I was joking about the start up....i am sure it is
already in advanced stages at several cos. already.  No
reason why we could not build our own, though.
steve

KENWILFY@aol.com wrote:
>
> This is why I wanted to go the computer way.  With merely the digital gauges
> you are stuck with the 6 gauges (however cool looking they are:) for around
> $800 just for the cluster (not to mention the senders) and since two of these
> are speedo and tach then you are really only getting 4 other gauges (thanks
> for the link to Dakota Digital page as I spent a few hours the other night
> looking for a page like that and couldn't find it).
>
> I want at least 6 other gauges and On Board Diagnostics (OBD) would be great.
>  The idea of using a small computer is that you could have your gauges (I
> would only put three on one screen and then just push a button to view the
> other three), plus monitor fuel mileage, fuel to air ratio, and anything else
> you wanted to keep track of.  You could even add the GPS feature if you
> wanted to (or not, it would be flexible that way) and then remove the
> computer from the van when you wanted and use it for more mundane tasks like
> email, notes, etc.  I would think you could do this for around $800-1000
> (maybe less if you bought used stuff).
>
> So I am willing to spend some of my precious money and spare time (which
> seems to be more precious than the money right now) to work on this project.
> Anyone else game?  I am not really interested, at this point, in developing
> something to sell but rather setting this up for myself and some others who
> just want to know what is going on back there (I'm getting a rebuilt
> waterboxer for my Carat soon and I want to be able to keep an eye on it).
>
> Ken Wilford
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