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Thanks man, it was kinda frustrating

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Trust me I know!! I've had my cluster out about 15 times! I actually added an older style tach/fuel gauge combo to mine a few months ago.

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15? thats it?....i wish that was all i had my cluster out....lol i can pull that thing out in like 1 minute now lol

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Yup it takes no time! I pull it out to adjust my drac mod when I change tire sizes and when I swapped the 91 gauges in and when I added the tach.

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Do you haqve any pics?

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Yeah here go.

http://i1223.photobucket.com/albums/...psdn49mlwd.jpg

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Thanks, did not mean to hijack your thread

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hey u said u used zip ties to secure the pcm?

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ya i used, I'm going to put another one on the back of it, its doing some rattling around in there and i can here it, if i can't get a zip tie in there I'm going to clamp it down

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how big of a zip tie did u use? I need to secure mine

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it was one of the big ones, about a 1/4 inch wide or so...do you think that is a little close to your hood springs?

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you doing dbw?

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I checked the clearance today n its good...I cant move the pcm too much as the wiring is kinda short so where its at there in da pic is as far as I could put it. im running dbc

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still tryin figure out how to mount my fuse block too

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alright cool, if dbw was there i was wondering where your tac module was gonna go...

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you could make a mount on that corner where all that room is right by your ecu or that green open spot on your firewall

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my buddy was sayin something about using a spacer to mount it...not sure what kinda spacer hes talkin about though

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me either, maybe a spacer to suspend it from the wheel well, but that would get closer to your hood hinges, too bad your wires wasn't longer...youd have more options

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I think I can still mount it on the firewall...ill have to check it again.

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It's interesting to see how y'all are mounting the pcm. I was going to try and mount the oem holder off my 2001 donor onto my fender well... I wish the oem wiring harness was longer so I could mount inside the cab. However, this isn't a show truck so I will mount where ever it will reach too. Would be nice to mount it and make it look just like the 2001 would when you popped the hood.

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I was going to mount mine in the cab on the trans tunnel but I changed my mind...I didn't feel like drilling another big hole in my firewall. I was going to also get the factory pcm mount but then I got the idea from dman1982 to use the plate for the cold air intake to make a mount and its workin out great...saved some cash right there too

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Ya buddy...if ya got it use it!

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Getting rid of the speedo cable, had to fill a hole....

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Bud light? I been filling holes with PBR since back in the day! :)

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...hevy/012-9.jpg

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Bud light is my "working" beer, normally drink blue moon or land shark or shock top