83 instrument cluster

November 30, 2008, 03:46:48 AM

ok, i'm asking now because i cannot remember if i read this elsewhere yet....

the digital dash for the 83-84.... does it have the 85mph top speed? if so, can the resister mod be used for these?

83 instrument cluster

Reply #1 – November 30, 2008, 04:46:38 AM

The w-2 mod dosen't exist for 83-84 speedo's as far a I can find. and yes, limited to 85.

83 instrument cluster

Reply #2 – November 30, 2008, 11:20:42 AM

the 83 / 84 digi speedo cluster is rare,,
one guy here said he had a full digi cluster in an 83 but never posted pics of it. It would be nice to see that whole setup.

can you post a pic of your speedo? / cluster?

83 instrument cluster

Reply #3 – November 30, 2008, 04:00:49 PM

pics coming up. i got it from a friend/customer. he pulled it from an 83 heritage. you saying i got something worth gold here? :hick:

83 instrument cluster

Reply #4 – November 30, 2008, 04:45:09 PM

btw...yes i DO have the proper fuel sender for this thing :D

may 13 1983

R36??

ok, so there are the pics of that which i have (not in the car yet obviously. but will be..i farkin hate that ugly buttstuffog thing with the 80's checkerboard surround.....)

83 instrument cluster

Reply #5 – November 30, 2008, 04:47:40 PM

why the hell does my first picture never come up on here?????

83 instrument cluster

Reply #6 – November 30, 2008, 05:08:23 PM

post in the advanced screen, and the 1st post will show up.

83 instrument cluster

Reply #7 – November 30, 2008, 08:23:24 PM

meh, its just the pic showing the date stamp of may 13 1983.

so, anyone got an evtm or lost ark of diagrams or something to say whether or not i could do the w2 or equivalent?

if i cant, then so be it. i will instead mount a cyberdyne speedo/tach in place of the speedo module lol

83 instrument cluster

Reply #8 – November 30, 2008, 09:46:03 PM

I cant help on the 83 evtm but i sure as hell will put this in the diy.

I would feel guilty knowing we have all had the opportunity to see the 83/84 electronic cluster tore down like this and let the thread slip away.

I have no suggestions on a speedo mod other than a question....

do you remember if the speedo is set on Kilometers per hours, were your able to go faster than 85mph?

better yet,, do you remember when you turn your key on only, does your cluster start out by displaying "188"?
If so, its likely you can modify this.

the biggest problem here is your one of a handfull of people i know of with this rare cluster. this would leave little room for error with a test cluster to mess with.

83 instrument cluster

Reply #9 – November 30, 2008, 09:56:05 PM

I have documentation for '84. Does your car have cruise? The electronic speedo uses the same speed sensor that the cruise uses.

83 instrument cluster

Reply #10 – November 30, 2008, 10:01:11 PM

my 83 digi speedo only shows 85 (my gps said i was doing 94:mullet: )..... the kph button is on the dash and yes, it reads past 100

this is what it looks like at start up

Quote from: jcassity;245458

the 83 / 84 digi speedo cluster is rare,,
one guy here said he had a full digi cluster in an 83 but never posted pics of it. It would be nice to see that whole setup.

my evtm (for the 83, i have all 5 service manual books) does not show a "full cluster", digital or otherwise.... i don't think it was offered until the 85 remodel... even the 83/84 turbo model only had boost lights, no guage (boost on/over boost)

p.s. since you have it opened, i'd lube the gears for the odometer and where the speedo cable connects to the back..... i've replaced 2 digi clusters and 2 speedo cables before i found out that when it's really cold, they those gears like to chatter

83 instrument cluster

Reply #11 – November 30, 2008, 11:28:47 PM

yes, mine does have cruise, but the cluster does have a cable connection on the back for the speedo cable

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83 instrument cluster

Reply #12 – November 30, 2008, 11:55:47 PM

Quote from: LumpyCheeseman;245544

yes, mine does have cruise, but the cluster does have a cable connection on the back for the speedo cable

The "speed control amplifier" in the diagram above is the cruise module.

83 instrument cluster

Reply #13 – December 01, 2008, 12:56:14 AM

so, can these be made to display over 85mph, or is lumpy gonna have to gut it and mount a cyberdyne inside? lol

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Reply #14 – December 01, 2008, 01:52:00 AM

since it reads past 85mph in the metric range, it would stand to reason it could also do so in standard.

This is probably gonna be your code to crack.,, not sure anyone else here can help. I dont have the right tools to do it. Great thread though,, nice to finally get pics of the animal ive heard about.

frankly , all you have to do is put it in kilometers per hour and multiply that by .62 and you have miles per hour,, or 62% of what you see is miles per hour.

for instance, when you finally see 85, that is 137kph

90=144kph
95=152kph
100=160kph
110=177kph
115=185kph
120=193kph