Driving computer, how much is it worth?

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Post by hatch360 » 16 Mar 2008 11:29 pm

If you ever get around to it be sure to let me know, I just thought of a good idea for a trip computer down here in aus.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/FORD-EA-EB-ED-LT ... dZViewItem

If the dimensions are right it could fit where ashtray goes.

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Post by Chris_C » 17 Mar 2008 10:10 am

Looks like that would do a good job tbh, I'll see if I can find an info on the electrical side for it later.
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Post by Bjöffa » 17 Mar 2008 04:31 pm

Any moore idees on whats it´s worth?

any one knows how to make my computer to work on injection b200?

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Post by trabitom99 » 17 Mar 2008 08:12 pm

Bjöffa wrote:Any moore idees on whats it´s worth?
Put it on Ebay and see :-)

Prices for original Volvo 300 accessories have been getting pretty silly lately. Generally, if it's unused and still in its original box chances are pretty high it'd go for 100 - 200 Euros.

So I guess the 100 pounds Redline mentioned is pretty spot on ...

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Post by Bjöffa » 18 Mar 2008 01:53 am

Thanks.

If it´s possible to use it on an injection car I probobly will save it

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Post by MJ » 18 Mar 2008 02:20 am

trabitom99 wrote:Prices for original Volvo 300 accessories have been getting pretty silly lately.
That include Hella grills ;)
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Post by redline » 18 Mar 2008 08:25 am

perhaps I should have said mine was brand new in the box
(i.e. had never been fitted)

it was a carb one and this was about three years ago
( not that the purchaser has ever fitted it lol)
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Post by SteveP » 18 Mar 2008 10:12 am

MJ wrote:
trabitom99 wrote:Prices for original Volvo 300 accessories have been getting pretty silly lately.
That include Hella grills ;)
£11 isn't particularly expensive... :lol:
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Post by MJ » 18 Mar 2008 12:54 pm

It was at 99p the last time I'd checked. Sounds an absolute bargain, I guess the sarcasm didn't get through :P

Don't want to thread jack, but is that shane guy a V3M person? The name doesn't sound like it, but you never know... He might be wanting to fit it to an Astra :P

Are you planning on outbidding Tom? I'm not particularly interested, but for that price if no V3M person is taking it I might be interested... Someone else get there first! :lol:
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Post by trabitom99 » 18 Mar 2008 01:07 pm

PM'd guys :-)

In an attempt to get back to topic, is anyone in the same position as me regarding the driving computer? I've only got the actual "cash register" display unit, but no

* injection box (Chris?)
* speed sensors (I've heard universal ones from Conrad might fit?)
* way of measuring fuel flow.

Is anyone else in a similar situation? Maybe a group buy could keep the costs down ...

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Post by SteveP » 18 Mar 2008 01:17 pm

Yeah, I'm soon to have the Driving Computer display with no other parts - would be interested to see if we can figure something out with this.
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Post by trabitom99 » 18 Mar 2008 01:30 pm

I googled an article by someone who attached speed sensors to his motorbike using these:

http://produkt.conrad.de/45973183/perma ... -m0805.htm
http://produkt.conrad.de/45973183/ultra ... x-1500.htm

... connected up to a microphone cable. At least it looks like a cheap option!

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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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Post by macplaxton » 18 Mar 2008 03:04 pm

Should be easy enough to cobble something together. I've fitted to a Maxi I used to have a Unipart (aka Zemco) trip computer. There were four magnets attached with wire around one of the CV joints of the front driveshaft. The flow sensor was in the line to the carb. It shouldn't really matter what signal you get from them as the main box had to be calibrated to the senders and corrective factors entered.

I've also got a couple of Sparkrite trip computers, but no Mobelec / Smiths type ones. :)

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Post by Chris_C » 18 Mar 2008 03:23 pm

Zemco make a trip computer that looks identical to the Volvo one, I think they just bought x number of them and printed a Volvo logo on them, I'll look out the model number.

Injection guys, you don't need fuel flow sensors, thats what the injection box does. You do need speed sensors, but these are very simple, and 99% of anything will work.

Carb's need the fuel flow sensor, I know where one of these is, to get specs for it, and also the speed sensor.
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Post by trabitom99 » 18 Mar 2008 03:57 pm

Chris_C wrote:Zemco make a trip computer that looks identical to the Volvo one, I think they just bought x number of them and printed a Volvo logo on them, I'll look out the model number.
Hmm, that's very interesting, Chris!

Zemco Computer ZT-4:
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0219330833
Chris_C wrote:Injection guys, you don't need fuel flow sensors, thats what the injection box does. You do need speed sensors, but these are very simple, and 99% of anything will work.
Cool!

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343 GL Touring B14.1E CVT (155) 98000kms 1980 (sold)
343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
343 DLS B19A MT4 (155) 167900kms 1982
360 GL Injection B200F MT5 (231) 348598kms 1988 (scrapped)
360 GLT B200F MT5 (302) 230000kms 1988

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