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General => User Rides => Topic started by: CustomT on August 11, 2007, 09:24:06 PM

Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: CustomT on August 11, 2007, 09:24:06 PM
Well, it's not a Turbo Coupe anymore.  As you can see, the car has it's orignal paint and interior.  The enging is a built 302 (see sig), the instrument panel is Nordskog Digital Performance guages and the stereo is a Kenwood with a 600 watt amp (not shown).  I still have a little bit more work to do, some engine dress up and I want to repaint the car and re-do the enterior a different color and in leather.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: CustomT on August 11, 2007, 09:25:48 PM
Now the interior.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: CustomT on August 11, 2007, 09:26:40 PM
And finally under the hood.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Chooglin on August 11, 2007, 09:54:14 PM
very nice work..................I like what you did with the instrument panel.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: kingcars on August 11, 2007, 11:18:35 PM
I like it!  Very cool.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Dustin1690 on August 12, 2007, 03:44:00 AM
Verrry sweet
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Romeo2k on August 12, 2007, 04:16:45 AM
Nice!
That cluster is awesome!
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: thundr306 on August 12, 2007, 08:02:34 AM
Nice car!
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: yellow86coogr on August 12, 2007, 01:20:13 PM
Very nice indeed. I like the dash allot as well.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: CustomT on August 12, 2007, 04:29:23 PM
The instrument panel is cool.  I comes with a lot of features, for instance.....The speedometer is self calibrating, you put it into program mode and drive a mile at any speed and it calibrates the speedo to where it is exact.  Also, the speedo will let you know your speed in a quarter mile, a push of the button, put it into program mode and run it, at the end push the button again and there is you speed in a quarter mile.

The rest of the guages also let you know what your highest and lowest temp was, highest and lowest oil pressure was and so on.  They are pretty cool.

I put them in due to the Tach was burnt out, the speedo was not correct past 55 and then it only went to 85, the temp guage was never correct and I got tired of the fuel guage bouncing up and down at a quarter tank.  I saw these on summit's site and bought them.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: vinnietbird on August 14, 2007, 09:29:40 AM
Great looking car!! How hard was the gauge install?Iwouldn't mind doing up a cluster siimilar to that one day.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: CustomT on August 14, 2007, 07:59:41 PM
Quote from: vinnietbird;168720
Great looking car!! How hard was the gauge install?Iwouldn't mind doing up a cluster siimilar to that one day.


It wasn't hard at all, the gauges fit right in the holes (except you have to cut out the flaps in the oil, temp, volt and gas holes).  Other than that it was a breeze.  It took about 6 hours to do and you need to leave the plexiglass off other wise you won't be able to use the features on the gauges.

If you go with these same gauges, I would recommend using their temp sensor and oil sensor.  Stock sensors didn't give the proper readings.
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: cougarcragar on August 14, 2007, 08:45:38 PM
Quote from: CustomT;168962
Stock sensors didn't give the proper readings.


That's for sure. The stock buttstuffog gauges are nearly worthless.

Nice Turbo Coupe!
Title: Finally, Took Pics of my 87 Turbo Coupe
Post by: Thor Power on September 08, 2007, 12:39:27 AM
Those are SWEET! You ordered them from Summit. Was it hard to modify, (esp for the fuel guage). Let me know. email thorpower1988@yahoo.com