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ls1nova71 06-25-2018 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lutronjim (Post 8288929)
What is the XF21

It looks like a standard Tamiya model paint, generally used for air brushing.

Caustik 06-26-2018 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ls1nova71 (Post 8288948)
It looks like a standard Tamiya model paint, generally used for air brushing.

That, I just grabbed a bunch of colors while at a hobby shop, and this seemed the closest. I wish I would have bought an air brush though.

lutronjim 07-11-2018 10:28 PM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
bump

Bay67C10 07-24-2018 06:09 AM

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Are these kits still available? If so I’ll take a stencil and a back cover template. Thanks
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Hidesertchevy 07-24-2018 08:53 PM

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I'll take a set also

ls1nova71 07-25-2018 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Bay67C10 (Post 8307545)
Are these kits still available? If so I’ll take a stencil and a back cover template. Thanks
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Originally Posted by Hidesertchevy (Post 8308118)
I'll take a set also

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Bay67C10 08-03-2018 01:48 AM

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Got mine already. Great stuff. Super fast shipping:metal:

michael bustamante 08-14-2018 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ls1nova71 (Post 5769750)
For anyone thinking about doing this, I thought I would update the pics a little bit. These are the pics of the finished cluster, the backside showing it all hard wired with no printed circut, and you can also see the plugs I put on it so I can unplug the whole cluster to remove it. The last pics are of the back tin where the speedo mounts. This is on the one I am currently working on and I changed how it's mounted, works out better this way.

so. question for ya. this threads super long now so i'm its been asked before but what would you charge a guy to do this to his cluster if he sends it to you minus the cluster cover face?
ive got a 67 tach cluster and am doing an ls swap and your quality looks way better than what I could do im sure

ls1nova71 08-15-2018 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by michael bustamante (Post 8322409)
so. question for ya. this threads super long now so i'm its been asked before but what would you charge a guy to do this to his cluster if he sends it to you minus the cluster cover face?
ive got a 67 tach cluster and am doing an ls swap and your quality looks way better than what I could do im sure

Well, you're right, it has been asked before and the answer is always the same, I cant do it. The problem is it's only really a cost effective way to go if you do it yourself. It is a bit labor intensive, so by the time I charged you to do it, you would be able to just go out and buy a new set of gauges. If I wasn't super busy all the time I would maybe consider doing a few, but really just don't have the time. Sorry.

dec010974 08-19-2018 10:08 PM

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trickey, trickey, trickey. this not fun.

ls1nova71 08-21-2018 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dec010974 (Post 8326015)
trickey, trickey, trickey. this not fun.

No, that's not it. It goes more like.....It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's Tricky, it's Tricky (Tricky) Tricky (Tricky)
It's Tricky to rock a rhyme, to rock a rhyme that's right on time
It's tricky, tricky (Tricky) tricky :lol::metal::lol:

But seriously, what is your issue?

dec010974 08-22-2018 07:10 PM

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ill provide pics when i can. Excuse my car, tech part talk. its bad. i am trying to swap gauge parts, the motorized part, that actually function and moves the needles to the numbers on face plate. They are hard to remove. did you use any special tools? what is the procedure? How do i get the needle centered back correctly, so that gauge reads perfect? also, where can i find decals or face plates. i saw where your battery or volt meter display was numbered? if you can help me out. thanks in advance, Clark.

diegos72 08-29-2018 10:02 AM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
I am having issues rubbing the numbers of the plastic face using Mothers mag cleaner. Any tips on how to rub those off?

gringoloco 08-29-2018 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by diegos72 (Post 8332926)
I am having issues rubbing the numbers of the plastic face using Mothers mag cleaner. Any tips on how to rub those off?

Use a more aggressive compound, then polish it out with mothers. The blue magic or whatever worked for me. Barkeeper’s Friend works magic, too

ls1nova71 08-29-2018 11:08 AM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
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Originally Posted by dec010974 (Post 8328183)
ill provide pics when i can. Excuse my car, tech part talk. its bad. i am trying to swap gauge parts, the motorized part, that actually function and moves the needles to the numbers on face plate. They are hard to remove. did you use any special tools? what is the procedure? How do i get the needle centered back correctly, so that gauge reads perfect? also, where can i find decals or face plates. i saw where your battery or volt meter display was numbered? if you can help me out. thanks in advance, Clark.

I didn't use any special tools to remove the needles, just pull them off with your fingers. What needles are you trying to remove? The '96 S10 needles are not hard to remove at all. To get the needle back on in the right spot, you need to power the speedo up which will move the stepper motor to what would be 0mph, then put the needle on in that spot, otherwise the needle will be off unless you just get lucky and happen to get it on in the right spot.

As for the voltmeter overlay with the numbered face that looks like what a 67-72 would have had if they had voltmeters, I pretty much gave that to Tom, Tbone1964. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=653967&page=3 He sells the whole kit to install it, or you can just get a gauge out of a square body from like '78-87 or so and use the face that comes on it, but to me looks out of place.

ls1nova71 08-29-2018 11:10 AM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by diegos72 (Post 8332926)
I am having issues rubbing the numbers of the plastic face using Mothers mag cleaner. Any tips on how to rub those off?

I would just try rubbing harder, with a finger tip in a towel and the Mothers on it. Rub in one spot until it comes off, it eventually will.

gringoloco 08-29-2018 11:17 AM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by diegos72 (Post 8332926)
I am having issues rubbing the numbers of the plastic face using Mothers mag cleaner. Any tips on how to rub those off?

Use a more aggressive compound, then polish it out with mothers. The blue magic or whatever worked for me. Barkeeper’s Friend works magic, too

diegos72 08-29-2018 09:50 PM

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10-4 will keep on rubbing.

cebra 10-12-2018 07:40 PM

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Where are folks buying their 5/8” wired bulb sockets? I bought the ones referenced here (T3.25 from Super Bright LEDs) and they were 1/2”. I have since bought 3 other sets over the course of a month and 1 set of 5 fit but the guy doesn’t have anymore. I still need 4 and have searched to the wnd of the internet I feel. Thanks for any info.

lutronjim 10-12-2018 10:30 PM

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I bought these. They pop in but are pretty tight on the holes that have tabs for tubes - like turn signals.

http://www.classicpartsusa.com/produ...xoCzQgQAvD_BwE

cebra 10-16-2018 12:28 PM

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The guy I bought my set that fit from has more available now. They are 2 wire which I preferred. The only "modification" needed is that they are loose as the space between the tabs and the round part of the housing is too far apart. I bought a pack of rubber water hose seals for $2 at Tractor Supply that fit perfectly to keep the tabs snug against the underside of the housing. Good guy to work with and he notified me as soon as he got more in:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/5-T10-Twist...784e:rk:1:pf:0

68lsc10 10-23-2018 07:33 AM

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Pm sent about purchasing the printed gauge face stuff to do the mod.

68lsc10 10-25-2018 02:14 PM

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Payment sent to ls1nova71

69c10phil 11-29-2018 11:48 PM

Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
 
How do I get the kit

ls1nova71 11-30-2018 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 69c10phil (Post 8395653)
How do I get the kit

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