CRESTA - Haltech Dash + 3D Printed Mount

Benny installs Haltech's new IC7 display dash into the Cresta using a 3D printed mount.
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[@3dracingsolutions106]

Thank you for the shout out Benny, it was awesome to work with you on a piece for the 8 second beast!

[@gwg240]

Not that I ever had a problem with how your old setup looked, but maaaaan that 3D printed piece looks sweet!!

[@detroitredwing919]

I love the cresta the most recognized car on the internet💪 great build👍much love

[@beefcakeandgravy]

Pro tip Benny. Fold up your pin out cheat sheet with your wiring notes and tape it to the back of the cluster inside the dash. Then, in a few years, you (or the next owner) won't have to go through re-measuring all the wires to remember what's what if you ever need to change or add anything. Love the cresta, greetings from the UK!

[@deankdx]

one of your best episodes. the cluster mount and tips on having it possible to return to stock are great!

[@andrewmurray6772]

Hi Benny, I just saw the Cresta down in Mittagong today on a trailer, got the surprise of my life!!

[@intelinsideTV]

Such a wonderful blend of old and new. Looks tops!

[@adamheazlett1179]

Used to use Dutz fastener spring loaded Half a turn to lock or unlock holding down floorplates in subs.Also very popular with car hoods or bonnets in the Land Down UNder.One whole through the part to be ahd 2 holes pop rivets

[@nyts6225]

A side note for anyone replacing their entire cluster for any aftermarket dash, some cars like skylines, etc, uses the factory speedo to convert the AC signal from the vehicle speed sensor to DC before going to the ecu so with the factory cluster missing, the ecu won't have a speed signal and you may run into issues like power steering not working and flatspots while accelerating, etc so you'll either have to use a separate signal convertor to convert the signal or use a separate GPS speed signal module to the ecu.

[@DragoserakerIT]

that dash is a super clean look, ive never been a fan of the alloy holder or screwing it to the steering column, good to see you dont half arse anything.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

DragoserakerIT was half assed for ages :D but with 3D Race solutions help we have a much better mount :D

[@DragoserakerIT]

@@BennysCustomWorks it may have been half arsed but it is now great, well deserving of such a clean car.

[@Flyowhy]

Cresta is maybe the coolest car involved in MCM, so great to see Benny has turned it into a even bigger monster!

[@chrishiggins1811]

This cresta has came so far, Great work to all and you also benny have done very well keep up the great work

[@fredericrike5974]

Bennie, if you want to talk us through the details, I'm willing to listen; your usually a fair appraiser and I for one, am used to your approach. I do know there is Benny way , and usually a reason for it. You are not shy! That's all good on ya'! And you and yer mates put up with us "internet people"- it makes you special, it does!

[@pauljohnson7382]

Doing ANYTHING with the wiring such as this scares the sh*t out of me😨.. Hats off to you brave souls that do...👏 Benny, You The Man👊

[@angryman3317]

Everyone starts in the same place, no one knows how to fault find the moment they popped out the womb. Buy a multimeter and have a read of basic Electronics, check to see if FSM if available, take lots of pictures and just have a go.

[@SimZila]

Great video Benny but would have loved to see a final shot of the dash finished and installed before you moved onto the overflow tank

[@aSinisterKiid]

He did. 9:05

[@65Coasty]

That dash looks great. Good to see you rippin it up at Summernats too.

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Benny I think you know a man that can paint he did a great job on an Orange Porsche and a Blue Datsun 240Z and he did a sweet job on a VW.

[@lemmy9996]

Surely you mean a blue 280Z???

[@BennysCustomWorks]

chris durcan Jeff’s car is most definitely a 240Z

[@lemmy9996]

@@BennysCustomWorks ah, my bad..... schooled by Benny😊

[@MafiaboysWorld]

Good luck on getting a 7 in the Cresta in 2020 Benny, hope it comes quickly for you. 😎👍

[@TrevorVera]

nice overflow tanks clean looking

[@MitchFromSyd]

When the "as mentioned" shirt coming ;)

[@tturi2]

I'd actually buy that

[@mostlypostie1]

You would need to "cross your fingers" for that.

[@Brad-kq9oc]

Benny's the new Scotty, got the beard and the beer belly is obviously in development 😂

[@bugproductions9050]

I know I'm stating the obvious, but you deserve a fuck load more subs. Top work pal.

[@lordmmx1303]

i learned about charge light the hard way, when i modded my Nexia years ago. Once i removed it completely, car charged without problem at 14.5V

[@nickgrech9634]

Awesome video mate! Love your work

[@MyCaptainPugwash]

Bennnyyyy , pulling stuff out is never boring. OH you mean electrical equipment, my bad.

[@BugattiVeryonSS]

Weird thing, but be careful. I had a dream I saw the drag Cressida slide n slam right into the wall at the end of the quarter mile. Make sure you triple check all your bits 🤘🏻

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Dayton Sander literally just re did all of the cooling system plumbing to avoid this ( check out my instagram) :D had the same vision.

[@eformance]

The T at the bottle sounds more reliable, at the rad cap it would favor one bottle over the other.

[@beefcakeandgravy]

Was going to say this. With separate bottles, and separate pipes to each, when the coolant is drawn back into the rad, if one bottle were to empty first, the other will stop drawing and it will suck air from the first instead of coolant from no. 2. It still might, unless he's linked the bottles together at the bottom with one pipe going to the rad, not just a "Y" in the pipe going to two bottles separately. Ideally one larger bottle would have been better but as he said, space is an issue here.

[@TheStickygoo]

Awesome finally found a mount for my R32 gtr there for when the haltech i7 supports more than just Haltech…..come on guys Link g4+ support please for your NZ friends :)

[@Sgt_Gunnery]

what terminal crimp tool is that and if its possible could you provide a link for me?

[@t0mn8r35]

As a PC builder this wiring would definitely give me a heart attack for sure.

[@JohannesKonow]

Has haltech finally updated their dash display from 1980? Fantastic news. That means you can actually consider them for a "fancier" street build.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Johannes Konow This is the first true Haltech dash , the previous dash options were third party units .

[@JohannesKonow]

@@BennysCustomWorks also the old monochrome? I though that was in house?

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Johannes Konow Racepak

[@Q8thebandit]

how about your fuel level gauge

[@And3rs88]

Would love to know how fuel level gets into the dash, would hope that's an option. Havn't seen anyone cover it yet though

[@aSinisterKiid]

Pretty simple breakdown here kzbin.info/www/bejne/fWOxeHR-n7WVhLc And if you want a more in depth breakdown into the actual electrical system kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpXYXoSLZrZjipY

[@haltech]

Currently via the ECU, however that may change with a future firmware update.

[@joebloggs7828]

Benny, what is that track playing at 8:10? I need it :)

[@tomahoks]

Joe Bloggs You just Shazam it.

[@aukanmeister]

Shasam doesn't seem to have the correct opinion.. It thinks this is Kuraine - summit (no more Running mix). That's not it.

[@joebloggs7828]

@@tomahoks I tried the Shazam route my friend and it gave me 4 different track names, none of which were correct, that's why I asked :-)

[@thegreenbean5891]

Is the Cresta a European Carina II? Very similar at least.

[@blackcountryme]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Cresta

[@thegreenbean5891]

@@blackcountryme I'm thinking about the (A60) Carina III, very similar to the Cresta. RWD Toyotas here in Ireland are as rare as hens teeth. So many of them went to the crushers in the early 00's.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

The GreenBean same platform as mx73 cressida / GX71 chaser/ mkii. Carina is similar but slightly different.

[@thegreenbean5891]

@@BennysCustomWorks yeah, i kept scratching my head wondering if it was a Euro Carina. Thanks for the reply mate. I love your channel for the no nonsense content.

[@ArmandsSteinbergs]

Cool

[@lerrynhawke3375]

Shot benny and co.. ps who shoots bcw?

[@xgford94]

Second to Maria’s monster is a win anyway...that thing is not from the real world it’s 2300hp ffs that’s like 2 Bugatti Veyrons, and I know she spent REAL money on it but not the 6 million it would cost for the Bugatti’s

[@themichaelvortex4784]

👍🏼🤘🏼😎

[@zekzorX]

2 unhappy chumps watched this video wanting you to take ur pants off Benny...#downvoted

[@FlankyFrankie]

Extremely bad practice working on the wires with the batt still connected mate.

[@rolly4x4]

If you know what you are doing it’s not a problem. Also makes testing easier as you go.

[@FlankyFrankie]

@@rolly4x4 Not a problem until it is and you realize you're just being lazy.

[@jubthreesixnine688]

Moist

[@brhino]

$260 bucks for $5 of PLA is not a bad earner for 3D Racing solutions ! Anybody got a STL file 😃

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Brian Dirou I guess you don’t value the time in designing it. It’s not a 5 min process.

[@brhino]

@@BennysCustomWorks - once you have the IC7 template, measure up, copy & paste. I print & design parts for myself, the first version is time intensive. After that it's money for jam.

[@DragoserakerIT]

@@brhino how many other crestas do you think there would be a market for to 3d print ic7 inserts for? one off job the price sounds fair.

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Brian Dirou the ic7 part is the easy bit. Each car is different in the way it mounts , it’s a pretty involved process measuring the entire dash cluster and get everything in the correct location

[@brhino]

@@DragoserakerIT = SFA, a good marketing gesture, check their site out $259.99 for every other model car dash. You should have a link Benny. Good luck to them. As I said before the 1st one is a tough job time wise. When you get similar dash layouts just stretch to suit, copy & paste mounts in the program (yes with measurements). I don't claim to be a 'KZbin Certified Mechanic' but I do know a bit about 3D printing. They better keep their STL files well secured. 👍 No malice intended, just giving you an insight into 3D printing. The files are the asset & piracy is assured in the 3D printing scene.

[@salvatorehest5516]

Killer car but hell those dashes are horrid

[@BennysCustomWorks]

Let us know when you release yours .

[@rolly4x4]

Benny's Custom Works 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 quality burn there Benny!