Hi,
A while back i saw a 180b sss in tassie with a instrument cluster that was circular instead of square, a bit like the Z ones only it was in a 180 and i dont think it was a Z one. Anyway now i have decided i like it better then the square one and want one for my 180. Does anyone know what car it came out of, whats involved in fitting it etc

I found this car that seems to have the one i was talking about, maby its just a sss dash though i thought sss had the same one as the gl jst with a taco in where the clock was here is the link to the car, you cant see much of the dash though

http://www.turbophile.com/feature_cars/martin_1600.html

Like this ??



Its from early 180B SSS's - '72 to mid '73 (ish). These are identifiable by the different front indicator / grille treatment (and the fact that they have a different dash ). If the SSS has little triangular-ish indicators in the side of the front guards, its the earlier model. If they're at the end of the grille and integrated into the nose of the guard, they're later model ones.

The later model SSS's do indeed have a normal 4-door style dash with a tacho instead of a clock.

Earlier ones are a completely different dash, and run all the way through to the glovebox, with three large guages (speedo, tacho and clock) plus three smaller ones where the radio is on later models (oil pressure, fuel, and water temp from memory)

I'm not sure what's involved in fitting the earlier dash to a later car, as all three of my SSS's have been early models. If you PM "freak" on here, his father has what I'm pretty sure is a later model car with the earlier dash fitted.

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1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
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1966 SP311 Fairlady

Thanks for that, hmmm anyone got a spare one lying around?? lol i might stick a post in the part section. what are they worth?

I've seen a few on ebay in the last few months - they usually fetch round $100, maybe a bit more.

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

i know i have at least one.. straihgt bolt in to a 180b sedan from a import coupe.. i believe..

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yeah i'm after one as well.....way cooler than the square ones

I can also confirm they are a direct replacement for the square lights.

You'll just need to remount your stereo if you have it installed in the dash (as the fuel, oil pressure and water temp sit where your stereo is).

I have 2 spare sets, one with burnt out gauges, but I'll keep both for now.

sorry for the late reply, if you ever feel like getting rid of either of them yell out im very keen on one thanks for the info guys. i found one on ebay, though it dosent seem to be the 180b one?? http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :IT&ih=016 ill have a crack at getting that one anyway

That one on eBay doesn't look like any 180B dash I've ever seen

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

lol yeah i changed my mind, i decided it prob wont fit! looks more like a 1600 kinda shape only diffrent

I reckon that dash is out of a "chook cooker"

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lol "chook cooker"? speedo is in M/h not Km/h aswell lol def not a 180

That one on ebay is proabably from an 810 180b? I have put an early model dash (Like the one pictured at the top - round gauges) into a later model 4 door, it bolted straight in, but you will need to mess with the wiring to get everything working. They have the same main connecting plug, but the pin position in them is different. Nothing too hard. Oh and mine was a mph speedo (I think all these early dashes were)

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yeah there is one on ebay atm! and im gonna have a go at getting it, it come with wiring loom, and i jst bought a wiring kit aswell so im fair set i am very exciting and jst hoping it dosent sell for like a grand

I HAVE A SSS DASH

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