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Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:32 pm**

Autometer Phantom gauges came in, in March, but I didn't have the pod to put them in.

Finally last week the pod came in and I ventured into the land of vacuums and electronics and installed the gauges. (thanks 91-WhiteT)

I used the Tap on the Intake Manifold at cylinder 1 for the vaccum line.

For the lighting of the gauges I used the ashtray light wires to tap, as I couldn't get into the lighter, and I had to do something to my stereo so It was out at the time.

Total time took about 2 hours, but 1 hour of that was wrestling with trying to take off hte steering wheel. I eventually gave up.

Oh, I also installed a stainless gauge bezel surround that my GF bought me. Looks pretty good, not too flashy in the dark car.

Pics up at http://quickdraw.dynu.com/gauges

Video at http://quickdraw.dynu.com/gauges/boost.avi (Rotate your head 90 degrees to the left to view properly)

Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:40 pm**

Awesome! I was just about to ask about where to T in for a boost gauge.

Looks GREAT!

Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:20 pm**

quick,

you may have mentioned this elsewhere, but what'd you do to the plate surrounding your gauges......Or is it an additional plate you stuck in there......looks like brushed aluminum

Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2004 8:26 pm**

It's an ebay job my gf ordered for me.

Just a stick on plate, brushed aluminum

Posted: **Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:38 pm**

Should've engine-turned the alloy.

Steve

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:05 am**

evolutionmovement wrote:Should've engine-turned the alloy.

Steve

I don't get it..

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2004 12:24 am**

Some old cars with alloy dashes or engines had the surface treated in what is called engine turning. Its a process where small semi-circles are inscribed in a brush-like pattern repeated over the alloy surface. Old Bugattis are famous for this (although most received the treatment by later restorers). Some aircraft also had this. A design professor of mine hired an imigrant to do all the alloy in her studio by having him put grit between his thumb and the alloy surface then rotate his thumb with the back of the first didgit as the pivot to inscribe the marks. He repeated it probably a million times, but it sure looked cool in the sunlight (she had a lot of alloy stuff).

Steve

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2004 3:07 am**

Engine turned-- looks like fish scales.

Cool.

Posted: **Sat Apr 24, 2004 3:46 pm**

Looks good!

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Boost and A/F installed (pics)

Boost and A/F installed (pics)