Lighter = Faster (N/A build thread #2)

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Originally Posted by Ubaru

Is that compatable with a 1983 gs ? I need a few parts, i doubt this but wanted to ask

Originally Posted by RETed

No.


-Ted

They certainly won't bolt right in but I imagine the tachometer, voltmeter, oil pressure, and fuel level gauges would work if you used the S5 FC sending units. The transmissions are essentially the same so with the correct rear end and speedometer drive/driven gears I imagine it would work as well. Lots of custom work though.

Played with some cluster concepts last night. The current leading concepts are #1:



and #2:



#1 is nice because it puts 7 gauges right in front of me but is a little cluttered. #2 is cleaner but requires me to put fuel level, voltmeter, and the wideband in the console though I could add an extra gauge in the middle (voltmeter?) for a total of six in the cluster.

Today I braved the weather and worked on the silver car. Got the rear end buttoned up completely and swapped the fuel lines around so they're in the correct locations now. I also confirmed the fuel lines are not pinched as pointed out above (thanks for the heads up though!):



I've been selling a ton of parts from both cars and the silver car is slowly disappearing:



Bad part is I ended up breaking just about every bolt on the bottom of the car so there'll be lots of drilling and tapping in my future. Also came across the worst part of the car yet:



Looks like the car was in a low-speed, offset collision on the passenger's side. I'll likely have to get the whole piece replaced.