Central Shift Boxes
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That what we were trying to avoid, the ultra cluttered thrown together look!
Im sorry but in my opinion the factory setup with its switches and lights looks to kit car to me, especially after seeing the men and motors program "a race car is born" with there layout of switches and lights being similar!
But as stig says, each to there own, the photo doesnt really do it justice, oh and that fire extingisher pull isnt SVA compiant!
One of the most functional and impressive bits (other than our instrument panel) on our dash is the fuel pump "KILL" switch (borrowed from a fighter plane).
Im sorry but in my opinion the factory setup with its switches and lights looks to kit car to me, especially after seeing the men and motors program "a race car is born" with there layout of switches and lights being similar!
But as stig says, each to there own, the photo doesnt really do it justice, oh and that fire extingisher pull isnt SVA compiant!
One of the most functional and impressive bits (other than our instrument panel) on our dash is the fuel pump "KILL" switch (borrowed from a fighter plane).
GTRCLIVE said: SVA Rules on switch gear on dash etc. The area 127mm around the outside of the streering wheel is free, as the mans Imitation head will not hit it. If it does, then Stig can do what I did with my Cutoff switch, just use a 20mm hole cutter on a Tennis ball, and slide it over the top. PASS. Needless to say the tennis ball is for hire..
Stig how do I put up a picture like you just have ??
Just use HTML tags. Don't you engineering types know about that sort of stuff?
Just put < IMG SRC="url to the picture" > but without the spaces
PS. The extinguisher pull is within 127mm of the wheel. So nurr nur ne nurr
Besides, as I said to Paul, if it's a problem for SVA it's no big deal to pull it out and replace afterwards. >> Edited by Stig (moderator) on Wednesday 15th January 09:52
>> Edited by Stig (moderator) on Thursday 16th January 16:09
k wright said: thanks Stig for taking the time to carefully mark the diemensions that you used to mount your dash works. your website is a reference for several of us.
ken
No probs Ken. It's still a good idea to check your own layout though (caveat emptor applies!). Remember to also think in terms of what's behind the switches too.
B1 ECC said: like the Stack unit in stig's photo (although not to sure about black on white ) and the swithgear layout to the right, but i have to say the centre section looks a bit vague.
Oh' with regard to the SVA, if memory serves, nothing must protrude more than 9mm beyond a 200mm radius of the steering wheel rim.
Ah, but the Stack goes nice and blue at night
Not sure what you mean about the centre section looking vague? It's pretty darn obvious what they all do! I thought about adding a couple of dials a la the Red demonstrator, but seeing as al the info. is available through the Stack setup, it seemed pretty pointless.
Spartan is to my taste, but as I said, not to everyones.
gtrmannen said: This is how it schould look
http://personales.jet.es/jmarino/finished3_2.JPG
Should it? I must have missed that shot in the build manual then
How do you see the warning lights (switches?) behind the wheel when you're travelling straight ahead? (ie. with the wheel horizontal as shown).
Stig said:
B1 ECC said: like the Stack unit in stig's photo (although not to sure about black on white ) and the swithgear layout to the right, but i have to say the centre section looks a bit vague.
Oh' with regard to the SVA, if memory serves, nothing must protrude more than 9mm beyond a 200mm radius of the steering wheel rim.
Ah, but the Stack goes nice and blue at night
Not sure what you mean about the centre section looking vague? It's pretty darn obvious what they all do! I thought about adding a couple of dials a la the Red demonstrator, but seeing as al the info. is available through the Stack setup, it seemed pretty pointless.
Spartan is to my taste, but as I said, not to everyones.
Stig, Yeh, Spartan would be a better discrption, but as you said if it works for you then there's no contest. Again on a personal view I don't think the round guages go well with the Stack dash, i've been wanting to fit a fuel pressure guage that would compliment the Stack dash but I haven't found one, round just doesn't do it.
GTRCLIVE said: Well boys you wanted to see the best then just buy it off me. Comes with free car....
Clive,
Edited to say: I had a copy of this pic. and have moved the link so it's visible by all
That's a link to the members area of the Ultima Owners Club site, which means that it's only visible if you have access to the members area.
James
>> Edited by Stig (moderator) on Wednesday 15th January 11:56
>> Edited by james on Thursday 16th January 16:08
My dash is a bit more utilitarian than the rest of you.
www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/index.asp?storyId=2763
Picture is about half way down the page.
www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/index.asp?storyId=2763
Picture is about half way down the page.
james said: My dash is a bit more utilitarian than the rest of you.
www.pistonheads.com/roadtests/index.asp?storyId=2763
Picture is about half way down the page.
Having been in the car, it's the 'Cardboard Fibre'(tm) instrument pod shade that I was most impressed with
It's super lightweight .
I suppose I could have made it out of "Space Age Materials", but by the time I got to realising that I needed it (between practice and qualifying of my first race) I didn't have any unobtanium with me, or the facilities to precision grind it to the correct profile. So, I resorted to best race car prep practices. I used a bit of cardboard and some Gaffer Tape.
. I suppose I could have made it out of "Space Age Materials", but by the time I got to realising that I needed it (between practice and qualifying of my first race) I didn't have any unobtanium with me, or the facilities to precision grind it to the correct profile. So, I resorted to best race car prep practices. I used a bit of cardboard and some Gaffer Tape.
Or an Alternative to the stack system
www.adequatespeed.freeserve.co.uk/pics/gbg_2.jpg
and
www.adequatespeed.freeserve.co.uk/pics/dash_layout_4.jpg
www.adequatespeed.freeserve.co.uk/pics/gbg_2.jpg
and
www.adequatespeed.freeserve.co.uk/pics/dash_layout_4.jpg
Two questions if you folks don't mind.
Adequatespeed: What do the little red buttons on the wheel do? Read your great build site but I didn't run into a descrption.
GTRClive: What is that little "pod" on the right side of the stack a few inches above the shifter on the dashboard? It looks like a set of LED's?
Thanks, great discussion by the way.
Adequatespeed: What do the little red buttons on the wheel do? Read your great build site but I didn't run into a descrption.
GTRClive: What is that little "pod" on the right side of the stack a few inches above the shifter on the dashboard? It looks like a set of LED's?
Thanks, great discussion by the way.
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