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Great minds think alike...
My gauges came from Jeg's.
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I will try to remember to dig it out and scan it. I thought I had posted it before.
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Here it is.
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i'm liking that one okgmc
looks almost nautical.
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I too like the looks of the stock gauges I’ve been thinking of installing 1 1/2” gauges in the stock gauge. Today I got a tri Auto Gauge set, oil pressure, volt and temp gauges I haven’t been able to find a 1 1/2” fuel gauge yet. The only black face gauge I’ve found was a Stewart Warner gauge that has been discontinued. If any body knows of a black face fuel gauge I would like to here about it. I plan on installing the gauges from behind and fabbing a new back ground plate from alum to fit the new 90 deg. sweep. I still have a few details to work out but I think it will work and still look like a stock gauge.
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Google! black face 1 1/2 fuel gauge, Faria brand from $18 May or may not be what you want but I found one...
http://www.google.com/products/catal...d=0CGcQ8wIwAA#
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I Googled everything I could think of. If you read the spec on that gauge it is a 2" Thanks for the try.
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bcubed, i converted my amp gauge to a volt meter and kept my stock look.
look in my build thread if interested. hirmkim, i used a 2'' gauge in my amp-to-volt gauge swap. the stock gauges use the 2'' gauge guts, the needle sweep will be the same. you can mount the new style gauges in the factory bezel by stripping the case and lens off the new gauge and mount it into the old back. i choose to re-use the stock gauge face, but you could use the new face too.
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Looking for gauges 58' Chevy, bezel and panel in good shape. Classic Instruments web page displays complete unit and bezel w/RPM. Suggestions Please.
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Getting ready to install my gauge setup. I found out that the chrome bezel would not clear with the Stewart Warner gauges I had put in my Boese panel. So, I had to buy 4 Autometer gauges to match the speedometer that I already had.
Also, my wife and I decided to go with the brushed aluminum look on the panel as their is some other brushed aluminum on the dash that will make it tie-in better. I guess I'll put those 4 Stewart Warner gauges for sale on ebay. |
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This little guy? You can pry off the face plate and incorporate it any place.
Bringing up this old thread has me all excited to build my gauges here soon. |
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If it's like the LCD speedo display on my bike, that thing's been working for over 10 years!
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Made my own too, Speedhut GPS Speedo, Speedhut tach, everything else is SW "Greenline" gauges.
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i've seen the tiny tach
non-replaceable battery would mean replacing every couple years anyone use one of these tiny tachs?
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Here's mine. I gutted a 2" Volt meter and Oil pressure gauge and fitted it to the original cluster
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Very nice work, 59chev!
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Ancient thread resurrected but ok, I'll play.
I went with the newer Dakota Digital setup. Pricey as hell but I wanted it so....(shrug)
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Nice thing about Dakota Digital is the easy to connect speed sensor and accurate speedo calibration. Also, no worries about what ohms your fuel sending unit is.
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As much as I love Dakota Gauges, I'm going AutoMeter this time around.
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Received my gauges. Super excited.
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Update. Hooked up, and a night shot.
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