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Old 07-19-2011, 08:28 AM   #59
chevyrestoguy
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Re: Project '64 Cheapskate

The gauge on the left is a vacuum gauge. It was originally out of a '66 442, and I bought it off of ebay for $28. The lens was cracked and the housing was in fair condition, but that was OK, because I wasn't planning on using those parts at all. It tested good, but the only issue (to me) is that the font isn't an exact match to the factory '64 cluster lettering. It's temporarily mounted right now. I'm trying to design a vinyl overlay that looks like the stock vacuum gauge, and the gauge needs to be lowered in the cluster about a half inch. I used the factory holes, and so far have not done any drilling or modification. I'm holding off on doing that because I may have to make a new gauge face. It HAS to match the font and style of the factory tach, or it won't look right. I see gauge overlays on ebay, but the main sticking point to me is that they all have white numbering, which is wrong. The '64-66 clusters have light green numbering, not white.
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