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c10addict · 09-16-2007, 10:47 PM

I just have 1 question....... How many freaking instrument clusters were made for these trucks??

I went to a swap meet yesterday and it seemed like every other guy had 1 or more they were trying to unload and I know it has been like that for as long as I can remember! I am sure this has come up on here before... Just think its funny! I brought it to my friends attention and he was amazed too..... Where did all the trucks go with missing clusters???

ruff68 · 09-16-2007, 10:51 PM

I seen that here too. Guy had stacks of them. Like 4 stacks with 4 or five in each one.

**special-K** · 09-16-2007, 10:53 PM

Answer:One per truck

.They pull them from junkers.

1969k10stepside · 09-16-2007, 10:54 PM

How many instrument clusters..well as many as there was 67-72s made!
There's trucks (mostly in junkyards) all over the place missing the clusters..Especially if they had tach,vac,speedwarning,etc.Pretty easy to remove and can sell for $25-$30 for a basic setup most of the time..dont even mention the worth of tac/vac/speedwarning dashes..

When I scrap a truck,the gauges are one thing I always keep,unless severly damaged I either sell them or add them to the collection...

dan42 · 09-16-2007, 10:54 PM

I think because they are easy to pull out and there is a perception that they are worth a lot (they're not, unless you have a tach), guys tend to pull the instrument panel out of a junked truck first.

**special-K** · 09-17-2007, 06:54 AM

Someone pulled mine out of my Blazer years ago.Always baffled me.What happened to theirs?Maybe they didn`t have gauges?This was in the`80s.

*steveshow* · 09-17-2007, 03:07 PM

These are always good to have for spare guages, even w/ out a tach or vacuum guage. A LOT of these trucks were scrapped. Why not pull whatever parts you can before it gets crushed?

Orange · 09-17-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveshow

crushed

You said a bad word!

DLB

09-16-2007, 10:47 PM	#1
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	How many instrument clusters were made??? I just have 1 question....... How many freaking instrument clusters were made for these trucks?? I went to a swap meet yesterday and it seemed like every other guy had 1 or more they were trying to unload and I know it has been like that for as long as I can remember! I am sure this has come up on here before... Just think its funny! I brought it to my friends attention and he was amazed too..... Where did all the trucks go with missing clusters??? __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile

09-16-2007, 10:51 PM	#2
ruff68 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Boise Posts: 9	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? I seen that here too. Guy had stacks of them. Like 4 stacks with 4 or five in each one.

09-16-2007, 10:53 PM	#3
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? Answer:One per truck.They pull them from junkers. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-16-2007, 10:54 PM	#4
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? How many instrument clusters..well as many as there was 67-72s made! There's trucks (mostly in junkyards) all over the place missing the clusters..Especially if they had tach,vac,speedwarning,etc.Pretty easy to remove and can sell for $25-$30 for a basic setup most of the time..dont even mention the worth of tac/vac/speedwarning dashes.. When I scrap a truck,the gauges are one thing I always keep,unless severly damaged I either sell them or add them to the collection... Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 09-16-2007 at 10:55 PM.

09-16-2007, 10:54 PM	#5
dan42 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cali Central Coast Posts: 5,191	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? I think because they are easy to pull out and there is a perception that they are worth a lot (they're not, unless you have a tach), guys tend to pull the instrument panel out of a junked truck first. __________________ '67 SWB Fleetside ZZ4/350/Tremec 5-speed/4link/Scott's IFS - and fun as heck! SOLD Click here to support the board Philippians 4: 6-7

09-17-2007, 06:54 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? Someone pulled mine out of my Blazer years ago.Always baffled me.What happened to theirs?Maybe they didn`t have gauges?This was in the`80s. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

09-17-2007, 03:07 PM	#7
steveshow Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Austin, Tx Posts: 81	Re: How many instrument clusters were made??? These are always good to have for spare guages, even w/ out a tach or vacuum guage. A LOT of these trucks were scrapped. Why not pull whatever parts you can before it gets crushed?

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