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Originally Posted by Marko3002
My 72 has a vac guage. Looks factory, on the right side of the column.
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It looks factory because it is factory, but only in larger trucks. The clusters are very similar and the parts can be swapped. Twenty years ago you would see a magazine article oh and ah over a "rare factory vacuum gauge" in their write-ups on some "restored" truck. Often these trucks were a combination of years and parts to get a "look". Generally this included bucket seats, shoulder harnesses, rally wheels and a "comfort grip" steering wheel. Even today people are still seeking the vacuum gauges out more for status than real usability, I feel. The heavy truck air pressure gauge is another popular cluster addition now that air suspensions have become prevalent.
But if yours is listed on the SPID I would very much like to see a picture of it.