My 66 GMC LWB

[AZ66GMC]

And... I started working on my spare instrument cluster. I got some cool little LED lights for the turn signals, high beams and alternator.

I'll post more details soon






Tony

[Shaky]

The third brake light is slick. I like the dash panel too. The '60-'66 panels really lend themselves to customizing (at least they're easier than the '67-'72 clusters).

[AZ66GMC]

Originally Posted by Shaky

The third brake light is slick. I like the dash panel too. The '60-'66 panels really lend themselves to customizing (at least they're easier than the '67-'72 clusters).

Thanks Shaky

Ya, I love everything about these trucks. So easy to work on, highly customizable, and just look too cool

Is that your panel? Looks cool I'm planing to do the same in the future, but for now, I'm going to restore the spare panel with a few mods and then later put some Auto Meter classic gauges in similar to the one in your pic.




Tony

[Shaky]

Yes - that's the one my brother and I made for my '66. It's just the '66 frame (black) with a 1/8 inch flat plate attached to it. I did the layout in CAD, printed it to scale, taped it to the plate, and then hit it with the hole saws.

[AZ66GMC]

Originally Posted by Shaky

Yes - that's the one my brother and I made for my '66. It's just the '66 frame (black) with a 1/8 inch flat plate attached to it. I did the layout in CAD, printed it to scale, taped it to the plate, and then hit it with the hole saws.

Looks good Shaky! I may do something similar in the future




Tony

[66-PMD-GMC]

Originally Posted by AZ66GMC

And... I started working on my spare instrument cluster. I got some cool little LED lights for the turn signals, high beams and alternator.

I'll post more details soon






Tony

Tony that third light looks like it was always supposed to be there. Way cool. I have also been keeping my eye open for a spare gage cluster to refinish and customize. I saw an old Pontiac dash that would be cool to graft in as well but at the moment, I want to keep it simple.
Nice job so far.

[AZ66GMC]

Originally Posted by 66-PMD-GMC

Tony that third light looks like it was always supposed to be there. Way cool. I have also been keeping my eye open for a spare gage cluster to refinish and customize. I saw an old Pontiac dash that would be cool to graft in as well but at the moment, I want to keep it simple.
Nice job so far.

Thanks Chris The light is a great upgrade for our trucks.

I just got my gauge decal sheet from Classic Parts of America, but I'm not too happy on how it looks... It's not the same exact layout as the original and the numbers on the speedo look a little deformed... I may just scan my original into Photoshop and see if I can make my own.




Tony

[kieth]

I know what you mean about that speedo redo kit, I have it sitting on my desk and it looks like crap....let me know if you have success with photo shop. Also where did you get those led's for your dash as you can tell I am in the middle of redoing a 66 GMC also......Kieth

ps I am redoing my instrument cluster right now and am going to try chrome paint first to see how it turns out, thought I would run pinstripe tape the color of the outside of the truck on the small chrome bezel all the way around the dash panel and I just scored a sun 5000rpm tach.....still looking for a clock---gave up on a bat-ometer they do not exist. Kieth

[AZ66GMC]

Originally Posted by kieth

I know what you mean about that speedo redo kit, I have it sitting on my desk and it looks like crap....let me know if you have success with photo shop. Also where did you get those led's for your dash as you can tell I am in the middle of redoing a 66 GMC also......Kieth

ps I am redoing my instrument cluster right now and am going to try chrome paint first to see how it turns out, thought I would run pinstripe tape the color of the outside of the truck on the small chrome bezel all the way around the dash panel and I just scored a sun 5000rpm tach.....still looking for a clock---gave up on a bat-ometer they do not exist. Kieth

Hi Kieth,

I got the LED's from ebay. This is the seller that I got mine from eBay

They have different colors and will combine shipping

I used some scrape Lexan to make the fillers to insert in place of the original indicator lenses. I used and 1 1/8" hole saw to cut them out and then the LED fit right into the pilot hole for the hole saw

I have been working a lot of hours, so not had much time to work on the truck. hopefully tomorrow I'll get time to work on the dash

I'll post pics soon




Tony

[AZ66GMC]

I found some time today to work on the gauges. I was not happy with the gauge decal kit I got from Classic Parts, so I made my own

I wanted to do something different, but keep the original look to some extent. Instead of the factory white letters on black, I decided to black letters on tan to match my interior. I think it looks awesome with the black bezel. What do you think?

























I painted the backplates for the fuel and temp gauges and they need to cure. I should have it done on Tuesday since I will be home watching the roofer's install a new roof on the house.

More pics to come



Tony

[Alan's Classic]

Nice work, they look great.

[Chad215]

Originally Posted by AZ66GMC

And... I started working on my spare instrument cluster. I got some cool little LED lights for the turn signals, high beams and alternator.

I'll post more details soon






Tony

Hmmm....did you say spare? as in not going to need it later? as in maybe you wanna part with it sometime in the near future? *cough* dibs *cough*

[AZ66GMC]

Originally Posted by Chad215

Hmmm....did you say spare? as in not going to need it later? as in maybe you wanna part with it sometime in the near future? *cough* dibs *cough*

Lol, I actually have two extra sets, but one is missing the speedo needle... I was thinking of doing another restore on one and using the other for parts. If I do decide to part with it, I'll let you know




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[Chad215]

That would be great! - I actually only need the panel, not the gauges, so I'm not worried about them.

[AZ66GMC]

Well, it took forever but I finally got the dash done except for paint and moving the gauge pod to center up with the radio

Now I just need to get the fuel tank out of the cab and I'll be ready to strip and paint the interior this fall when it cools down

[AZ66GMC]

Oh, and I also crafted a 69 Camaro gas pedal to the stock rod. This is alot more comfortable than the stock floor mounted pedal

[Dinos63]

nice work very clean!