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I know what's next on my "to do" list now. Thank you astronaut, this is a great write up. Very well in detail man.
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Looking forward to this exercise!
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Your previous post are great. However, I am hoping that you can shine a light on how to remove the bezel and cluster from the opening. All of my switches and screws are removed, and the dang thing will not come out. The cab and steering column are already painted, so I am trying my best not to scratch the crap out of the column. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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Anyone know where to find a decal for a 64-66 clock?........Green ______, something made one but says he does not make one "for sale"..
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Finally received the lens and background decal so I could assemble the cluster.
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Dang it now I want one.
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Just finished mine
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Hey theastronaut, I am new to C10 ownership and new to this forum. The gauge cluster on my '65 is in pretty rough shape, so I clicked your thread out of curiosity. Then, I see that you are also in SC...I am in Greenville.
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At this time I'm not taking in any clusters to restore. I have the engines out of two of my daily drivers, trying to get those back together. Appreciate the interest though!
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After seeing this thread I took it upon myself to do ours. With the help of the colors listed I was able to put out a nice product from what I had.
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Where did the get the factory air gauge? How many bulbs are there? I got a harness that has 7 bulbs. Is that correct?
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i got this gauge cluster with my truck, i see every one has a 5000 rpm tach this has 8000 looks factory, hopr to us this in my "66"
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Planning to use the overspeed and tandem lock on my instrument cluster. Where can i source 2 bulb holders?
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I'd like to buy the gauge face deals from Jason Wilson at Green Back decals, linked on page 1 here, but there is a problem with his website. It's blocked from my work PC, and when I go there on my iPad it tries to force me to download an Adobe flash player. I'm simply not interested in playing any click bait games. Does anyone have a phone number or email for the guy?
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**Update on foil lining the tubes**
I pulled the cluster out of my '66 yesterday to clean it up and lube the speedometer that was chirping. I put in new bulbs and foil taped the light tubes while I was in there which really helped brighten them up... Just drove it home and the red plastic high beam indicator lens melted after driving with the high beams on for awhile. I pulled the bulb out and it looked fine, so I think the foil insulates the tube and heat builds up more- enough to melt the red plastic lens. I'll pull it apart to check into it further tomorrow. So it might not be a good idea to line the tubes that will be continually lit long enough to build up any heat. It works great in the turn signal tubes though. I'll post my findings once I get it apart. |
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For those of us without a blasting cabinet, is there any other good way to clean the housing and the bezel before re-painting?
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