Volvo 142 Race Car

What the driver sees. We tried to lay out the gauges so that the rim of the steering wheel doesn't block the view of any of the gauges

The finished gauge panel (it's not wired up yet). Also note the MSD ignition box and the D-jet ECU, mounted on a heat-insulating mat in the passenger footwell.

Gauge panel, painted with crinkle paint, and with gauges installed. From left to right we have an Oil pressure gauge, tach, EGT, fuel mixture (broadband sensor), oil temperature and water temperature. We will also be adding a voltmeter and electric fuel pressure gauge on an auxiliary panel. 

Instrument panel, ready for painting. 

Test fitting the new aluminum dash panel. Note use of camloc fasteners for easy installation/removal at the track. 

The stock throttle linkage that came with the car was a horrible, sloppy contraption. We threw it away and had Pegasus fabricate a custom cable to our specification. The photos below show the new cable attached to a steel cam we fabricated and welted to the stock throttle body.

This view shows the fuel test port installed on the underside of the fuel pressure regulator 

The parts for the rail came from Marren Fuel Injection. We used a section of their aluminum fuel rail stock. The ends of the bore were tapped to receive a 3/8 NPT adapter, which connected it to the Aeroquip line at one end, and a Marren fuel pressure regulator. The extra ports on the regulator were used for the return line, a sender for an electric fuel pressure gauge, and a Paul Morrison SCCA Fuel Test Port

Another view 

View of custom fuel rail and throttle assembly

Well it's been a while since the last update. Work has been progressing, much slower than we'd hoped, but we are making progress. Amongst the highlights, we've done a custom throttle cable assembly, a custom fuel rail, built the main gauge panel and started the wiring.

The new fuel injection harness is in, and the old main wiring harness has been cleaned up and reinstalled. I'd have loved to jettison it and just make our own harness, but improved touring rules require we use the original harness (or buy a new one from Volvo - yeah right!).