digital dashes

[Jim Gathmann <jim_gathmann@xxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of 80's Imperials, here's a quite stupid
question...

What body is the 80's Imperial classified as? By that
I mean is it an M body, etc?
--- Don Hudson <mopar4me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In one of the issues of the now-defunt Hi
> Performance Mopar they added to an
> 83 Imperial digital oil pressure, voltmeter and
> water temperature gauges
> using individual gauges from Nordsking (I think). 
> They constructed a pod
> that replaced the ash tray.  I emailed the company
> but never received a
> reply.  I've seen the round digital gauges from that
> company advertised in
> Summitt.  If one could get the kits as shown in the
> magazine, it seems it
> would be easy to add to at least the 81-83 Imps.
> Don
> 65 Dart GT convert
> 65 Coronet 440 convert
> 69 A108 van
> 73 Scamp
> 83 Imperial
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bill Watson" <wwatson@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: digital dashes
> 
> 
> >
> > The dash in the 1981-83 Imperial has but one
> 'gauge' - for fuel.  the
> other
> > functions all have idiot lights.
> >
> > The 1990 Chrysler LeBaron electonic dash has
> gauges for all functions.
> > Pretty cool, really, but only the speedometer
> actually is similar one to
> the
> > other.    The LeBaron dash is the same as the New
> Yorker, Fifth Avenue and
> > Imperial dashes of 1990, by the way.
> >
> > The 1990 LeBaron is narrower than the 1981-83
> Imperial (LeBaron - 68.5",
> > Imperial - 72.7"), so the dash would be narrower. 
> Comparing the dashes of
> > the two, the electronic cluster of the LeBaron
> seems both narrower and
> > shallower than the 1981-83 Imperal,   You might
> have some room left over
> if
> > you put the LeBaron dash cluster in the Imperial.
> >
> > The 1990 LeBaron/New Yorker/Fifth Avenue/Imperial
> dash does address the
> > biggest drawback of the 1981-83 Imperial dash, in
> my mind.  The lack of
> > gauges.   I miss the alternator and temperature
> gauges on my 1983
> Imperial.
> > I like to know what is going on before the light
> comes (hopefully) and
> > things blow up.
> >
> > Bill
> > Vancouver, BC
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Imp1983@xxxxxxx
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 3:53 PM
> > Subject: IML: digital dashes
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just for the record.  I bought a used 1990 Le
> Baron that has a digital
> dash.
> > When I was scanning in the brochure for the 1990
> Imps I realized that the
> > digital dash in the Le Baron and the Imp look to
> be the same.
> >
> > There you go, if you are in need of a replacement,
> or want to 'upgrade'.
> >
> > Also, I have had my Imp up to 75 MPH or so but
> never 85.  If I get the
> > chance . . .
> >
> > Dan Wing
> > Imp1983@xxxxxxx
> >
> > Marcy, NY, USA
> >
> >
> >