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Sorry I missed your post yesterday, but it seems like you figured out a solution. What I did was made that bracket, then put the bolt through both it and the mounting plate to hold it on. As for the other lights, it does make them brighter, but that's the only cluster I did it on because it makes them brighter than the gas gauge and speedometer and that kind of bugged me.

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Thanks for the reply Eric. Have you tried a lesser wattage bulb, or a tinted bulb to reduce the brightness to an acceptable level? It seemed like a good idea when I saw the pic. Thanks.

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No, I never tried it again. I just paint the underside of the tin flat white rather than the green they are originally and it seems to brighten it up enough.

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Hi Eric,

I have two questions for you-
does the LS motor run at a higher oil pressure than the old Gen1 350? if so, would an 80# oil pressure gauge be better to use (for keeping the needle mid-scale) instead of the 60# one ?

Also, what is this ?

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I think oil pressure is more dependant on how good of shape the engin is in, but mine do seem to run a bit higher than the older engines. My gauge goes way over to the right on start up and stays to the right most of the time, so if you want the needle in the middle an 80# gauge would probably get you there.

The black box on that cluster is a relay I was using for another purpose, you wont need it.

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Thanks for the reply Eric!

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Eric, do you have a kit available? I'm getting ready to build one

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Just about done, needs some final placement tweaks and a needle.

https://i.imgur.com/P6Ws1CGl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/PeExYXYl.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/okogXeKl.jpg

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Looks good! I hear about people doing these, but almost no one posts any pics of their builds, thanks for posting some. :metal:

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What is the XF21

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

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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.

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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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I'll take a set also

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

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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

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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.

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trickey, trickey, trickey. this not fun.

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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?

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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.

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I am having issues rubbing the numbers of the plastic face using Mothers mag cleaner. Any tips on how to rub those off?

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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10-4 will keep on rubbing.

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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.

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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

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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

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

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Payment sent to ls1nova71

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How do I get the kit

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I want one too!

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So my donor car 99 Trans Am has a round pattern needle driven speedo but has a tach. Would this one work?

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67c10rusrbuket, can I get the bracket and cover? How much and how do I get the items?

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Alright, finally have an update on mine. I changed some things around. Instead of running a separate light for the check eninge light I used the temp light location in the gas gage by cutting out the filter of the s10. Also swap the brake warning filter. After the initial start the 60lbs oil gauge was pegging so swapped a 80lbs gauge in.
Here is the big kicker. I'm not sure I'll be able to run this set up in my truck :waah:because the speedo reads 10x of what it should. I'm running a 2008 genIV ecm and tcm with a 4l60e. Does anyone know if the speedo pulse output can be changed in a tune?