NX1600 Cluster In a Zenki S13 - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-16-2010, 09:52 AM

Yup, A digital NX1600 cluster in a 89 240 coupe. It was hard, believe me, but I did it just to put away rumors that it couldn't be done, and to shut a few people up. The wiring was the hard part, I hate Nissan wire diagrams, they are so vague about everything, I didn't need to use the NX speed sensor, or the temp sensor, because I have a twin cam swap with a 89 single cam tranny, and I guess the 89 tranny speed sensor puts out the same pulses per revolution as a NX speed sensor. But any way here are the pics.

The rough harness right after it was made

Modifying the cluster garnish mounting plate thingy

After Modification

Had to cut away plastic at the base and the top of where the cluster sits because it the cluster is so tall it was hitting the bottom and the top of the cluster pod.

Cleaned up Harness

Cluster Mock up

Here are some shots of it/me in action

Me,lol

The car it was swapped into

Smurf_240SX · 08-16-2010, 09:59 AM

dang looks prty sweet

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-16-2010, 10:03 AM

Thanks dude

GeneStarWindGSW · 08-16-2010, 10:05 AM

*now it is*

babyjesus · 08-16-2010, 10:06 AM

heck yeah!! that thing looks sick! reminds me of back to the future, "1.21 gigga watts!"

Bumnah · 08-16-2010, 10:21 AM

Looks sweet. Now convert to a black dash.

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-16-2010, 10:24 AM

@babyjesus : "Whoa this is HEAVY doc!"

@Bumnah : Nah, I like my blue interior.

Sam_Well.13 · 08-16-2010, 10:27 AM

WOW. thats look pretty legit.

this was off of the NX. pretty neat. Its like EK with S2k cluster.

SDS13COUPE · 08-16-2010, 10:30 AM

Thats pretty dope. I'd rock it.

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-16-2010, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam_Well.13

WOW. thats look pretty legit.

this was off of the NX. pretty neat. Its like EK with S2k cluster.

Thanks dude, I still gotta fix the cluster garnish, its not quite the right shape. So I am gonna cut the part that surrounds the cluster off, shape it with foam, and have my friend wrap everything in carbon fiber, that's the next step.

SnakeKack · 08-16-2010, 10:31 AM

Looks pretty cool. If I still had my S13 I'd come down there and hire ya to install one on mine. I'm only 35 minutes north of there lol.

Sterlz · 08-16-2010, 10:33 AM

I like my blue interior too. Keep it!

WheelWhore · 08-16-2010, 10:50 AM

Definately like it. Looks great!

eklips3 · 08-16-2010, 01:39 PM

ssiiickk !

props buddy

babyjesus · 08-16-2010, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HellsDrifter 666

@babyjesus : "Whoa this is HEAVY doc!"

@Bumnah : Nah, I like my blue interior.

"MCFLYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

-i dig the blue interior too

ki_JDM_ds · 08-16-2010, 02:25 PM

I really like this.

Here is one on eBay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Digit...Q5fAccessories

Fireblade RX-7 · 08-16-2010, 05:40 PM

My fingers and head still hurt from making that harness.

Smurf_240SX · 08-16-2010, 06:01 PM

Hows it look in daylight?

BlackPearl · 08-16-2010, 06:37 PM

it looks really sweet man. it looks a 100x's better in person.

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-16-2010, 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fireblade RX-7

My fingers and head still hurt from making that harness.

lol, yea. Making that shit sucked

@Smurf_240SX : it looks fine, its still really visible even at the brightest time of day, noon.

@ki_JDM_ds : yup, that's the one, although I think mine is from a 91 NX1600.

lost240soul · 08-16-2010, 07:33 PM

Looks cook kinda like th knight riders cluster lol siccckk lol hahaha

projekt_s13 · 08-16-2010, 08:09 PM

Looks preety good, but you should have documented what wires you had to splice then it would be a helpful thread instead of a "look what i can do" thread.

s13silvia123 · 08-16-2010, 08:20 PM

it'll be nice i wanna do this since my clusters are funky looking and i know a few of these digi clusters are located as well "junk yards near me

brizanden · 08-16-2010, 08:26 PM

thats sick write up to make it easy for all of us to copy you lol.

Broadfield · 08-16-2010, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projekt_s13

Looks preety good, but you should have documented what wires you had to splice then it would be a helpful thread instead of a "look what i can do" thread.

That's an easy thing for someone to say, but usually when I'm doing something custom, I'm just trying to get it done. Let alone taking pics through the whole process etc. Only in the past couple years have I started taking a mass amount of pictures when I'm doing something custom. So unfortunately, there are over 15 years of custom work that I don't even have a single picture of.

OP: Nice work on getting the cluster wired up. I assume you simply used a FSM from both vehicles and mated everything together?

Fireblade RX-7 · 08-16-2010, 08:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by projekt_s13

Looks preety good, but you should have documented what wires you had to splice then it would be a helpful thread instead of a "look what i can do" thread.

I couldn't be bothered. It's not a matter of which wires you have to splice (you have to cut and re-solder every single one of them) it's knowing what each one is for. If you can read Nissan wiring diagrams, know how to solder, and understand how gauge clusters work, you can figure it out all by yourself like I did... And I don't even own a Nissan.

memphis180sx · 08-16-2010, 09:10 PM

sweet love it looks like it took alot of time to do it though

HellsDrifter 666 · 08-17-2010, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Broadfield

That's an easy thing for someone to say, but usually when I'm doing something custom, I'm just trying to get it done. Let alone taking pics through the whole process etc. Only in the past couple years have I started taking a mass amount of pictures when I'm doing something custom. So unfortunately, there are over 15 years of custom work that I don't even have a single picture of.

OP: Nice work on getting the cluster wired up. I assume you simply used a FSM from both vehicles and mated everything together?

That's very true, Fireblade RX-7 and I were just concentrating on getting it done, I just decided it would be cool to document the installation and the cluster running. It was no easy task, just ask Fireblade, it involved countless hours of staring at Nissan wire diagrams and labeling what each wire from each harness does. And yes, we used both 240sx and NX1600 FSM's and played connect the dots,lol. In total we needed 9 wire diagrams to get it done.

K_style · 08-17-2010, 02:52 AM

I have never seen NX1600 gauge cluster before...
It looks really good in S13...

eddieflo · 08-17-2010, 04:37 AM

You guys should make those harnesses for those of us with no wiring and soldering skills. I'd pay for a sweet nx cluster in my s13!

08-16-2010, 09:52 AM	#1
HellsDrifter 666 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Worth, FL Age: 31 Posts: 34 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	NX1600 Cluster In a Zenki S13 Yup, A digital NX1600 cluster in a 89 240 coupe. It was hard, believe me, but I did it just to put away rumors that it couldn't be done, and to shut a few people up. The wiring was the hard part, I hate Nissan wire diagrams, they are so vague about everything, I didn't need to use the NX speed sensor, or the temp sensor, because I have a twin cam swap with a 89 single cam tranny, and I guess the 89 tranny speed sensor puts out the same pulses per revolution as a NX speed sensor. But any way here are the pics. The rough harness right after it was made Modifying the cluster garnish mounting plate thingy After Modification Had to cut away plastic at the base and the top of where the cluster sits because it the cluster is so tall it was hitting the bottom and the top of the cluster pod. Cleaned up Harness Cluster Mock up Here are some shots of it/me in action Me,lol The car it was swapped into

08-16-2010, 09:59 AM	#2
Smurf_240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So Cal- I.E Age: 32 Posts: 879 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	dang looks prty sweet __________________ FS OEM RB25 PARTS

08-16-2010, 10:06 AM	#5
babyjesus Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: moreno valley Posts: 716 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	heck yeah!! that thing looks sick! reminds me of back to the future, "1.21 gigga watts!" __________________ thelittlebigblock.blogspot.com

08-16-2010, 10:21 AM	#6
Bumnah Zilvia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: VA Posts: 291 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Looks sweet. Now convert to a black dash. __________________ bumnah.com/trakpak

08-16-2010, 10:33 AM	#12
Sterlz Zilvia Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: the land where everybody gets it all wrong Posts: 172 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I like my blue interior too. Keep it! __________________ http://sterlz.wordpress.com/

08-16-2010, 10:03 AM	#3
HellsDrifter 666 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Worth, FL Age: 31 Posts: 34 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks dude

08-16-2010, 10:05 AM	#4
GeneStarWindGSW Zilvia Addict Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central FL Posts: 719 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	now it is

08-16-2010, 10:24 AM	#7
HellsDrifter 666 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Worth, FL Age: 31 Posts: 34 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	@babyjesus : "Whoa this is HEAVY doc!" @Bumnah : Nah, I like my blue interior.

08-16-2010, 10:27 AM	#8
Sam_Well.13 BANNED Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Costa Mesa Posts: 855 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	WOW. thats look pretty legit. this was off of the NX. pretty neat. Its like EK with S2k cluster.

08-16-2010, 10:30 AM	#9
SDS13COUPE Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego Age: 35 Posts: 1,402 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	Thats pretty dope. I'd rock it.

08-16-2010, 10:31 AM	#11
SnakeKack Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Florida Age: 33 Posts: 306 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Looks pretty cool. If I still had my S13 I'd come down there and hire ya to install one on mine. I'm only 35 minutes north of there lol.

08-16-2010, 10:50 AM	#13
WheelWhore Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NC Age: 35 Posts: 724 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	Definately like it. Looks great!

08-16-2010, 01:39 PM	#14
eklips3 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Calgary Canada Age: 31 Posts: 626 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	ssiiickk ! props buddy __________________ 1992 240sx (RB20. [email protected])

08-16-2010, 02:25 PM	#16
ki_JDM_ds Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wichita, Kansas Age: 33 Posts: 1,085 Trader Rating: (56) Feedback Score: 56 reviews	I really like this. Here is one on eBay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Digit...Q5fAccessories __________________

08-16-2010, 05:40 PM	#17
Fireblade RX-7 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Lake Worth, FL Age: 32 Posts: 3 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	My fingers and head still hurt from making that harness.

08-16-2010, 06:01 PM	#18
Smurf_240SX Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: So Cal- I.E Age: 32 Posts: 879 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	Hows it look in daylight? __________________ FS OEM RB25 PARTS

08-16-2010, 06:37 PM	#19
BlackPearl Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 22 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	it looks really sweet man. it looks a 100x's better in person.

08-16-2010, 07:33 PM	#21
lost240soul Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: so cal 91761 Age: 32 Posts: 742 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Looks cook kinda like th knight riders cluster lol siccckk lol hahaha

08-16-2010, 08:09 PM	#22
projekt_s13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chico/Pittsburg, CA Age: 35 Posts: 2,801 Trader Rating: (5) Rides Gallery: projekt_s13 Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Looks preety good, but you should have documented what wires you had to splice then it would be a helpful thread instead of a "look what i can do" thread. __________________

08-16-2010, 08:20 PM	#23
s13silvia123 Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: where waldo is Age: 39 Posts: 3,256 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	it'll be nice i wanna do this since my clusters are funky looking and i know a few of these digi clusters are located as well "junk yards near me __________________ 18g and 20g turbo users click on me http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/261219-18g-20g-turbo-users.html

08-16-2010, 08:26 PM	#24
brizanden Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: C-Bus, ohio Age: 32 Posts: 640 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	thats sick write up to make it easy for all of us to copy you lol.

08-16-2010, 09:10 PM	#27
memphis180sx BANNED Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: where you wish u were Posts: 355 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	sweet love it looks like it took alot of time to do it though

08-17-2010, 02:52 AM	#29
K_style Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Henderson, NV Posts: 7,666 Trader Rating: (63) Rides Gallery: K_style Feedback Score: 63 reviews	I have never seen NX1600 gauge cluster before... It looks really good in S13...

08-17-2010, 04:37 AM	#30
eddieflo Leaky Injector Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: el paso, texas Age: 34 Posts: 135 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You guys should make those harnesses for those of us with no wiring and soldering skills. I'd pay for a sweet nx cluster in my s13! __________________ Wastelandfresh.tumblr.com & soundcloud.com/eddieflo

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