whats a widebandcommander?

Take a look at http://www.widebandcommander.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.widebandcommander.com/

It's just a loggable wide band 02 (lamba) sensor system for monitoring exhaust Air / Fuel ratio, helpful in tuning the engine.

[EDGE]

This one tells you where you're going. This one tells you where you are.




This one tells you where you were.

[EDGE]

you gotta do one of these next...

[yorkshirespud]

Quoting: EDGE

you gotta do one of these next...

Heheheh, maybe

[55starchief]

Quoting: EDGE

you gotta do one of these next...

Philo has one of those. . . . . .









. . . . . . everytime he plugs in his ipod

[art b]

[EDGE]

[ianjpage]

looks sweet