While the suspension system is being designed and cut by Meyhem Metal Works, I have turned a bit of my attention to the electrical and all that is drives, no pun intended. You may remember, Off Road Solutions has stepped up as a project sponsor and will be designing the harness to give power to The Spike. It's like the Veins and Arteries of this rig! So I got an email from them asking about the needed connections. Fuel pump, ECT, etc. But in that list was one I had not thought about, gauges!
So I started the hunt and began to ask myself; what do I want to know when I am in the driver's seat? The basic dash of the 85 4Runner came to mind, giving me 6 basics to monitor. But them the "nice to know" items accompanies the list, like Fuel Pressure and Oil Temperature. So after some searching I was leaning toward 9 different gauges in a cluster for a dash.
Then, enter Dakota Digital.
I was directed to look at them when I found how expensive quality gauges were. For the same price, or a bit less, I could have a fully digital dash, slim in design, and feed any data I wanted into the display to cycle through when the "Need-to-Know" items were not enough, and I wanted some "Nice-to-know" information.
After some contact with them about the project, I am proud to announce Dakota Digital as the newest sponsor to the build of The Spike. I will be installing a VHX-1023 Dash with a few extra modules to give me more information that is nice to know when you don't have OBDII in a vehicle. Even this buggy will have computers to help me monitor the systems.
If you are in the market for a couple replacement gauges, a custom dash to fit your classic Jeep or car, or a full custom dash like I have installing, check these guys out! Dash technology has come a long way from single item round gauges, this things are intense. You need to check this stuff out.
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