new billet dash with autometers

[dinnut]

kind of a splurge/impulse buy. the bezel is from brothers... they didnt include screws to screw the back part of bezel to the front part... but i love the way it turned out!!!!! this is not a cheap mod.

[dennis3d]

Sweet dash--where did you get your gauges from? Looking to do something similar to my 72' chevy..

[jsbgump]

Looks good

[68Stepbed]

Me likey! I want one! How costly is it ?

[mocwon]

If it's not annodized I would strongly suggest having it clear annodized or you'll forever be trying to keep finger prints and such off of it plus it will oxidize. I bought mine from Javier who was on the board a while back and it was bare aluminum but after annodizing, no problems.

[Joe67]

Beautiful

[Southedisto]

Nice set up. I am trying to mimic the look, but cheaper.

[Yukon Jack]

Your gonna enjoy those - is the speedo mechanical or electric?

[gregfull]

Looks great dinnut! Stop by sometime and check out the burb. How's your project coming? See ya.

[project76]

Man someones already put 1.2miles on your dash!
Did it come with the led turn signals? Im curious how easy the instal will be, please keep us posted.

[1969owner]

give us pics from on the inside, after install. bet that costed a ass load huh?

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Southedisto

Nice set up. I am trying to mimic the look, but cheaper.

I'm interested in that too, but also looking for the 5" gauges to be next to each other and centered so that I can see them without having to look around my steering wheel.

Here's a crude rendition of what I'd be interested in:

[dinnut]

i dont think yall even want to know my total cost invested... hahahaha too much. this cost as much as the heads i was gonna get off ebay.. the speedo is mechanical. bought the gauges from jegs. delivery is great on light parts... ( they suck at shipping heavy parts... they put my cam/lifters, roller rockers, torque converter,2 timing chains, gasket set, and lube all in one light duty box... which i tried to pcik up and it pretty much fell apart after delivery.

i went and got some led turn signals and high beam indicator today and the bolts to hold it all together. wired all the lights together. eventually ima order some blue 5led wide angle 194's for it.we already put some in and it looks insanely nice.(borrowed them from friend) all gauges but speedo are electrical and came with senders and all. bezel is overpriced in my opinion... i have no idea if its anodized. how much does anodizing cost for something like this? im about to rebuild the engine so this will go in after the rebuild might take a month or two for pics in truck... i have an aftermarket steering wheel from grant so seeing is not a problem. im hooking all my gauges up separately from the stock harness which is giving me nothing but problems...

[dinnut]

Originally Posted by gregfull

Looks great dinnut! Stop by sometime and check out the burb. How's your project coming? See ya.

i dont know if you heard but i wrecked it about june last year... rear ended someone. took it apart got all the parts to put ti back together but now ive endeavored into this whole engine rebuild/performance rebuild including new cam/heads/converter and gears. should be pretty healthy when im done. i have a cowl hood on it now new core support... have stainless 72 outer grill chromed with a billet insert and the foglight bumper...

[Fred T]

Brad. I like what you're doing with moving things around so you can see the gauges. The factory location was not one of GM's brightest moments. One thing that I've always wanted to do is to move the lower edge of the panel out, making it easier to see the lower gauges. I don't know what it would look like, but if you're custom building a panel, it could be worth trying.

[Brad]

Originally Posted by Fred T

Brad. I like what you're doing with moving things around so you can see the gauges. The factory location was not one of GM's brightest moments. One thing that I've always wanted to do is to move the lower edge of the panel out, making it easier to see the lower gauges. I don't know what it would look like, but if you're custom building a panel, it could be worth trying.

It's always been a pet peeve of mine with the Grant wheel that I have to look around the wheel to see how fast I'm going. Not that I care too much, but it would be nice to just look down and have the speedo right there for me without having to lean forward or peer around it. I really don't need a tilt column either even if that would help. Unfortunately, I won't be doing the dash anytime soon. I used to work at a machine shop and could probably get the owner to build me one on the CNC, but I have other priorities with my cash at the moment.
I saw an Ebay post not too long ago with the dash moved out and it didn't look right. I think instead GM should have made the gauges angled up in their sockets.

[1969owner]

probably too much for me

[Southedisto]

Originally Posted by Brad

I'm interested in that too, but also looking for the 5" gauges to be next to each other and centered so that I can see them without having to look around my steering wheel.

Here's a crude rendition of what I'd be interested in:

I am going to try the glove box door deal. I have all of my stuff now, just waiting to cut one door up to try it out.

[mocwon]

Originally Posted by dinnut

i dont think yall even want to know my total cost invested... hahahaha too much. this cost as much as the heads i was gonna get off ebay.. the speedo is mechanical. bought the gauges from jegs. delivery is great on light parts... ( they suck at shipping heavy parts... they put my cam/lifters, roller rockers, torque converter,2 timing chains, gasket set, and lube all in one light duty box... which i tried to pcik up and it pretty much fell apart after delivery.

i went and got some led turn signals and high beam indicator today and the bolts to hold it all together. wired all the lights together. eventually ima order some blue 5led wide angle 194's for it.we already put some in and it looks insanely nice.(borrowed them from friend) all gauges but speedo are electrical and came with senders and all. bezel is overpriced in my opinion... i have no idea if its anodized. how much does anodizing cost for something like this? im about to rebuild the engine so this will go in after the rebuild might take a month or two for pics in truck... i have an aftermarket steering wheel from grant so seeing is not a problem. im hooking all my gauges up separately from the stock harness which is giving me nothing but problems...

I can relate to the cost, I think mine was about $700 with the gauges and all. Check with Brothers and ask if it's annodized. I bought mine from Javier Sanchez, a board member, who makes one slightly different and it wasn't annodized. You'll probably pay a minimum charge for annodizing like about $50 or so. I also had the glove box box door and two billet inserts for the door panels I had made. All of the items together cost $80 for clear annodizing.

[itsbetteratthetop]

where do i find this for my 64? i need this! send me a pm!

[690u2]

Awesome dash!! Is there a web site i could go to to locate this setup??

[BowTieOgre]

Try not to rez posts if you can, maybe next time just PM the poster with a pleasant "I really like your dash bezel, do you mind telling me where you got it?". Try Dixietruckworks.com for your year parts and accessories.