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**jerry moss** · 09-14-2002, 07:25 PM

a buddy of mine called me today to tell me about a SWAT team box van in my local wrecking yard. i went out there this afternoon and pulled the tach cluster and wire harness. it also has the air pressure guage but i have another cluster with a factory clock that i'm going to try and swap in. all the needle's are really bright as no sun ever got to them. i only paid 20 bucks for the cluster and harness, i thought i got a good deal. it's a gas tach too not a diesel, the van had a 454 in it and it's a 5 grand tach.

eat · 01-17-2003, 01:25 AM

hi if you are not going to use the air pressure guage I may be willing to buy it or trade
let me know

bagged78 · 01-18-2003, 02:43 AM

any pics ? Would love the air gauge.

**crossy** · 01-20-2003, 07:08 PM

the air gauges bolt to the plastic housing from the inside. there are little towers made into the plastic. nearly every option of different gauge combos had a diferent housing.

Jerry you need to know what year that dash is if you are going to advertise it correctly. a mis matched dash can cause a wiring meltdown. Mechanical or electric oil pressure? amp or volt gauge? , DAVE

**jerry moss** · 01-21-2003, 10:59 AM

Dave,
i'm not planning on selling anything other than the air pressure guage but i'll definitly try to find the year of the box van. i'd like to put the tach in my 79 blazer along with the clock. my nephew just put a tach cluster in his 76 burb and all he did was swap position with the wires in the plug to match the new printed circuit and everything works great.

**crossy** · 01-21-2003, 12:22 PM

yep that wire swapping is possible but not something I tell people about because of the tracing that is necessary and reading of schematics and he also got lucky because if his blazer had been one year OLDER and had an amp gauge that would not have worked. Not something I recommend to amatuers either. your OK as long as you understand the wiring part and the AMP VS. VOLT gauge thing , DAVE

brain not work right sometime ,BEEEEEEEEEEEER

Myride · 01-21-2003, 08:39 PM

good score

09-14-2002, 07:25 PM	#1
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,936	junkyard find a buddy of mine called me today to tell me about a SWAT team box van in my local wrecking yard. i went out there this afternoon and pulled the tach cluster and wire harness. it also has the air pressure guage but i have another cluster with a factory clock that i'm going to try and swap in. all the needle's are really bright as no sun ever got to them. i only paid 20 bucks for the cluster and harness, i thought i got a good deal. it's a gas tach too not a diesel, the van had a 454 in it and it's a 5 grand tach. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

01-17-2003, 01:25 AM	#2
eat Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: WA Posts: 43	hi if you are not going to use the air pressure guage I may be willing to buy it or trade let me know __________________ 1972 Cheyenne Longhorn C30 Big block Turbo 400 Eaton Corporate 410 rear with Detroit locker

01-18-2003, 02:43 AM	#3
bagged78 world class smart ass! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Clinton Utah Posts: 335	any pics ? Would love the air gauge. __________________ Aric 75 2WD BLAZER (never ending project) -some day maybe- 02 2500HD CREW CAB 4X (daily drive) -8" lift 37s and 22s- ____ ____________________________

01-20-2003, 07:08 PM	#4
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	air gauge the air gauges bolt to the plastic housing from the inside. there are little towers made into the plastic. nearly every option of different gauge combos had a diferent housing. Jerry you need to know what year that dash is if you are going to advertise it correctly. a mis matched dash can cause a wiring meltdown. Mechanical or electric oil pressure? amp or volt gauge? , DAVE __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks.

01-21-2003, 10:59 AM	#5
jerry moss Born Psycho Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: brentwood,cal,usa Posts: 4,936	Dave, i'm not planning on selling anything other than the air pressure guage but i'll definitly try to find the year of the box van. i'd like to put the tach in my 79 blazer along with the clock. my nephew just put a tach cluster in his 76 burb and all he did was swap position with the wires in the plug to match the new printed circuit and everything works great. __________________ jerry moss 72 cheyenne super K20- tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,tow hooks,bumper guards,toolbox,aux. fuel tank,posi front and rear,plus other goodies!!! SOLD 69 suburban K20-tilt,tach,vacuum,speedwarning,buckets,shoulder belts,am/fm,4 inch all spring lift,4 speed, 14 bolt full floater, dana 44 HD,warn winch,posi front and rear,tow hooks,plus other goodies. 73/80 chevy/gmc K20 SB400,turbo 400,205,tilt,a-c,gas hog. 77 K/5 cheyenne blazer-daily driver/beater. SON HAS IT NOW BRENTWOOD,CALIFORNIA

01-21-2003, 12:22 PM	#6
crossy Oh,you can't buy that new Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Pennsville,N.J. 08070, USA Posts: 2,039	tach yep that wire swapping is possible but not something I tell people about because of the tracing that is necessary and reading of schematics and he also got lucky because if his blazer had been one year OLDER and had an amp gauge that would not have worked. Not something I recommend to amatuers either. your OK as long as you understand the wiring part and the AMP VS. VOLT gauge thing , DAVE brain not work right sometime ,BEEEEEEEEEEEER __________________ "been there, done that, ruined the T-shirt". 2007 LBZ GMC Sierra, ECSB 2006 LM7 RCSB Silverado 98 Vortec project. 94,3500,6.5L 4L80 81 SWB GMC POS finally gone 73 Pinto, stock, w/CragarSS's-eww LOTS of Cummins trucks. Last edited by crossy; 01-21-2003 at 09:57 PM.

01-21-2003, 08:39 PM	#7
Myride Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 292	good score

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