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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Topic started by: Frozone on March 24, 2010, 05:35:03 am
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Hi Guys,
I want to build a custom instrument cluster for my truck, therefore I'm looking for inspiration.
I'm thinking about something not so different from the stock cluster. I will be using stainless steel sheet metal.
A while ago I came upon some images of a truck with a diamond plate cluster but forgot to save them to my computer, anyone knows where I can find them? Tried searching for them here but could not find them.
Pics of similar instrument clusters are fine too.
Thanks in advance
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look at Flamingbig10's post in members rides:
(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/flamingc10/IMAG1443.jpg)
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That's the truck I saw before! Thanks!
Already thought about mounting them in an angle. I was thinking of buying some steel tube with the correct diameter and then cutting them of in an angle of about 15 degrees and recess the gauges in the tube. Kinda the same idea as the original bezel.
I'm also planning on making the indicator lights in the shape of an arrow and the warning lights of mini led's
Will be a lot of work but I think it will look cool in the end.
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Why not just mount them in the factory location?
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I bought a smaller diameter gauges so the holes in the original cluster are to big. Plus I like the challange of building my own. I will try to relocate the radio as well.
So why do it the easy way if there is a hard way?
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Frozone, I am trying to upload or link a Pic for you of my Gauges
I used ABS, but it will give you an idea what will work for you in the stock location and the angle works well if you cut and recess it as I did
I eliminated the shift indicator for ease of install
The 4 lights I installed are; left and right turn indicator, hi-beam and brake warn from the distributor block
Good luck with your project !
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capt what happend to my post above? i posted right after your first post it was there now its gone
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I'm hoping to do a different cluster as well, though I wanna do the (99-07?) cluster. Anyone know if I can relocate the heater controls lower or whatever and still make them function?
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capt what happend to my post above? i posted right after your first post it was there now its gone
I think when I tried to fix the post it vanished. Sorry about that
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gregzz4,
Your dash looks clean to. it's making me doubt about the way i'm going the make mine. I like the way the gauges are flat with the panel, i like the look of the rings.
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(http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r316/flamingc10/004-1.jpg)
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lol ok vile thought I screwed up by saying crouch but never got a email saying it was deleted.
greggs call me tim but to answer your question that aint your dash in those pics its mine ;-)
Use the img code on photo bucket looks like this
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OK, now I really think I have my stuff together
I'm going to post my pics here, clean up my other posts and delete the Photobucket stuff
I need Photobucket for other things
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flaming did you redo yours?
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yes I've redone it 3 times since the diamond plate 2 stock locations and one custom I like the custom layout the best it easier to read all of the gauges
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Nice work gregzz4. I see you are in Burnaby, another Lower Mainlander. How do you like the ZZ4 motor? Ever come out to Mission for the Friday Street Legals?
I've got a picture in my head of doing my dash in gloss black plexi, bent to fit the dash. Just one more thing on the loooooooong list of to-dos!
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Nice work gregzz4. I see you are in Burnaby, another Lower Mainlander. How do you like the ZZ4 motor? Ever come out to Mission for the Friday Street Legals?
I've got a picture in my head of doing my dash in gloss black plexi, bent to fit the dash. Just one more thing on the loooooooong list of to-dos!
Thanks, but it looks pretty basic to me. Looks 'good from far' and all that. Guess I see it too much.
A work neighbour, who sold his plexi shop, traded me some work for the ABS and the bending. I did all the rest. I would really recommend against Plexi as it will scratch very easily. If you look close at my ABS you'll see it looks kinda like the stock texture and is very forgiving where scratches are concerned. Plus it's not as brittle and is more friendly to work with.
I love my Crate. Surprises a lot of cars ;D
When I first installed it you could still go to Mission on the Weekend but I never made it. I haven't been inclined enough yet to make it all the way there from Work on a Friday, but I'd like to see how it runs now with the rest of the Drivetrain finished
Ya know, maybe one day ::)
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Here is a dash from an 87 corvette. Makes people look twice.
(http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q101/wells_329/Truck/th_MOV01325.jpg) (http://s134.photobucket.com/albums/q101/wells_329/Truck/?action=view¤t=MOV01325.mp4)