1 car was found with the cluster in it and sold to a member here so there is a unit in a persons hands weather they want to take it apart and ask someone to 3d scan it and print it is another story.
This custom made instrument cluster is a beautiful addition to the Fiero dash. I believe that it uses the Firebird gauge panel.
I am surprised that no one has offered this product in fiberglass. The effect really upgrades and modernizes the interior.
------------------ " THE BLACK PARALYZER" -87GT 3800SC Series III engine, custom ZZP /Frozen Boost Intercooler setup, 3.4" Pulley, Northstar TB, LS1 MAF, 3" Flotech Afterburner Exhaust, Autolite 104's, MSD wires, Custom CAI, 4T65eHD w. custom axles, HP Tuners VCM Suite. "THE COLUSSUS" 87GT - ALL OUT 3.4L Turbocharged engine, Garrett Hybrid Turbo, MSD ign., modified TH125H " ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "
[This message has been edited by Dennis LaGrua (edited 06-12-2015).]
The 1990 Cluster is similar to, (but came before and is not identical to), the Firebird.
My answer is the same as in 2009. I had starting thinking about how to build a rounded plug-and-play bolt-on pod but I had got too busy with other things to pursue it.
Still making the plug and play harnesses for folks that want to tackle the mechanical stuff themselves. PM me for details if interested.
With the advent of 3-D printers the reproduction of this pod should be doable?
All we need now is for someone to do just that, reproduce the instrument pod.
Yes all we need is someone with the time and money to invest in a product that many will profess an interest in, but few will actually buy. 3D printers are not free and by the time you create a working prototype you have invested tens of thousands of dollars with hopes of getting a return on your investment. The only way to pull this off would be a dedicated enthusiast with the skills, or one of the large big named vendors with deep pockets. So far neither has stepped up to produce this.
This past December I posted in the thread below asking if the prototype instrument pod and HVAC/radio surround would be made available for reproduction. See the response I was given.
This past December I posted in the thread below asking if the prototype instrument pod and HVAC/radio surround would be made available for reproduction. See the response I was given.
Don't take the "No" part too hard; the parts might be handmade or possibly brittle and I can understand why the owner might not want to dismantle them so that molds could be made. Particularly if he doesn't have the time or know-how to make the molds, and has to send them out. What if the dash pod gets damaged in shipment?
What is the cost of a Firebird cluster & harness conversion?
I've built about a dozen of these and each one is custom depending on what the customer wants, but average price including the cluster and all the Firebird switches tested and shipped is about $500. I've also modified clusters with the Sunbird turbo tach for install into the G1 Dash. Now if only someone wanted to build the 1990 Pod I could easily wire it to be plug and play.
I thought at some point in time (way back) someone had actually produced a couple of these - don't recall who or where they are today (I seem to recall that they were installed into a car(s)).
IIRC it was made more as a 1 off, not sure if there was a plan at making a bunch of them or not.
The one Sofaking has looks interesting, but it really needs more of a sunshade and the clear plastic needs to be angled backwards or there is going to be horrific glare on it.
Still I think it was a one off. I have offered to partner with anyone good with fiberglass that wants to do the shell. I don't have the skills to do that.
jscott, not to hijack too much but how did you go about building your adapter harness as far as the sockets for the stock wiring go? Got a Cavalier cluster I want to install, but don't want to hack my wiring to do it and do have a couple of old clusters I can cut up if required. I'm assuming you used the socket sections from an old cluster?
Should this console ever go into production the best way would be to have it vacuum formed. Look at the add-on accessory tray that the Fiero store sells. Its just thin light vacuum formed plastic but it does the job. A cheap way to modernize the look of the console at an economical production price, would be to develop a hump back rounded top piece for the existing speedometer console. Such a product could be designed as a fit over piece that could be glued down or even held in place with Velcro tape.
------------------ " THE BLACK PARALYZER" -87GT 3800SC Series III engine, custom ZZP /Frozen Boost Intercooler setup, 3.4" Pulley, Northstar TB, LS1 MAF, 3" Spintech/Hedman Exhaust, Autolite 104's, MSD wires, Custom CAI, 4T65eHD w. custom axles, HP Tuners VCM Suite. "THE COLUSSUS" 87GT - ALL OUT 3.4L Turbocharged engine, Garrett Hybrid Turbo, MSD ign., modified TH125H " ON THE LOOSE WITHOUT THE JUICE "
jscott, not to hijack too much but how did you go about building your adapter harness as far as the sockets for the stock wiring go? Got a Cavalier cluster I want to install, but don't want to hack my wiring to do it and do have a couple of old clusters I can cut up if required. I'm assuming you used the socket sections from an old cluster?
Yes, I use the socket sections from an old cluster to create the connections. You could do that an wire in your Cavalier cluster without cutting a single wire.
