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mrein3 · 07-14-2008, 07:43 AM

One long winter evening a few years ago I played around with a spare 1971 Monte Carlo cluster I'm hanging on to.

The speedo fits in the speedo slot. If you rub the numbers off your truck plastic, it would look factory - other than the PRNDL1L2 window cut in the speedo. I'm guessing that a factory 4-speed Monte doesn't have this cut-out so I'm sure there is a speedo floating around from a Chevelle or Monte that would fool most people. Oh and the Monte speedo reads 120 so you speed freaks can get 20 more mph of readout.

I didn't snap any pictures but the clock did fit in the tach hole.

I finally went with an 80s quartz clock out of a Sub and put it in the vac hole. But the clock is probably going to go as I have a clock in my radio and I would like another gauge there. It is REALLY accurate for a factory clock. I'm used to my Monte and Chevelle factory clocks that keep time for about an hour or so. But with the clock in the radio that one is no longer needed.

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07-14-2008, 07:43 AM	#10
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,254	Re: Factory clock option??? One long winter evening a few years ago I played around with a spare 1971 Monte Carlo cluster I'm hanging on to. The speedo fits in the speedo slot. If you rub the numbers off your truck plastic, it would look factory - other than the PRNDL1L2 window cut in the speedo. I'm guessing that a factory 4-speed Monte doesn't have this cut-out so I'm sure there is a speedo floating around from a Chevelle or Monte that would fool most people. Oh and the Monte speedo reads 120 so you speed freaks can get 20 more mph of readout. I didn't snap any pictures but the clock did fit in the tach hole. I finally went with an 80s quartz clock out of a Sub and put it in the vac hole. But the clock is probably going to go as I have a clock in my radio and I would like another gauge there. It is REALLY accurate for a factory clock. I'm used to my Monte and Chevelle factory clocks that keep time for about an hour or so. But with the clock in the radio that one is no longer needed. Pictures below: Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN