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Offline KillerBee

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Aftermarket oil pressure gauge line routing through firewall
« on: September 20, 2012 - 08:09:51 AM »
I'm going to run mechanical oil pressure and electric temperature gauges on my 71 R/T Challenger along with the factory gauges, at least until I can determine if the factory gauges work and are fairly accurate.

So where is a good place to run my plastic oil pressure line and my electric temperature gauge wire through the firewall without drilling any new holes?

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« Last Edit: September 20, 2012 - 09:15:34 AM by KillerBee »




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Re: Aftermarket oil pressure guage line routing through firewall
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2012 - 09:08:28 AM »
There should be a rubber plug where the 4 spd clutch rod would come through or the foot washer pump. Around the brake booster. I would use that some times. Or out the side of the speedo grommet plug.

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Re: Aftermarket oil pressure guage line routing through firewall
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2012 - 09:11:56 AM »
There should be a rubber plug where the 4 spd clutch rod would come through or the foot washer pump. Around the brake booster. I would use that some times. Or out the side of the speedo grommet plug.

The car is a 4 speed so I can't run anything through where the clutch rod goes.

I was thinking of the speedo cable grommet and I do believe there is another plug over by the master cylinder(manual brakes)  but I'm not sure if my oil pressure gauge line is long enough.
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Re: Aftermarket oil pressure gauge line routing through firewall
« Reply #3 on: September 21, 2012 - 05:40:01 PM »
don't use a plastic line unless youy like hot oil showers !!
I always use copper .
 There is a large rubber plug near the hood hinge on the left side or sneak it through the speedo cable grommet

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Re: Aftermarket oil pressure gauge line routing through firewall
« Reply #4 on: September 21, 2012 - 09:16:42 PM »
mine goes thru the fire wall just to the right of the throttle cable.viewing from inside the car.using an existing hole.appx 1" diameter..used a factory rubber plug modded for thru hose access,,,steel braid line for the oil pressure gauge..u can get various lenghts from summit for the guage like i did,,something flexible but not delicate like plastic..   
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Re: Aftermarket oil pressure gauge line routing through firewall
« Reply #5 on: September 24, 2012 - 06:48:05 PM »
You could also use the holes where the grommets hold the firewall insulation. Just drill thru the grommet the size of your wire and oil line.

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