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I'm sure moving the entire Dashboard and every cable going there is a great idea
6 0 ReplyI don't think there is much cabling in the dashboard of that 1970s exotic.
16 0 ReplyI’d bet the gauges and dash are still in the vehicle.
6 0 ReplyWouldn't that be mechanically driven from this era?
2 0 ReplyYea, speedo would be a spinning steel wire in a sheath, everything else possibly be electric (tach, oil pressure/sensor, if it even had that).
2 0 ReplyOil pressure was actually an air tube, and coolant temp was a copper pipe. You had to be careful not to kink them or your gauges wouldn’t work.
Though the 70s was the transition away from that late 60s tech.
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A lot of it was still analog, which is so much worse. You'd still have the basics, speed, ignition, engine temp, oil, alternator (?), RPM, light switches.
Edit: steering wheel...
3 0 ReplyThat seems to be part of the steering column? But I'm not sure.
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https://vistapointe.net/holden-hurricane.html12 0 ReplyOh shit, that's a Holden? I was expecting a European brand.
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Yeah how tf are they able to move the steering wheel like that?!
2 0 ReplyUniversal joints, which steering columns already have. Just need one that's in the right spot with the necessary range of motion.
Alternatively, a ring/pinion gearbox could be designed to let the pinion rotate on one axis without issue.
I assume they used a rack/pinion setup with u-joints.
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