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Old 29th January 2019, 13:01
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Have you bought a set of instruments?
If so a detailed step by step guide with a wiring diagram would be a great addition to the site.
I am very tempted to buy a set when funds allow but the wiring frightens me.
Here are some instructions that came with the gauges
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Old 29th January 2019, 17:09
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Thanks for that but there the easy ones!

Speedo will probably be the hardest.
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Old 29th January 2019, 17:54
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Thanks for that but there the easy ones!

Speedo will probably be the hardest.
Ah
I’m not doing the speedo or tacho at first
Sorry
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Old 29th January 2019, 19:46
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I have these gauges in my mirage 250 , how do you set the time on the clock?
does the little knob need pulling out to wind it to the correct time .?
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Old 29th January 2019, 20:05
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I have these gauges in my mirage 250 , how do you set the time on the clock?
does the little knob need pulling out to wind it to the correct time .?
The instructions say to put a finger on the chrome advance knob (don’t press it) and after 4 seconds it will begin to advance.
I have taken a photo of the instructions for you
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Old 30th January 2019, 12:03
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Thanks for that but there the easy ones!

Speedo will probably be the hardest.
I have instruments from the same company, but with different faces, in my 250GTO.
The diagrams already posted are the same as the ones I have.

I also have the speedo and tach diagrams along with the speedo calibration instructions:-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xb1s3cnk2...ng001.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/f6kgn7tjf9...ng002.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bupai5ct2y...on003.jpg?dl=0
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Old 2nd February 2019, 12:45
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Default Rover seats

I’ve been making up a couple of wiring harnesses so that o can move the seat switch gear to the centre of the car behind the handbrake. Just the car side to do next. A local engineering firm is making some brackets for the base of the seats to attach them to the car.
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Old 29th March 2019, 18:58
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Default Seats, carpet and dash

God I’m slow, but enjoying the ride.
Just finished installing the electric rover seats after dying the carpet black from brown and spraying the dash black.
Yellow seatbelts as the car will be yellow when finished in 2022 haha
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Old 4th May 2019, 17:50
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Default Dash and Console

I know it won’t be to everyone’s taste but I’ve nearly finished the dash. Installed a double din pioneer unit that gives me DAB radio, rear and front cameras, Bluetooth and apple play.
Used the cortina gauge pod, mini switches
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Old 4th May 2019, 17:55
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I’ll take some better photos when I can get her out of the garage
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Old 7th May 2019, 12:25
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Nearly finished the interior stuff
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Old 7th May 2019, 15:44
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Needs a bit of fettling but it’s nearly there
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Old 6th June 2019, 18:20
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Have you bought a set of instruments?
If so a detailed step by step guide with a wiring diagram would be a great addition to the site.
I am very tempted to buy a set when funds allow but the wiring frightens me.
The wiring for the gauges was very straight forward except for the oil pressure w. I bought a small manifold so that I could use the existing oil pressure light sensor but it won’t fit in so am thinking about where to take the feed off.
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Old 6th June 2019, 19:28
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Default It’s starting to get exciting

Got the old girl MOTD this week so now it’s time to get to the exciting bit, stripping the rear end off the car. I am going to take erichomes path and do it in sections so the car can be driven in between.
Sills, side panels and boot off today😁
One question. When the panels are off it is a good time to do some protection in places that can’t be seen. My sills are hood with a bit of surface rust. What do people recommend I use?
Thanks
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Old 13th June 2019, 13:29
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Back end on temporarily to get the electrics sorted.
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Old 21st June 2019, 18:33
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Boot is rested in place. Looks like there could be quite a bit of work to get the levels and shut lines correct. Never done this before so will have to see how I get on!!!
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Old 23rd June 2019, 09:43
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Boot is rested in place. Looks like there could be quite a bit of work to get the levels and shut lines correct. Never done this before so will have to see how I get on!!!



I’d suggest you have a read of other 250 build threads to see how others have approached this.

The good news is there is usually more than one way to achieve the same result.

Good luck, Paul.
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Old 23rd June 2019, 10:44
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Thanks Paul
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Old 9th July 2019, 11:51
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Default Slow progress

Took the Mongrel out for a drive yesterday good fun and got some strange looks haha. It’s only hot the rear clam and sills on. She off to Malcom at Automotivenostalgia in a couple of weeks to get the exhaust fitted and the filler cap.
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Old 28th November 2019, 13:02
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Slow progress
Boot is taking a lot of work to get the levels right. Front clam going on and wiring for front lights started
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