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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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Well I finally got it done. It took twice as long a I thought. I could never make a living doing body work. I am way to **** on stuff I make.
I only found pillar that hold 3 gauges. I wanted one that held 4.
I got Dakota Digital, Boost /Vac,Fuel pressure, IAt,Oil pressure,and Innovation wide band. The oil pressure gauge for the turbo is going down under the ash tray by my air bag pressure gauge.
Next is to hard plumb my in line fuel pump. I got all the fitting just have to get the SS hoses made, then put it on. Then out the IAt sending unit in the intake. Then finally get the dam turbo installed
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:11 AM
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Two more questions. Dose anyone know how to hook up the Nelson in line fuel pump wiring harness? They forgot to send me the instructions with it.
The oil pressure gauge is for the turbo. I planed on putting it after the turbo to monitor the STS oil pump. Or would you put it in between the motor and the turbo? I figured sense I have the factory motor oil presser on the cluster that it would show the motor pressure that the turbo should be the same. What do you think?

Thanks for any help
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:25 AM
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Bejesus, that looks good. What type of material did you use in making that?
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:25 AM
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Originally Posted by 350SS
Bejesus, that looks good. What type of material did you use in making that?
The one of inside the truck is a fiberglass copy of the OEM pillar that I made for mocking up.
Material used are
OEM A pillar
1/4 wood
poster board
epoxy
Bond glass
Bond
plastic promoter
texture paint
interior plastic paint
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:04 AM
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Nice work there!
The first couple looked like birch bark before you painted and textured it.
Thought you were going for the hunter/camo look.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 08:46 AM
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good idea on the turbo oil gauge. I think you would want it after the oil return pump to monitor flow, youll prob need some help after installation so you can monitor gauge readings at idle and someone can jump your psi switch while you get a high speed reading, or i guess you monitor both while driving to get baseline readings. ALSO BADDASS A PILLAR!!!
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That's beautiful. I have a lot of respect for people that fabricate things themselves, especially those that do it so well.
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Don't know how useful that oil pressure gauge will be, there should no pressure between the turbo and the pump (actually a vacuum unless the pump fails, and thats what the buzzer is for) and little to no pressure between the pump and the oil return in the oil fill cap as there is no restriction, only flow. You could put the gauge before the turbo, but it would read the same or close to it as the engine oil pressure.

Nice job on the gauge pod BTW
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Originally Posted by kbracing96
Don't know how useful that oil pressure gauge will be, there should no pressure between the turbo and the pump (actually a vacuum unless the pump fails, and thats what the buzzer is for) and little to no pressure between the pump and the oil return in the oil fill cap as there is no restriction, only flow. You could put the gauge before the turbo, but it would read the same or close to it as the engine oil pressure.

Nice job on the gauge pod BTW

It will be after the STS oil pump it will show the low and high speed pressure of the oil being pumped. I know it wont be much pressure because the other end is open. It should show something.
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Originally Posted by blue 01
It will be after the STS oil pump it will show the low and high speed pressure of the oil being pumped. I know it wont be much pressure because the other end is open. It should show something.
I'd be willing to bet you won't see 3 psi in high speed, if anything at all.
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