RE: Reaper's restoration project
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/3/2008 3:55:23 PM
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reaper2022
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i think if the needle was lit up enough, yes
get a dummy one to play around with, to know for sure, before you ruin yours
yeah, I plan on getting a manual guage cluster (so the guages don't say I'm in park driving down the highway at 55mph lol) when I eventually do my engine swap, so I figured I'd just try to tint one of the guages I'll have two of (like the tach).
But I'm not really worried about how well lit up the needle is.... I won't be tinting the needles, just the numbers. But I'm having second thoughts about the whole idea... it'll look cool, but I'm pretty sure it won't pass inspection lol
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/3/2008 4:45:24 PM
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my94civic
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oh now i understand, i was a little drunk when i was reading it, and it was at 3am last night, i thought you were going to tint the front glass... which might also look kool, but i want me some of those gauges  let me know how it goes, with some pics i might try it
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/4/2008 1:06:07 AM
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Yay for Armor For Sleep.
What's with the cardboard?
How come no pictures of the actual car yet?
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/4/2008 3:03:38 PM
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Yay for Armor For Sleep.
What's with the cardboard?
How come no pictures of the actual car yet?
The cardboard was basically just to see how it would look, if it would be in the way of anything, how much metal it would take, etc. I haven't gotten around to making the actual thing yet (and I still have to find a place that carries sheets of aluminum around here). It should only take an hour or so to bend the metal and stick it on there (I'll either use rivets/screws or 3m double-sided tape). Also, I need to get two more switches before I make the box.
I'll see if I can't get some pics of the car tomorrow (areas that need fixed and everything).... it's pretty dark out or I'd do it right now.
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/4/2008 3:16:32 PM
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reaper2022
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here's some pics that I happen to have on my computer :
Rust repair:
Guage cluster
(you can see all the holes that need filled in the bezel, too... )
and if anybody's wondering, the holes in the bezel are from my old bezel trim:
anybody want to buy the trim kit?
(seriously, if anybody's interested, PM me)
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/4/2008 4:33:02 PM
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addiction2bass
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well you can always just swap the right side gauges on the cluster... that way you can keep the milage true..
but if ya want a replacement bezel ill sell ya mine..... a DX and EX cluster bezels are the same and i used my DX bezel when i replaced my speedo.... cause if ya sell that ring thing ya might want to just keep it on the bezel.
tho i would do the trany swap ;)
and for the cluster... well you know you could just unplug the indicator lights right ;)
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RE: Reaper's restoration project - 1/4/2008 5:02:13 PM
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well I am doing the transmission swap... it's just now it'll be in the form of a 5-speed H22 swap ... I figured it'd be cheaper than the trans swap/turbo project and make (a little) more power anyway.
And I was just planning on swapping out the fuel/temp guage... I was going to test the whole tinting thing on the spare speedo or tach I'd have. I might be interested in your spare bezel, it depends on what the guages come with when I order mine off ebay.
and what do you mean with the indicator lights?
*also, page 1 was updated... I separated the stuff into 3 categories (Restoration, Appearance, Swap) to make it easier to figure out... and added dates of when I hope to have the stuff done (on a few things... most just have a season or month lol)
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