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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Edit: This post was originally called.....
"What's wrong with this picture"


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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #1 –
You've only got an 85mph speedo? :punchballs:
If worms had daggers, birds wouldn't f**k with 'em

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #2 –
column shift indicator and no column shift :D

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #3 –
The Amp gauge seems to be the only one up?
:ford::oldcougar::mercury:

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #4 –
That is awesome !!!! Are you going to post a "how to"?;)
Fox-less at the moment

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #5 –
The amp gauge actually works?!?!

 
 
 
Sorry, I had to...

;)


I see what you did...very cool. Just like the mid-80s GM G-bodies with a cable connector?

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #6 –
Space is very limited on an buttstuffog cluster. the only idiot light on the bottom left was the seatbelt light. If I don't know by now if I'm putting on a seat belt, then I need to get out from behind the wheel. lol... I took the selector from the digi cluster that I pulled out of the parts bird. did a bunch of cutting on the back of the vert's cluster and bam.... Gear selector for a car with a column shifter..... I'll be working on a longer cable next. I figure a guitar string in some tubing would work perfect for this simple mod.  I'll post the inner workings of the whole thing after I get it all together.
BTW...the speedo, and the gas gauge is are all that work in the vert. I need to get the rest working, or connected or something. :hick:
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #7 –
Quote from: daminc;329714


That's way cool! I had thought about doing this with my Mustang dash swap. I have been saving the same style indicator to see if I could fabricate this swap. I am curious how you have the indicator cable attached and how it works properly with the floor shifter being that my Mark VII floor shifter seems to have more travel range and possibly not a small enough pivot range for the cable to travel just the right amount.

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #8 –
Quote from: EricCoolCats;329727
The amp gauge actually works?!?!

 
 
 
Sorry, I had to...

;)


I see what you did...very cool. Just like the mid-80s GM G-bodies with a cable connector?


I knew I remember seeing that somewhere before. ;)
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #9 –
Also... I haven't tried using the stock cable. It might be long enough, but I doubt it will be.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #10 –
Cool:D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #11 –
That's Shweeeet !!!! Awesome work Jeddy. Just for that,I'm gonna fab up something tomorrow.....but what to fab?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #12 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;329753
That's Shweeeet !!!! Awesome work Jeddy. Just for that,I'm gonna fab up something tomorrow.....but what to fab?


Fab for sake of fab... LOL!

Well I was fabbing something for my 08 Mustang for a change. I was working on incorporating the familiar Explorer temp and compass display into my overhead lamp console. Last trip to the salvage yard I bought just the unit that fits inside of the Explorer console along with the green display lens. I cut a perfect rectangular hole for the display. My challenge was to remove the digital display from the circuit board and remotely locate it behind the rectangular hole in the front face of the roof console housing.

I did experience a setback. I cannot get the multiple jumper wires I created from the circuit board to solder and stick to the pins on the now remote digital display. I am trying to figure a solution. Looks like possibly small pin connectors will work like those used on disc drive connect cables.

Adapting the Explorer temp/compass display is much less expensive than buying a Gentex temp/compass mirror new or used. If this fabrication experiment fails then I guess I may get a mirror display at some point.

Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #13 –
More pics of the project.
selector from the parts bird


I drilled out the plastic welds to set it free


then to find a place for the install. I would have liked it up here, but the trim covers it just above the  speedo and tach


so this was my only option.


here's the back side of the selector


And of course the front side


I made a notch for the wire.... now to see if I have enough slack make it work. It's gonna be close
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Gear selector implant on a TC buttstuffog cluster ----Now catch the movie

Reply #14 –
Have you tried it as is to see if the cable will reach?

I misread your earlier post where you said it was for a column shift. 

I have a possible plan in place where I may be able to mount mine in the rear defroster switch location on the left side of my instrument cluster bezel. There is already a rectangular hole there for the switch. All I have to do is verify the cable cable travel ratio when I move my floor shifter. I will have to attach the cable as low as possible somewhere on the shifter to see it if it will work. I know that if I had used the Mustang floor shifter it would have a indicator plate but I used a Mark VII shifter which uses a cable all the way to the shift lever instead. It's not important if I cannot adapt it as this is not the first time I have covered up the shifter indicator so I can enjoy the looks of a full manual boot.

With the new double-din later model Mustang centerstack trimplate in place it relocates the rear defroster switch to the lower part of the centerstack plate. So that can free up the space on the instrument cluster trimplate.

If this idea does not pan out then I am going to consider using some of the unused spaces for idiot lights in the cluster housing which include low washer fluid, low oil, low coolant, ABS and Airbag. I will fabricate a contact plate with a brush that rides over the contacts when I move the shifter. The brush itself will provide a ground for each light depending on what position the shifter is in. That brush would be attached to the Mark VII pointer indicator that is still installed on the shifter unit. The contact plate will rest on the metal shifter support right under the pointer.