Well, I'm sick, coughing up a lung, so figured I'd post some progress on this little idea I had and needed to execute.

Got a Scanmaster and wanted it to be integrated to the car. Don't like seeing a whole wack of things loose and out of place. I also wanted to see it easily and have it at my disposal all the time.

This one took a little patience while taking apart the Scanmaster and having fun with the circuitry to figure what does what. Don't want to kill it, so test first! I also didn't want the original buttons (they made the mount ugly). So got myself some black switches (had them from my earlier stealth boost controller switch I did a while back)

So the parallel connections to the switches on the scanmaster:



Made everything nice and neat

Next step is to connect the parallel connections to switches mounted on the interior of the cluster trim.



CAREFULLY (and take your time if you do this) carve a hole for the Scanmaster screen. Of course, I needed to take measurements before on where I wanted it, how wide etc. Just take your time.



Now it's not finished still have to install a transparent screen to protect the interior from dust and finish the outside a little more (I'm not leaving it with just the cut, it's not clean enough for me).

This will be continued

What's a scanmaster? police scanner?

And this is for your 1g correct?

Scanmaster is a unit that gives you a wack of info on your car. Think this is all, might be a little more, haven't had the chance to test everything yet. CEL codes are a nice add though

http://www.turbotweakstore.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=1007-SyTy

It's not a police scanner I know I'm in Brampton, but I'm no hooligan lol

I'd have one for my 2g, but they only made it for the 1g, 3000GT and couple other cars.

Looks great G! Can't wait to see the finished product!

Thanks Bryan, hopefully I won't start too many projects with this one....I want to drive them one day

Haha, fair enough!! Can you give us a list of everything you used for this. Tools and supplies

Fairly basic.

Scanmaster 3
Cluster trim out of the car (it's just a couple of screws and wires to disconnect)
Multimeter to test the circuitry
Wires (different color, could have used 4 different ones, but I was ok with just two sets with red/black each)
2x momentary on/off switches (black in preference to match)
Soldering Iron (with small tip for circuitry) to solder your connections
Shrink wire insulator (to make the project clean and safe)
Dremel and assorted bits (I used carvers/sanders)
Drill with drill bit the same size as the switches you're using
Vacuum to clean the mess you made
Think that's it.

I might be making a "How to" on tuners that will be more detailed in the future.

I like your little projects G! Always so passionate about them

How did that fiberglass duct work out?

Pretty neat. My bud has a scanmaster in his grand national. Cool little unit but ancient for our cars.

Looks good buddy. Keep it up!

Merci

As for the duct Mike, it's actually more sturdy than I thought. Dropped it a couple times (not purposely ) and no cracks or anything. So it's been set up permanently on the 2g with the plastic intake duct. Hoping she'll see the light of day in the summer. Miss driving that car sssssssoooooooooooo much! She may need injectors and fuel tank cleaned though.

Finally came around to finish the mount with the plastic cover for the hole. Figured I'd update this



^ Shows where the two buttons are mounted to control "Mode" and "Recall".


Not fully finished as I want to make it smooth with the dash trim and add a little visor for the sun but, in essence, it's functionally done

Also finished my turbo timer mount in the vent piece, fits beautifully and looks stockish:


And fixed my trim that was hanging all over the place :

Damn son! Nice placement on the turbo timer, that looks really good!

Told ya! Hopefully I don't start another project now, at least not until it's on the road.

Yeah I hear yeah, mines off the road right now.
It's been a while since my car has been down over a weekend, and I am itching to get it back together

Nice use of the useless lower vent. I'm a fan.

Did a quick "how-to" if you want to do it, fairly simple just a lot of test fitting and trial and error.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/art...t-bc-install-lower-driver-vent-trim.html

I personally don't have that in my 2g. I imagine I would kick it off w
The first time I got in. Lol.
I've been considering putting my timer in the ashtray or just inner the stereo.

Yo G, I didn't see that huge vent when I first looked, my car doesn't have that, I have never seen that before.

Interesting!

I believe it's a 95 thing? But I could be way out to lunch on that one.

Nope, guess again

It was stock on most Eclipse/Talon/Laser both 1g and 2g that had a couple options (most cars with packages got this as an upgrade). You'll see that no matter if you have the vent or not, you have 2 screw holes under that dash trim for the driver that enables you to have it. It was in the plans for the car, but only some cars with option crazy owners got it. Keeps your crotch nice and cool LOL Pretty worthless though, reason why I modded it.

Really that vent was an option? Wierd they never ask me they just put her in. And I have very litle options No A/C, Crank windows, Cloth seats.

Nice use of that! I used it more to just blow outside air at my nuts in the summer.

Not the one where the turbo timer is now. I am talking about the massive vent that is in the panel.
Also just realized the whole panel looks totally different! Is there something there above the trunk release?
Durrr, after rereading your tech article I realize that panel is from a 2g.

You mean the hood release. The trunk release is on the floor with fuel door release.

No that looks like a speaker cover.

Yeah sorry, I said hood release in my head but still wrote trunk for some reason. I am going to see if I can find a picture of what my panel looks like. Maybe it was a laser thing.

Which vent then? The one on the left side?

The one on tuners.

Yeah the one on the left side, the one you have up on tuners.
Plus my panel doesn't go that low on the left side either

I like that idea and all, but I use my timer for a voltmeter most of the time.

So I think it might be a 1gb thing, I am looking at my FSM for 90-91 and it looks like the one I am describing.

OHhhhhhhh yeah on Tuners I used a 2g panel to show it's a common piece for both. The way you remove them (bolt wise) and the vent are the same. Hence why I mentioned it in the compatibility section. The one showing where to remove the bolts is a 2g lower panel. The final install is on a 1g. Nothing special, just trying to show both work the same way.

Oh ok, so I was right it was from a 2g
Cool!

But that is a speaker grid isnt it?

It definitely look like one, but I can't think of what speaker would be there in either car.

It's not for the speaker no, just a vent. Ugly one too, never quite understood why they made it on a slant. It's making one of my projects on the 2g a pain in the a$$

Oh! I have never seen a vent in that location without a shut off.

Yeah it's a weird design. On my 2g there's nothing behind it either, just the wiring. Might be that I'm missing ducting but it's definitely a vent opening of some sort, at least from what I've gathered.

Johnny, the only downside to mounting the turbo timer is extension of wires. That's why I kept mine as close to the steering wheel as possible as it connects directly under it.

I think it just a vent for the dash to let heat out. There isnt even somewhere to mount ducting. Unless they were just lazy and thru that bolster in all of them or you have a different one then the car came with.

Just catching up on un-read threads. DAMN! nice work dude!

It's clean and looks OEM.

But wait...? that's a vent below the steering column? And Johnny, you're not a fan?

What about those hot ball sweaty days? looool