snoutmeat Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I remember someone in marketplace selling one of those gauges that shows your incline and tilt angle -- it was swiped from some '80s Japanese 4wd vehicle -- Toyota? Mitsubishi? Someone please refresh my memory so I know which cars to peek into at the junkyard. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 some 4WD Tercel wagons had 'em, and some of the early 4WD 4Runners I think.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Also some of the late 80's early 90's Mitsu montero's had them as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 yeah early 4wd 4runners for sure. good luck finding one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudduck Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Mid 80's sr5 4runners had them, and so did Montero's. I remember a while back seeing some for sale at Auto Zone or Advanced. I'm sure JC Whittny has them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 Cheapest place to get 'em would probably be the JY. I remember watching a couple on ebay get up to like $100+ a few months back. They are wicked cool and definitly worth looking for if you can get a good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stinky Posted January 10, 2006 Share Posted January 10, 2006 I went to an Jap wreckers ( this is in Australia btw ) and they had heaps of early 4runners and toyota surfs with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyB0y Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I know it wouldn't look as trick, but wouldn't just one of the cheap ball shaped compasses you can buy for a car work too? You could just park on a reasonably level spot and mark it for level, then go where your at the max say side-hill etc, etc. and mark it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadyirishmen Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Dodge raiders had them too. Same thing as an old montero only two doors. those guages are in a ton of vehicles in Costa Rica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyB0y Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 $9.95 bid or $11.95 Buy It Now price with free shipping http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-CJ-YJ-TJ-Wrangler-Off-Road-Tilt-Gauge-Free-Ship_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46100QQitemZ4603445187QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Here's one from a tercel ... nice ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Tercel-4Runner-Truck-INCLINOMETER-TILT-GAUGE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33705QQitemZ8028528397QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Here's annother from a 4-runner http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Truck-4Runner-SR5-Inclinometer-Tilt-Gauge-MINT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQitemZ8027818077QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 $9.95 bid or $11.95 Buy It Now price with free shipping http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Jeep-CJ-YJ-TJ-Wrangler-Off-Road-Tilt-Gauge-Free-Ship_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ46100QQitemZ4603445187QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Here's one from a tercel ... nice ... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Tercel-4Runner-Truck-INCLINOMETER-TILT-GAUGE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33705QQitemZ8028528397QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW Here's annother from a 4-runner http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Toyota-Truck-4Runner-SR5-Inclinometer-Tilt-Gauge-MINT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ50459QQitemZ8027818077QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW yeah the 4runner one is the one I was talking about.. those things are sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EYE_WHY Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 If you got one with the "4wd" light instead of the altimeter, it would be wicked easy to hook it up to your 4wd dash light. Would look super clean too. You could also hook up the background lights on the inclinometer to dash lights when you turn on your lights. Everything would look super good but you have to shell out $$$$ for a decent inclinometer . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 I got the Tercel one from McBrat a few years back, i still need to wire it in, but its chillin on my dash now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 here's some pics of mine, mounted on the roof of my 82 Brat. http://usmb.net/gallery/albuo95 I tied all the wires together to all light up at once, and they are tied into my dash lighting circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Thats really cool Mick.I like that alot.I may have to get one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted January 11, 2006 Share Posted January 11, 2006 It may say something about me, but the first thing i though of when I saw this was using a small car, like a civic, as an RTI ramp and calculating the lean of the car on how far up the hood/windshield you get. Then i saw it was a dash gauge, and all my visuals were ruined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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