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Tech Talk => Interior => Topic started by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 01:57:42 PM

Title: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 01:57:42 PM: Can someone folks post up some photos of how they have their guages laid out on their dash? Thanks.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: wizard612 on December 09, 2008, 02:53:17 PM: Always mount the tach in the center. If you want to go racin' then you can swap the tach and steering and mount the seat between the stringers and enter Comp Jet.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 03:03:43 PM: Oh, this boat won't be going racing, well not is any class races.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: 76 Bonneville on December 09, 2008, 08:33:58 PM: Greg, are you talking about cutting in new holes or in which order to lay them out.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 08:39:01 PM: Quote from: 76 Bonneville on December 09, 2008, 08:33:58 PM
Greg, are you talking about cutting in new holes or in which order to lay them out.

Lay out. The holes are there but some previous owner/hack decided to try and fill them in. That fill-in is now popping out. I may go ahead and fill the holes properly and then drilling in my own. Lay out is what I'm looking for. I know how they are on my Miller and I guess that's about the regular way to install them. Just was looking for new ideas.

The old dash. You can see the patches.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Beaveretriever on December 09, 2008, 08:40:43 PM: here is mine
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Beaveretriever on December 09, 2008, 08:44:02 PM: there is

volts
oil
tach
water temp
fuel pressure
fuel level
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 08:48:11 PM: Quote from: Beaveretriever on December 09, 2008, 08:44:02 PM
there is

volts
oil
tach
water temp
fuel pressure
fuel level

Fuel pressure would be nie to have up front. That looks clean.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 08:50:21 PM: Quote from: 76 Bonneville on December 09, 2008, 08:33:58 PM
Greg, are you talking about cutting in new holes or in which order to lay them out.

That look sweet too! I like the clean look.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: 76 Bonneville on December 09, 2008, 09:00:48 PM: Here's the layout in my Advantage before we restored it.

oil pres.
water temp.
tach
speedo
volt
fuel
hour

In the Rogers I wanted simple and clean.
When I originally ordered the Advantage I wanted a dash full of gauges.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:31:42 PM: Who makes those gauges? What is your Speedo?
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GT Jets on December 09, 2008, 09:34:35 PM: Left to right, oil, water, tach, speed, volts, fuel and fuel O0 By the way, it says "Don't Panic" upside down above the guages (a little whitewater humor)

GT

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Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:44:50 PM: GT, what make are those guages? Doesn't that steering get DAMN hot in the sun? :D
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on December 09, 2008, 09:48:23 PM: these are the 2 best pics i could find up my layup

mock layup pre-paint

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2555.0;attach=10797;image)

mounted after paint...

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2555.0;attach=11391;image)
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GT Jets on December 09, 2008, 09:53:00 PM: Quote from: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:44:50 PM
GT, what make are those guages? Doesn't that steering get DAMN hot in the sun? :D

Some cheap ass Faria dealio's I had laying around, and actually no, not hardly at all as far as the wheel, suprised the hell out of me, the black Grant was too hot to touch though...

GT
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:54:42 PM: Thanks, That guy who had one for sale hasn't been back. I guess I'll just keep looking for a wheel. Maybe a butterfly dragster wheel would look cool.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GT Jets on December 09, 2008, 09:55:28 PM: Quote from: Brad @ SoCalJetBoats.com on December 09, 2008, 09:48:23 PM
these are the 2 best pics i could find up my layup

mock layup pre-paint

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2555.0;attach=10797;image)

mounted after paint...

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=2555.0;attach=11391;image)

I had a mechanical version of that tach, it was bagged from the Sanger (UFO) before I sold it to Tom, those are cool!

GT
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on December 09, 2008, 09:55:40 PM: heres the layup i did in the raspberry.....just like wizard was talking about

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=1453.0;attach=7582;image)

only thing i didnt like is the 2 guages just outside from the helm are blocked. i put no-so-important gauges there. (volt and fuel level) and put water temp and oil pressure on the outside. i had to get a bezel for the tach to turn the face towards me because it was so far out to the left.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on December 09, 2008, 10:02:23 PM: Quote from: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:54:42 PM
Thanks, That guy who had one for sale hasn't been back. I guess I'll just keep looking for a wheel. Maybe a butterfly dragster wheel would look cool.

i still have this billet wheel for sale....

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=3283.0;attach=12433;image)
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 10:06:28 PM: Thanks Brad, but I'm not really sure how I want my new project to look. I love the wheel I put on the Miller.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: beerjet on December 09, 2008, 10:12:14 PM: I didnt cut the holes ,
I just replaced the gauges .

(https://www.socaljetboats.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10034/gages002.jpg)

-beerjet-
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 10:26:22 PM: I guess I need to crawl up under the dash to see what WAS there. Right now all I can see are the external patches that are popping out.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: FORKEDUP on December 10, 2008, 07:55:42 AM: just the essentials ;D
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: 76 Bonneville on December 10, 2008, 08:12:56 AM: Quote from: GAWnCA on December 09, 2008, 09:31:42 PM
Who makes those gauges? What is your Speedo?
Those were some inexpensive Gaffrig gauges that picked up from CP or Dana years ago. When we restored the boat in 05, we put in Hardin Stanless series with a GPS speedo. Dont seem to have any pics of those.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: GAWnCA on December 10, 2008, 11:00:05 AM: Well, before I decide on the brand or color of the gauges, I need to figure out what I want to do for boat paint scheme. I just thought I would look at how others have their gauges laid out before I do anything to the dash.
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: KonaCole on December 10, 2008, 12:32:44 PM: This is while it was being painted:
Fuel, Tach, Oil, Water, Volts
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: 2savage4you on December 10, 2008, 12:56:48 PM: Everybody knows this one ;D
(https://www.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi223.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fdd269%2F2savage4you%2F002-63.jpg&hash=3fbb36a4e74bbd8e39551c6d0db002ff2d0c1752)
Title: Re: Dash Gauges Layout
Post by: Stevecat on December 10, 2008, 01:11:00 PM: Depth gage anyone?? :)

I never had one til this summer my kids got me one for Fathers day. Hooked it up temporary just to play. Took it out and scared the shit out of myself. (Ignorance WAS bliss...) But the river bottom is always changing and water level drops a lot all summer 6" -12" a day sometimes. Now I seem to glance at it all the time and so it's going to get mounted up in the "important section" of my dash.