Re: 68 swb, LQ4/4L80E swap, custom gauges...
The factory gauges are not really compatible with my engine swap. CableX and so forth did not really apeal to me and I never really liked the look of most a/m gauges. I called New Vintage USA and talked to Mark about making a custom set for this truck. These are all electronic gauges, the speedo has a digial odometer, the tach was relocated and has all the warning lights prewired in (ie check engine, hi-beam, cruise, brake). Mark made me a custom clock to fit where the tach used to be. The other gauges are pretty standard but they look pretty much original except for the chrome rings... I had to remove a bunch of material from the back of the instrument panel and make a gauge carrier for the speedo, clock, and tach to fit properly. I will take a picture of that when I remove the cluster for the a/c install. Anyway, here you go...
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