project of gauges in a 79 dash

[bradf74]

After searching numerous threads on this site about newer gauges in a 79 dash I have tried my own thing.

These are cheap ($20) O reilly (equass, maybe) water temp gauges. I bought only 1 of the 4 I need becuase I am just test fitting this. I also bought a $10 spare plastic dash from the local pull a part to try this out.


I Dremel cut the back "half" of the original plastic dash.


The gauge has a plastic threaded plastic ring that threads onto the gauge itself to hold it into the dash.



just push it through and thread it in..



I know it is not perfect, but this is a work in progress. I will get out a file and smooth all the edges. I also do not know if the bigger speedo and tach will fit the other larger holes. I plan on tacklin that next.