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lsxponcho · 10-09-2015, 11:23 AM

Pretty excited about some interior stuff I got going on. I can't win the lottery, but this was about as close as I could get for my gauge needs. I sas surfing some local adds, and landed a set of ultra lite 2 gauges for the truck, with all the sending units. The speedo and tach are 3-3/8" and the rest are 2" (I need to get a matching volts gauge, so just stuffed an amps gauge in its hole for the time being that I had laying around). I got lucky and managed to keep the stock bezel, and pretty much just gutted the back plastic half, then I made a new gauge plate out of aluminum. I still would like to get some lights for signals, and maybe a few other small things. Lastly I will paint the gauge plate black before it goes back together. I test fit it in the dash and will have to do some trimming to allow it to sit down the last 1/2" and bolt in place, but its much less than I initially thought. I should be able to leave the heat duct alone. Here are some pics

I also finished stripping the wiring harness for its minimal needs.

10-09-2015, 11:23 AM	#3
lsxponcho Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Cheadle, Alberta Posts: 78	Re: 1997 Silverado Stepside Project Pretty excited about some interior stuff I got going on. I can't win the lottery, but this was about as close as I could get for my gauge needs. I sas surfing some local adds, and landed a set of ultra lite 2 gauges for the truck, with all the sending units. The speedo and tach are 3-3/8" and the rest are 2" (I need to get a matching volts gauge, so just stuffed an amps gauge in its hole for the time being that I had laying around). I got lucky and managed to keep the stock bezel, and pretty much just gutted the back plastic half, then I made a new gauge plate out of aluminum. I still would like to get some lights for signals, and maybe a few other small things. Lastly I will paint the gauge plate black before it goes back together. I test fit it in the dash and will have to do some trimming to allow it to sit down the last 1/2" and bolt in place, but its much less than I initially thought. I should be able to leave the heat duct alone. Here are some pics I also finished stripping the wiring harness for its minimal needs.