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bobcooter
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1979 Scottsdale C-20
New instrument cluster
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July 29, 2011, 09:15:31 pm »
I can't afford it, but it's really cool!
http://www.classicdash.com/shopping/1973-87-Chevrolet-Truck-Complete-Black-6-Gauge-Panel-with-5-inch-Speedo-and-Tach-Autometer-Gauges.html?page=1
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'79 C-20, 350/400, 3:73 gears, 9 leafs and a headache rack
Favorite Quote, "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from poor judgement."
1980c10
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Posts: 1205
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 29, 2011, 09:53:43 pm »
Dakota Digital is supposed to be coming out with a new analog version and supposed to be priced at 798 from their website, but maybe cheaper here? I'm putting off my gauges a little while longer to see them. Latest I heard is sept/oct time frame.
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Re: New instrument cluster
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July 29, 2011, 10:29:37 pm »
Spendy! But sexy!
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beastie_3
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Josh
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 01:23:38 am »
That dash is crap. I saw them at a booth at a car show, they are thinner than pillar gauge pod plastic, perhaps half as thin.
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79 K10
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69byrd
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Posts: 1167
Haulin!
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 09:51:38 am »
You can buy the autometer guages and put them in your stock instrument panel. That would save you some money on that set up.
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84 C-10 Stepside
54 Chevy Truck
Gotta Love Those Stepsides!
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big bear
Junior Member
Posts: 681
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 11:49:13 am »
i agree with you 69byrd. plus, thats an insane chunk of change wow
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69byrd
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Haulin!
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 04:47:08 pm »
Also if you do it yourself you can mount the guages from behind like the stock guages.
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84 C-10 Stepside
54 Chevy Truck
Gotta Love Those Stepsides!
http://s493.photobucket.com/albums/rr299/69byrd/?start=all
1979C20
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Kyle Taulton.
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 04:51:23 pm »
Quote from: 69byrd on July 30, 2011, 04:47:08 pm
Also if you do it yourself you can mount the guages from behind like the stock guages.
I did this with my gauges. I like the look of it, and it was fairly simple to do. I just had to cut out the metal cluster cover and threaded the gauge into it. At first I cut out the clear plastic that covers the gauges, but it eventually broke the clips that screw it down so I removed it. I did my brothers gauges like the cluster listed in this post, It was a bit more difficult, but it also looks good.
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1979 SCLB C20 Q-jet 350 SM465 14b F.F. 4.10 G80
1989 GMC Suburban V2500 TBI350 TH400 4in lift 35's 14b SF
69byrd
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Posts: 1167
Haulin!
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 30, 2011, 10:19:39 pm »
Mine are mounted behind too. Your right it was not hard and it was a fun project too. Also you can sit them at an angle to where they are easier to see.
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84 C-10 Stepside
54 Chevy Truck
Gotta Love Those Stepsides!
http://s493.photobucket.com/albums/rr299/69byrd/?start=all
pedigo78
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Big Blue
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 31, 2011, 05:55:38 pm »
I would like to see, some of yalls gauges that yall did.
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Sgt Pedigo USMC
1979C20
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Kyle Taulton.
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 31, 2011, 08:40:24 pm »
Pedigo, ill snap pics of mine an my brothers tonight. And when we pull apart our intetiors I will snap pics of how we did it
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1979 SCLB C20 Q-jet 350 SM465 14b F.F. 4.10 G80
1989 GMC Suburban V2500 TBI350 TH400 4in lift 35's 14b SF
69byrd
Senior Member
Posts: 1167
Haulin!
Re: New instrument cluster
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July 31, 2011, 09:27:47 pm »
Here ya go, I have put the billet dash piece on it now but dont have a pic with it on there.
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84 C-10 Stepside
54 Chevy Truck
Gotta Love Those Stepsides!
http://s493.photobucket.com/albums/rr299/69byrd/?start=all
bobcooter
Junior Member
Posts: 788
1979 Scottsdale C-20
Re: New instrument cluster
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August 01, 2011, 04:33:58 pm »
Really nice.
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'79 C-20, 350/400, 3:73 gears, 9 leafs and a headache rack
Favorite Quote, "Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes from poor judgement."
pedigo78
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Big Blue
Re: New instrument cluster
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August 01, 2011, 06:54:26 pm »
I really like the look of that. do you have any pics of the back, or of when you were doing it?
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Sgt Pedigo USMC
pedigo78
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Big Blue
Re: New instrument cluster
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August 01, 2011, 06:56:02 pm »
Disregaurd my above post, haha i didnt read the post above your pictures. haha
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Sgt Pedigo USMC
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