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Toymods Social Secretary
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How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Wed, 09 June 2004 13:40
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This is just a quick pictoral guide to how i managed to make singlecam's AE101 GTZ dials from the front cut work in his AE82 dash.
Its what i like to call a plastic cut'n'shut.
Basically, i took apart the two different instrument clusters, and investigated the way each mounted and operated. Tim wanted pretty mcuh all the dials, but i decided that it would be far easier to just give him the speedo and tacho (especially since he wasnt paying me!  ) and keep the AE82 fuel and temp guages and warning lights etc.
The AE101 also uses an oil "idiot light" rather than a guage, so there was no hassles there.
NB: there is a lot of fucking around with electronics invloved in this mod, so unless you are pretty capable electronically and understand how most auto electrics work, then DONT undertake this conversion!
This is the shell mounting for the AE82 dash, with everything removed.
Here you can see the AE101 shell thingy, and in front you can see how i have cut off the end pieces from the AE82 shell. These cut off bits are the parts that house the temp, fuel and warning lights.
Here's what i did to both shells...
And whats going to happen, thanks to a little friend called araldite!
Add some instruments to test fit....
Do some mods to the cover faces courtesy of a hacksaw and file....
Here it is mounted and operational in Tim's car.... yes the car IS RUNNING!
And this is why you dont want to do this....
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Wed, 09 June 2004 14:03
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Now that's some dodgy shennanigans I'd be proud of. Well done! 
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Adelaide
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April 2003
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Thu, 10 June 2004 13:56
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I was thinking of doing something similiar when I was rewiring a different cluster into my ae92 corolla.
I was thinking of getting a oil pressure gauge from someone's ae101 20v cluster and adding it to my cluster, but I found out that the oil pressure sender was like 100 something bucks and there are oil pressure gauges come cheaper nowadays.
So is the speedo still accurate? Did toyota keep the same ratio's between models? (Mine was both stamped with 637rpm->1km)
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne.victoria.austra...
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June 2002
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Thu, 10 June 2004 20:10
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thats some impressive work there karl. nice one.
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Fri, 11 June 2004 08:00
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erm.... considering that we put the 4A-GZE engine, gearbox, driveshafts and hubs then all the speedo will be correct, dont you think?
Apparently the oil light doesnt work now... but thats got nothing to do with me
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August 2002
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Fri, 11 June 2004 09:52
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maximum dodge!
i like it 
I would like you to put a JZA80 dash in my MA61....for a carton of beer of course
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Location:
Adelaide
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August 2003
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Fri, 11 June 2004 10:11
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56k killllarrrr!
but not me
well done...what did u do to cover the face black? spray??
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Toymods Social Secretary
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Sydney
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July 2002
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Sat, 12 June 2004 05:59
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glen... i would have to have a look at the two and compare - but i would need the ENTIRE JZA80 cluster, not just dials.
As for covering the face, i just used the factory face cover from the AE101, and hacked it up a bit...
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Melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Sat, 12 June 2004 09:18
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96,*** kms on the clock???
Bloody hell thats low arse kms for a ae82 twincam....
Wow that looks heaps better... I love the racy look of the ae82 twincam ones still the best, i reckon the dash looks really sporty on the twincams
NOICE WORK!!!!
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Location:
Sydney
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November 2003
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Re: How to put AE101 dials into AE82 dash
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Sat, 12 June 2004 11:42
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great job untill you mounted that cut up plastic surround bit..
fix that and it would be perfect.
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