What happened to it to make it a project car, if you don't mind me asking? I'm curious because that is a lot of modification, and most people don't buy solid VR4s to heavily mod like this (assuming yours is a VR4).

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Mine was actually an SL Fwd model! (I could never destroy a VR-4. Feels too rare to fine one in full working condition.)

I lost timing twice on the original engine, and the lack of real aftermarket support led me to the idea to replace all systems with versions that are very well supported nowadays with good forum coverage.

Not to mention, even a VR-4 in best condition is still a 6G72 transverse engine with a five/six speed and open difs everywhere. You can't push those engines easily, the transmissions aren't bulletproof, the transverse nature means torque steer is always a thing, and open difs means the awd isn't predictable.

Mine is now a GM8100 and a built up 4L80 in longitudinal format. That and the helical differential in the rear solid axle should buy me a lot more performance potentials.

At the very least, I understand my machine better than I did when it was stock.

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IISerpentineII@reddit

I'm glad you didn't do this to an intact VR4, lol. Regardless, this is a seriously cool build.

In regards to VR4 potential handling issues, while I'm careful with my VR4 (stock except for the ECS board and a shifter), I've never encountered torque steering or wheel slip beyond a quick chirp from the tires. The AWD power split with 55% going to the rear helps mitigate/prevent those issues. You'd also be surprised at how much the bottom end can take on these, assuming you have the 4-bolt forged crank. There are also clutched limited-slip rear ends made for these that are supposed to just bolt in and replace the VCU, but it's really expensive and the unit needs frequent fluid changes apparently. Like, same interval as a standard oil change frequent.

But yeah, if you're building for really huge power, the transmissions aren't designed to handle a ton more than stock, and the overall system does not appreciate shock in stock form. Making it so everything can make and handle really high hp is very doable, but it's also quite expensive. This is all kind of a moot point since this an SL though, lol.

While I'm normally not a fan of throwing Chevy engines in anything not a Chevy for the most part (specifically throwing a 350 or an LS in something that has equally viable engines from the same brand as the car), it's not like Mitsubishi has a much of a catalog of big hp longitudinal setups for cars, and this is definitely an original idea. Sticking an 8.1L in a 3000GT is absolutely nuts (in a good way), and I really want to hear and see this thing moving now, especially if this is a 1st gen 3000GT. The only thing that would make it better is if it had a manual, but I bet that would've been an absolute nightmare to pull off. Considering you went with a solid rear axle, it also seems like this is going to be a drag car, so as much as it pains me to say it, the automatic is the better choice from a performance perspective as well since a manual would be slower on the drag strip :(

As much as this build absolutely slaps, I want to see you do another one of these builds with the drivetrain from a wrecked Viper now, lmao.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Honestly, I almost went the route of a WR12 from an audi at the start, but that's a unique kindof fuck-you money I don't have.

As counter intuitive as this may sound, I'm focused on durability and life. That 8.1 built right can output dumb torque and respectable horsepower while barely getting warmed up. With good maintenance, they can reach 500k miles. And we rebuilt the 4L80 with a much firmer shifter and oil system upgrade. With the aftermarket controller, we will have sequential shifting capabilities, so not all the manual is gone.

When this car was manual it was the first manual I ever had, and the heat discoloration on the flywheel absolutely revealed that xD

I'll miss a 5 speed manual, it was so much fun, but I'm willing to sacrifice that third pedal to eliminate wear and money shifting potential.

If I'm ever going to build a third wild one, it probably will have a Lenco.

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IISerpentineII@reddit

I almost went the route of a WR12 from an audi at the start, but that's a unique kindof fuck-you money I don't have.

It's also a unique kind of fuck-you to yourself since I'm assuming you'd do all of your own work. Everything I see and hear about Audi engine work is nightmare fuel cough 4.2L cough. It's also, as you said, a unique fuck-you to your wallet.

And no, it doesn't sound counterintuitive to me to go for durability as the primary goal unless you're building for competition drag racing. Once I'm in a better position to do so, I plan on throwing some expensive shit at my 4.6 3v Mustang to rev to the moon without constant maintenance or fear of breaking. >!It's titanium valves unless titanium keeps going up in price. 8k+ safe redline is the goal.!<

Since you're going to have sequential shifting capabilities, you can go extra nuts and do what some hill climb cars do and have paddle shifters connected to an electric motor that moves the shift knob so you have both paddles and knob as options whenever you want.

You said for your 3rd build, you'd use a Lenco transmission. What was the first build?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

The first build was rebuilding the stock engine, but I bolstered the bottom end and swapped for forged internals. The wild card was the entire M90 supercharger conversion kit I designed and made. Had liquid to air intercoolers on top and a 3D printed aluminum intake manifold.

Until a bad serpentine belt snuck behind the timing cover and caused lost timing, I was pushing near 300hp. Just never fully tuned it in. Plus, any power with FWD and an open dif is pointless.

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Bahring3082@reddit

r/cassettefuturism

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thestoryofmy3k@reddit

So cool! PLEASE post this in the 3S facebook groups- this is a riot!

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Heavy-Focus-1964@reddit

bro what

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

I'm not gonna lie, this as a first comment made me laugh.

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Federal_Refrigerator@reddit

You driving the doohickey thingymajigger 9000 out here. I love it.

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invol713@reddit

NGL, I almost expected to see Yes Man from Fallout New Vegas pop up onto the screen after the boot-up.

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racermd@reddit

If there’s going to be “talking car “ features with this, I just want to point out - for accuracy - Yes Man was voiced by Dave Foley of Kids In The Hall (and News Radio, and A Bug’s Life) fame. I’m sure there’s plenty of raw material to do some TTS work for a one-off project.

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mahSachel@reddit

Hi There!

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Left-Yak-1090@reddit

r/doohickeycorporation would like a word

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Federal_Refrigerator@reddit

Wow that’s a lot of thingamabobbers!

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Acceptable_Pear_6802@reddit

I said the exact same thing

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drinkdrinkshoesgone@reddit

That dash is so cool.

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Comprehensive-Cry636@reddit

Bro got a stovetop dial to turn on his mini bentley tv. I’m baffled…

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LedNJerry@reddit

Battery switch.

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turntabletennis@reddit

I hate that you've done this to me.

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Anussauce@reddit

Ready for takeoff

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soldmysoulforstuff@reddit

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chadder69er@reddit

As a kid in high school, who had my dads Fisher home theater tower speakers in the trunk of my 82 Honda prelude, powered by a portable DVD player mounted on top of an amp, mounted to the center hump in front of the shifter- I applaud this with admiration. Where are you going to mount the record player?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

With this era? Probably laser disc player xD

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chadder69er@reddit

Naw laser disc is too prevalent, they still had support after 2010, you need to find a Betamax.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Or SelectaDisk! :D

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NudeMoose@reddit

You know, that's just what modern cars need, more screens! 😂

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Neither-Box8081@reddit

i love everything about this

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dirtyforker@reddit

Neat, but I got a feeling you're going to hate yourself the first time you drive it at night.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Maybe. Nothing tells you facts more honestly than real seat time.

That's when the revisions start! :D

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StimpyMD@reddit

I dont understand. 3000gt with a 70s Bentley tv?

whats the move here?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

The Bentley might be 70's, but it still resonates with 80's design imo.

I'm just having fun changing the design up in many places

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aoalvo@reddit

I think gauge projects are neat but I always hate boot up times.
also fallout looking car dash.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

I agree. That's a big challenge is the boot load time. The aim is no greater than 5 seconds.

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jojo9092@reddit

Not sure if I would enjoy exploding CRT in my face during a crash but that’s sexy as hell!

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Yeaaaaah. Does have a touch of claymore in the recipe xD

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fckreher99@reddit

Oh hell yup.

What car?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Modified 3000gt.

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Adren406@reddit

Is this the RWD inboard suspension one?!

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Yep!

Given her all the bells and whistles I can create.

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wesleypaulwalker@reddit

this is awesome i cant wait to see this car up and going. dont rush the greatness! MORE BELLS AND WHISTLES

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dbu8554@reddit

Only car that could be made better by adding more electronics to it.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Ehhhh.

Thats arguably one of the top reasons the car was lost to JDM history.

You have to be daft enough to dive into electrical engineering to work around the 30 year fragile systems well pas their prime.

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Wickedsnake00@reddit

Thats arguably one of the top reasons the car was lost to JDM history.

I always thought it was mainly-

"Be careful, the transmission likes to explode. Also if you aren't religious about the timing belt, the engine will also explode."

"Well I'll just have to keep on top of those things."

"...yeah also it's 10lbs of crap jammed into a 5lb engine bay, so...good luck with that."

Very much in the "Awesome cars...when they run" category.

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phate_exe@reddit

Thats arguably one of the top reasons the car was lost to JDM history.

You have to be daft enough to dive into electrical engineering to work around the 30 year fragile systems well pas their prime.

On one hand, you've gotta applaud the level of ambition Mitsubishi threw at these cars - AWD, twin turbocharged V6, 4 wheel steering, adaptive suspension, dual mode exhaust, and active aero.

On the other hand, all of those things were done using late-80's/very-early-90's electronics. By Mitsubishi.

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dbu8554@reddit

Yeah it was sarcasm, I'm an electrical engineer and I think these things are a fucking nightmare before you even get to the electrical system.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

I agree

I've spent the last year replacing all fragile, low aftermarket support systems with versions fully supported. Suspension, engine, transmission... All very common and well understood in forums.

As for the electrical? I gutted all aspects of the car and have been systematically rewiring everything to my own schematics and documentation. It's a ton easier than reverse engineering Mitsubishi's odd designs.

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AEternal1@reddit

You know whats wild? I have come to the same conclusion when I restore limos it is easier to just throw away the master con and re-engineer all the electronics from scratch.

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Sir-Belledontis@reddit

I completely agree with you on ripping out the old wires and running your own stuff. I’m in the middle of a rewire on a 86 Ford Diesel, and I’m having to run multiple new looms to correct the design flaws from the factory

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GringoSancho@reddit

Is this the same 3000GT I seen with the big block Chevy a couple weeks ago? If so, I like the cut of your jib dude.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Absolutely is! And thanks!

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Wickedsnake00@reddit

I need to check this out now. Especially after one of those garage shows teased the hell out of putting a Hellcat engine in one, and devoted maybe 5min of content across multiple episodes on it.

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zeromadcowz@reddit

Wow I would have never guessed it was modified given the fucking Bentley CRT in the dash lol

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Right? XP

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beerguyBA@reddit

Here we are in 2026 and homie's out there in 1986.

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Wickedsnake00@reddit

The man has gone 88mph in reverse

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beerguyBA@reddit

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Infamous_Lunchbox@reddit

Everything about your car is amazing

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fLeXaN_tExAn@reddit

There are "project cars" and then there's THIS guy. Unreal.

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Squidking1000@reddit

Yeah, that is beyond cool. Please copy some Knightrider formats for this bad boy!

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6087@reddit

Now this would be a terrific way to watch advertisements all day while stuck in traffic.

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FlyStriking526@reddit

it has a pip boy built into the dash neat!

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Lower-Victory5888@reddit

this is so sick what the hell. you have me rethinking my stance against screens in cars

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Obvious-Dinner-1082@reddit

That is sick!!! What are you using to run it? Pi or a custom pcb?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Pi for now, but I have a feeling it'll be more specialized.

Pi has a bit too much boot time to be super practical. Good for prototyping though!

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PimpCheese@reddit

Keep us in the loop on your progress! I’m planning on doing something similar with my 1976 Celica as a means to display a wide band readout while looking period, ideally with a song 503 portable. I’ve been contemplating the best way to compile data and a generate signal, most likely also using a Pi. There are more of us here trying to do the same thing than I had ever imagined!

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Obvious-Dinner-1082@reddit

Im going to follow you! I’m been trying to “retro upgrade” my radio and make an older aesthetic infotainment. Also prototyped with a pi.

Super cool, and hope you post more on your progress!

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FlyingGoatFX@reddit

Dope af. Something to consider if you ever wanna upgrade are those green displays that steadi ops like to use that would be better in daylight/ for contrast

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get_beefy_bitch@reddit

Coolest shit ever.

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BaboTron@reddit

Have you got a rendering of what the display will feature? This is so cool.

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MedicalArgument@reddit

love it

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Aggravating_Ad_1889@reddit

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KiraTheWolfdog@reddit

Lol that dash is fucking awesome I love it.

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Aggravating_Ad_1889@reddit

A dodge stealth ?

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EarlyCuylersCousin@reddit

Did you turn a pip-boy into a car?

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Big_Wedding5526@reddit

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Queasy-Meeting-5388@reddit

My favorite thing is that this isn’t even close to the most unhinged aspect of your build.

I will be watching this with great interest.

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FNK7NK@reddit

My mind went : Is this a Pipboy?

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FlowSlowTM@reddit

This looks so cool, giving me pipboy vibes from fallout

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beckett_the_ok@reddit

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power_droid@reddit

Wow. This is incredible!

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No-Examination5478@reddit

Goated design for the 3k

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AdOdd4618@reddit

I love the CRT!

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ZzephyrR94@reddit

r/crt would love this

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Real_Climate4717@reddit

Lol me over here like dang thats an interesting plane interior, oh wait wrong subreddit haha

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original_af_@reddit

This is so fucking over the top, I love it and I want it.

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RuralCrafter@reddit

Me: CRT autist ✅ Car autist ✅ 🙂I like what I see

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AliceB951@reddit

My first thought was... What in the frankenstein mitsubishi is this... Is that a dam crt in the dash?! 😅

I've now looked through all your posts on the car and I love everything about it!

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NoyBoi@reddit

Looks like something Doc Brown would build 🤣

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actualsize123@reddit

This is so useless and pointless. I love it it keep it up.

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ingannilo@reddit

I knew it was a 3s right away from those center gauge pods pointed toward the driver. Makes me miss my stealth.

If I read the other comments correctly, not only did you put this batshit dash together but also have a... Big block GM v8 in it? H... How? No way there's any of the original drivetrain... And no real transmission tunnel in these cars.. Didja cut it up?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

So. Much. Fab work. Yes.

Had to make a custom tunnel, custom subframe, swapped the front with a Mustang 2 assembly, and the rear with a triangulated 4 link ad a Ford 9in.

Lots of work.

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ingannilo@reddit

So it's a Mopar/Mitsubishi mashup with Ford underpinnings from the world's most hated mustang, and an archaic ancient GM v8?

Sheesh, no kidding - - I can truly not even imagine the volume of fabrication. You are a madman. Brilliant maybe. Insane, most certainly. I'd love to see this thing.

Do you intend to do anything specific with it? Racing? Show car? Just a fun weekend toy?

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New-Initiative3400@reddit

This is sick AF

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adudeguyman@reddit

I hope you wire in a car phone that's the same age as the TV

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JoyTheGeek@reddit

Im sorry is that a fucking crt in your dash?? Are yoh building the cars from fallout???

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FuJa-TsuNaMi@reddit

awesome!

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Thanks!

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FuJa-TsuNaMi@reddit

what will it display?

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

At the moment only speed. I've built a gps module into the rear battery case. A bit of code and a nice, big UI on screen should work really well.

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imfirealarmman@reddit

This is the kind of chaos I am here for!

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snakeproof@reddit

I'm working on a similar concept for my Corvair, the intention was to use an amber CRT, however they're getting very hard to find. I'm looking at taking a monochrome LCD and backlighting it with amber instead.

I found a nice ultra wide daylight visible display to put behind the dash, and the display to the right of the shifter is the original Prius cluster from the donor car.

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malauk@reddit

Oh hell yes, I was going to use a small crt in my 62 corvair to make a period looking infotainment screen for the radio.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Oooooh. Very cool!

Honestly, an modern LCD may survive longer than this CRT. I'm concerned vibration and/or heat exposure will break something.

Time will tell

Be sure to keep posting your work too!

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Snoo50682@reddit

Hell yeah

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Badinfluence321@reddit

I just read through your build plans. Rooting for u and please keep us posted. Ur project blows my mind.

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MissouriMeow@reddit

This is single handedly the coolest fucking thing I've seen posted on Reddit.

I'ma need full build breakdown for future references.

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No-Agency7438@reddit

Bro has the 1980s digital dash

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Tronkfool@reddit

https://i.redd.it/ohtd5ipizuwg1.gif

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twitchtripwire@reddit

This is right along the lines of what I want to do in my project car!! Do you have any education resources you could point me towards that helped you with yours! It is so cool!!

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ebolafever@reddit

Share this to r/cassettefuturism

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fiero-fire@reddit

The more mad shit I see on this car the more invested I get

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breakbread@reddit

I love this kind of cobbled together cyberpunk shit.

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Wiseguy_7@reddit

You are a certified madman and I'm here for it.

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smellyelderberries@reddit

6 wheels, an 8.1L motor, and now a Bentley CRT dash... WTF is next for this ridiculously amazing and entertaining build‽‽‽

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

Thanks!

And I dunno, maybe reactive air brakes in the spoiler upon brake peddle engagement? Or perhaps louver panels over the rear window that articulate closed on button press?

I'm just spitballing.

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smellyelderberries@reddit

Both sound super dope but I'm definitely a sucker for active aero lol. Regardless I know you'll engineer something wicked!

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jimbofranks@reddit

Holy crap that’s a Mad Max looking ride right there.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

It's so satisfying to see every bit of tiny detail come together. Like pieces of a complex clock mechanism slowly coming to life.

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bnutbutter78@reddit

What in the fucking fallout 4 is this?

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thedaveness@reddit

Please for the love of God teach me! I need this and I’m wiring up my freaking instrument cluster tomorrow but not now lol.

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Vengeful-Wraith@reddit (OP)

It's both not hard and annoy at the same time.

Any CRT system with an antenna port can be upgraded to HDMI with an RF Modulator. The imae shown on the screen? I'm still working that out. In theory, a raspberry pi with the right setup and a gps module to display speed data is enough for a speedometer.

I'm still working out those details.

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