New from The Netherlands: GT/Digit Turbodiesel Automatic
New from The Netherlands: GT/Digit Turbodiesel Automatic
Hello all, my name is Alex.
I live in a small town called Leerdam in the centre of The Netherlands, conveniently in the center of a triangle made of three major highways. Thirty-two years young, currently busy with supporting my very intelligent girlfriend, she does all the work while I do the household.
I've been driving hydropneumatics since I got my drivers license, GS X3, GSA, DS, CX but most of the time a BX Digit or GT with digital dash. I do most if not all of the tinkering and never go to a garage.
I drive a '85 GT with Digit wiring, computer and dashboard, mated with a 1990 A8A intercooled turbodiesel and a ZF 4HP14 GZ14 automatic tranny.
I conceived of the idea and built it myself, with the help of a few friends.
And since i'm an aviation nutter, the car's interior is continuously being modified to give it the style of a cockpit, planning on installing extra VFD's, switches and instruments. the car itself is called "Flying Frankenstein".
I'll probably read a lot here, and currently quite curious if the BX Digit exists in the UK.
I live in a small town called Leerdam in the centre of The Netherlands, conveniently in the center of a triangle made of three major highways. Thirty-two years young, currently busy with supporting my very intelligent girlfriend, she does all the work while I do the household.
I've been driving hydropneumatics since I got my drivers license, GS X3, GSA, DS, CX but most of the time a BX Digit or GT with digital dash. I do most if not all of the tinkering and never go to a garage.
I drive a '85 GT with Digit wiring, computer and dashboard, mated with a 1990 A8A intercooled turbodiesel and a ZF 4HP14 GZ14 automatic tranny.
I conceived of the idea and built it myself, with the help of a few friends.
And since i'm an aviation nutter, the car's interior is continuously being modified to give it the style of a cockpit, planning on installing extra VFD's, switches and instruments. the car itself is called "Flying Frankenstein".
I'll probably read a lot here, and currently quite curious if the BX Digit exists in the UK.
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That's a bit different than I'm used to, our fora always let us edit our posts afterwards. But ok, here are the pics.
The only BX GT/Digit Turbodiesel Automatic in the world:
I've reverted to green instead of blue, VFD's show better contrast with a grey overlay when the sun shines on it.
The whole car was very cheap, only 100 euro's. A few bruises, scratches and dents, but almost no rust at all! The turbodiesel was only 50 euro's, the tranny another 50 euro's. And it all works fine
diesel consumption is a bit high, one liter every 15 kilometers, but i'm not complaining. Next march this one turns 25 years, that's bye bye roadtax, 950 euro's a year
These pictures were taken last february, I'll take a few in the sun soon.
Dashboard mod:
The hydraulics level light really works. Very easy mod but never seen anyone else with it.
There's an enormous list of future modifications, I'll post that later.
The only BX GT/Digit Turbodiesel Automatic in the world:
I've reverted to green instead of blue, VFD's show better contrast with a grey overlay when the sun shines on it.
The whole car was very cheap, only 100 euro's. A few bruises, scratches and dents, but almost no rust at all! The turbodiesel was only 50 euro's, the tranny another 50 euro's. And it all works fine
diesel consumption is a bit high, one liter every 15 kilometers, but i'm not complaining. Next march this one turns 25 years, that's bye bye roadtax, 950 euro's a year
These pictures were taken last february, I'll take a few in the sun soon.
Dashboard mod:
The hydraulics level light really works. Very easy mod but never seen anyone else with it.
There's an enormous list of future modifications, I'll post that later.
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Having developed a slight case of temporary insomnia due to the local heat (it's 25C in the bedroom, argh) AND without a proper amount of alcohol to stop those neurons firing, I've returned to the pc.
If someone's interested, I have a YouTube channel with a few vids. One of the vids involves starting the A8A for the first time after fitting.
If someone's interested, I have a YouTube channel with a few vids. One of the vids involves starting the A8A for the first time after fitting.
I'm busy with it: it involves four magnets bolted onto the camshaft pulley, with the Hall-sensor coil from within the distributor placed in the vicinity, connected to the transistormodule and HT coil, with a single sparkplug to release the energy. I believe that's easier than building some conversion logic, and the single plug is nice, especially if I can place it in a glass container filled with mercury vapour and argon
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Alcyone wrote:I'm busy with it: it involves four magnets bolted onto the camshaft pulley, with the Hall-sensor coil from within the distributor placed in the vicinity, connected to the transistormodule and HT coil, with a single sparkplug to release the energy. I believe that's easier than building some conversion logic, and the single plug is nice, especially if I can place it in a glass container filled with mercury vapour and argon
I have NO idea what your on about
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How about a pressure transducer in one of the fuel pipes, triggering an op-amp to switch a transistor. My understanding is that most petrol rev counters are triggered by a switched 0V signal, so all you need to do is generate a 0V pulse once per revolution.
I notice that you have an oscilloscope so I suspect you will get what I am trying to suggest...
I notice that you have an oscilloscope so I suspect you will get what I am trying to suggest...
If my solution doesn't work, I'll try it
But once every crankshaft revolution, that's how the diesel rev counter works. I could take the signal of the flywheel-pulsegenerator, easier than meddling with the fuel pipes. I know the Digit rev counter wants a signal every 180 degrees of the crankshaft, every 90 degrees on the camshaft; that's why I thought my idea with the magnets is quite elegant.
But once every crankshaft revolution, that's how the diesel rev counter works. I could take the signal of the flywheel-pulsegenerator, easier than meddling with the fuel pipes. I know the Digit rev counter wants a signal every 180 degrees of the crankshaft, every 90 degrees on the camshaft; that's why I thought my idea with the magnets is quite elegant.
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Not quite. It's twice, since there's two slots in the flywheel 180 deg apart.Alcyone wrote: But once every crankshaft revolution, that's how the diesel rev counter works.
Awesome work though, if you ever bring that car to the UK then I simply MUST get a piccy of it next to dad's TD auto!
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Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...
Far too many BX's, a bus, an ambulance a few trucks, not enough time and never enough cash...