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Old 07-17-2011, 03:48 AM   #26
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Re: my iroc guages done!

well i wanted the accuracy of aftermarket gauges for the vitals like oil press and temp and volts an such plus i havent tried the other iroc gauges to see if they fit yet but i may soon
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Old 07-17-2011, 06:43 AM   #27
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Re: my iroc guages done!

damn that is so nice, what a great idea
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Old 07-19-2011, 11:46 AM   #28
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Re: my iroc guages done!

Like all the info on the install and swap and stuff
those are sick
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Old 10-07-2011, 06:41 PM   #29
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Re: my iroc guages done!

I'm just waiting for the how to instruction..... what yr iroc and will that be the same yr.s for camaro
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Old 10-07-2011, 07:19 PM   #30
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Re: my iroc guages done!

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Old 10-07-2011, 08:30 PM   #31
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Looking to do tech and speedo... So how is it done..
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Old 01-01-2012, 08:43 PM   #32
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Re: my iroc guages done!

I know it is a bit old but would like to have some info on how to swap the gauges over as well.
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Old 01-02-2012, 12:03 AM   #33
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Re: my iroc guages done!

Takes a lot of grinding with a dremal and test fit test fit test fit... Not to mention an hours worth of smoking plastic fumes lol. I will try and see if I have any pictures did this so long ago I can't remember if I tool any durring
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Old 01-02-2012, 09:16 AM   #34
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Is the speedo mechanical or electric?
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Old 01-02-2012, 04:29 PM   #35
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Re: my iroc guages done!

It's mechanical. I think the early 90's Camaro may have electric I have yet to look into that but I don't want to leave the suburban crowd out either
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Old 01-03-2012, 07:31 PM   #36
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Re: my iroc guages done!

does the speedo read correct? Or do have to swap over any thing else from the camaro to get it to read right?
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Old 01-03-2012, 09:27 PM   #37
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Yah reads great it's about 7mph inaccurate according to my gps at 135 and perfectly accurate up to 110
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Old 01-04-2012, 11:59 PM   #38
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ok cool.
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Old 01-05-2012, 08:04 AM   #39
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Re: my iroc guages done!

Very nice.

Might have to cruise up north sometime to take a look.
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Old 01-07-2012, 12:23 AM   #40
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Re: my iroc guages done!

that's the best looking gauge setup i've seen. i went to the bone yard the other day and found a tach w\oil pressure guage instead of fuel gauge. what year camaro do i need to find to salvage the gauge from ?
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Old 01-07-2012, 12:05 PM   #41
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Very nice.

Might have to cruise up north sometime to take a look.
I may have to move south to be next to we're all the parts are in this state seems like all the things I need on Craigslist are south south or way north never in the middle
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Old 01-07-2012, 12:06 PM   #42
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that's the best looking gauge setup i've seen. i went to the bone yard the other day and found a tach w\oil pressure guage instead of fuel gauge. what year camaro do i need to find to salvage the gauge from ?
The gauge has to be modified for the fuel gauge. Also be sure it's a true v8 car
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Old 01-27-2012, 09:55 PM   #43
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Anyone seen a how to write up on these guages yet...
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Old 01-29-2012, 07:45 PM   #44
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Re: my iroc guages done!

impressive insidious! I think you nailed it with the iroc gauges...looks real nice. I'm gonna scour the local parts salvage for a couple and attempt this on a slow pace.....
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Old 01-29-2012, 09:12 PM   #45
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Re: my iroc guages done!

Thanks, it's hard to find any parts anymore for the conversion. I'm hoping I can get my front suspension horrors done sonibcan get back on track with offering some gauge conversions
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Old 01-30-2012, 09:56 AM   #46
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Re: my iroc guages done!

I'll have to try this also since I happen to collect instrument clusters. Nothing looks as good to me as factory GM gauges. Hopefully the backlighting will remain uniform..

Sometimes as the Camaro tachs age, they may begin to read higher than normal. Somewhere in the 170K mile mark, the factory tach in my '89 RS started reading maybe 1-2K higher than normal..the higher the RPM the greater the error. It doesn't jump/twitch either. I can finally shift my lil' 305 at 7K now, LOL.

One thing that's really cool is that you can do this to a 6-cylinder truck since there are lots of 6-cylinder Camaro clusters out there. V6 clusters will have an 80 lb oil pressure gauge.

BTW, all '82-'89 Camaro speedometers are mechanical. There are 85mph, 115mph, & 140mph variants. The '82-'84 85mph units have a dual pointer which is very interesting. '82 model clusters will also have an extra odometer digit (I'd love to know why!).

'90-'92 Camaro clusters were completely redesigned & wouldn't apply to this conversion. I can post pics of the various clusters if anyone is interested.

If you wanted to REALLY get creative you could find an early Cavalier or Sunbird cluster with Tach cluster. They are rare but those tachs have 2 holes for gauges in them. You'd have to swap out capacitors to get them to read right for the V8 though.

I saw a truck with a 2nd-gen Firebird Tach/clock & it looked really good...I was amazed because the guy that drove it was kind of a "Red Green" sort of fellow & he did it himself.. I don't know what he used for a fuel gauge though.
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Old 01-30-2012, 03:28 PM   #47
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[QUOTE=Junqueboi;5155164]I'll have to try this also since I happen to collect instrument clusters. Nothing looks as good to me as factory GM gauges. Hopefully the backlighting will remain uniform..

Sometimes as the Camaro tachs age, they may begin to read higher than normal. Somewhere in the 170K mile mark, the factory tach in my '89 RS started reading maybe 1-2K higher than normal..the higher the RPM the greater the error. It doesn't jump/twitch either. I can finally shift my lil' 305 at 7K



The cameo techs have resistors on the back that die out over time. There is a thread on thirdgen.org that addresses this issue. And the lighting does stay uniform as these are just as big as the truck fuel gauge. An you can also run small van fuel gauges I'm sure
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Old 01-30-2012, 04:50 PM   #48
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Re: my iroc guages done!

[QUOTE=Junqueboi;5155164]'82 model clusters will also have an extra odometer digit (I'd love to know why!).

you can prob thank us for that extra line of numbers, we go faster in km
and i was wondering if a "80s" tach from a Grand Pix would fit/work
it's very simular...i added one to my 81 lemans
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