91-92 gauges in a 89 iroc
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Car: 82 Camaro Z28
Engine: LU5 - Crossfire 305
Transmission: 200c - 3 Speed Automatic
there was a post on this in the electronics forum.. YES IT IS POSSIBLE.. u have to sand/cut/hack some of the dash. sand down the cluster and re-wire the 2 cluster harsnesses.. i have the cluster wiring, but the dirsctions were deleted from the server..
here is a basic rundown of what u need to do.. (taken from several posts by 99Hawk120 in the electronics forum)
1. grind out ALL 4 of the supports behind the cluster (on in each top corner and the 2 in the middle)
2. grind down all the tabs on the top and bottom of the cluster.
3. fill ALL the holes in the top and sides of the cluster so light doesnt shine thru.
4. OPTIONAL - paint inside of cluster a brighter white. the cluster i got was kinda a **** yellow cloor.
5. drill new screw holes to hold down the cluster (im put them in a diff place then 99Hawk120 did. u just kinda have play with that and find a place ur commfy with)
6. sand down "non-visible area below line" wording and line (the cluster trim from 90-92 covered that, but wont be covered if doing this conversion).
7. re-wire cluster harsness
8. change vss in tranny to electric vss from 90-92 OR use a dakota digital converter OR put in a mechanical speedo (which i head is a major pain) (im using a vss from a 92. 99Hawk120 used a dakota digital)
i think that covered everything..
mike (loomdog)
here is a basic rundown of what u need to do.. (taken from several posts by 99Hawk120 in the electronics forum)
1. grind out ALL 4 of the supports behind the cluster (on in each top corner and the 2 in the middle)
2. grind down all the tabs on the top and bottom of the cluster.
3. fill ALL the holes in the top and sides of the cluster so light doesnt shine thru.
4. OPTIONAL - paint inside of cluster a brighter white. the cluster i got was kinda a **** yellow cloor.
5. drill new screw holes to hold down the cluster (im put them in a diff place then 99Hawk120 did. u just kinda have play with that and find a place ur commfy with)
6. sand down "non-visible area below line" wording and line (the cluster trim from 90-92 covered that, but wont be covered if doing this conversion).
7. re-wire cluster harsness
8. change vss in tranny to electric vss from 90-92 OR use a dakota digital converter OR put in a mechanical speedo (which i head is a major pain) (im using a vss from a 92. 99Hawk120 used a dakota digital)
i think that covered everything..
mike (loomdog)
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Car: 82 Camaro Z28
Engine: LU5 - Crossfire 305
Transmission: 200c - 3 Speed Automatic
i used a vss from a 92.. i havent completed the swap yet.. im gonna be painting my dash and probably relocating my radio and hvac controls. im planning on taking out my center console..
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Originally posted by un4givin89
There ya go a hack job, just swap the whole dash, makes it alot easier.
There ya go a hack job, just swap the whole dash, makes it alot easier.
It doesn't matter if it's easy to do or not....Life is not easy, things don't just magically appear, if this person wants to keep the original IROC dash's lines, etc, but wants the improved ergonomics and visibility of the '90-up gauges, that is his choice and I wish him luck and hope to see pics posted of it being done, and when completed because I'd like to do the same to my IROC...I'm not going to cop out and go get a whole '90-up dash just because it's easier, I'd rather keep the rest of my dash and see how much of a craftsman that I am and make it work.
Just my $0.02, I wish you luck in doing this Fast1980 and thanks loomdog for your support on this
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You got that right, 88roc! Don't let that guy get under your skin. I am new here and have already learned not to take what he says too seriously. He does have some good ideas, but more often than not, he just bashes people. Fast 1980, I think that if you want to customize your ride, got for it! Take it to the next level. Good luck with your project! If you do it, make sure to post pics for us new guys. Peace
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Car: 82 Camaro Z28
Engine: LU5 - Crossfire 305
Transmission: 200c - 3 Speed Automatic
is this the un4givin89 bash thread? it would not be easier to swap out the whole dash from a 82-89 for a dash from 90-92.. the gauge cluster would probably look alot better.. there is pics of this swap on the board if u look for them..
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...&postid=444094
un4givin says that a 4th gen swap is easier in that thread too..
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=78942
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ging+99hawk120
i should have posted those links origionally.. thats all the instructions i used for my cluster swap anyways..
mike (loomdog)
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...&postid=444094
un4givin says that a 4th gen swap is easier in that thread too..
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...threadid=78942
https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ging+99hawk120
i should have posted those links origionally.. thats all the instructions i used for my cluster swap anyways..
mike (loomdog)
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Originally posted by un4givin89
There ya go a hack job, just swap the whole dash, makes it alot easier.
There ya go a hack job, just swap the whole dash, makes it alot easier.
By the way, here's a picture of the "hack job"...
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