Holy great find!! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

67Fleet · 01-22-2006, 12:52 PM

For those of you that have been following my tach dash install thread, you'll know that I scored a rather nice entire cluster (w/ the all chrome bezel & front) for $10.00. The only drawback was that the chrome finish was a little dull around the edges of the bezel and the printed circuit was burned out. Well, I didn't pay much attention to it since I really only wanted a few of the bulb holders when I bought it so I could put them into mine. Well, today I was contemplating putting the chrome bezel into my truck so I was cleaning it up and noticed that there was a metal piece that came out the back, and did a 90* bend and had a fitting on it. "Hmm, mine doesn't have that, and it's in the vacuum gauge location, but from the front there is no gauge...????" So I'm taking it apart and low & behold the gauge IS there and it's mint! So I've got a vacuum gauge cluster!!! Scooooooore!!!!!!!

So all I have to do is cut out the inner bezel where the vacuum gauge goes, and then hook that bish up and I'm stylin!

**BOSS** · 01-22-2006, 02:00 PM

great find!!!

Striker169 · 01-22-2006, 02:25 PM

DAM I wish I had a find like that!

Longhorn Man · 01-22-2006, 03:34 PM

Wow, that is a score or scores.... however, we need pics, otherwise we'll say you are full of it.

67Fleet · 01-22-2006, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

Wow, that is a score or scores.... however, we need pics, otherwise we'll say you are full of it.

ok ok!! I'm almost done installing everything, and it's only a temp install at that just so I can get my truck on the road again!! I found that the glass for either of my dashes will not work with the vac gauge since it has those stupid lines on it that interfere with the gauge so it's hard to see behind. I'll need to order a vac gauge specific glass for it to remedy this. It looks pretty sweet with the all-chrome bezel though!

krue · 01-22-2006, 04:37 PM

Nice score!

Longhorn Man · 01-22-2006, 06:23 PM

You can buff those lines off of there with polishing compound and wax.

67Fleet · 01-22-2006, 06:29 PM

Sweet, here it is:

70rs/ss · 01-22-2006, 08:22 PM

where is the vac guage?!

Joe67 · 01-23-2006, 09:47 AM

Nice find

Get a pic of that Vac gauge up or you'll be lynched

01-22-2006, 12:52 PM	#1
67Fleet Outlandish Trends - FL Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,396	Holy great find!! For those of you that have been following my tach dash install thread, you'll know that I scored a rather nice entire cluster (w/ the all chrome bezel & front) for $10.00. The only drawback was that the chrome finish was a little dull around the edges of the bezel and the printed circuit was burned out. Well, I didn't pay much attention to it since I really only wanted a few of the bulb holders when I bought it so I could put them into mine. Well, today I was contemplating putting the chrome bezel into my truck so I was cleaning it up and noticed that there was a metal piece that came out the back, and did a 90* bend and had a fitting on it. "Hmm, mine doesn't have that, and it's in the vacuum gauge location, but from the front there is no gauge...????" So I'm taking it apart and low & behold the gauge IS there and it's mint! So I've got a vacuum gauge cluster!!! Scooooooore!!!!!!! So all I have to do is cut out the inner bezel where the vacuum gauge goes, and then hook that bish up and I'm stylin! __________________ -Bret 67 short-fleet sold!

01-22-2006, 02:00 PM	#2
BOSS Just here to help Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Norwood,Mo Posts: 3,893	Re: Holy great find!! great find!!! __________________ Support our site Norwood Survivor

01-22-2006, 02:25 PM	#3
Striker169 Car O'Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 692	Re: Holy great find!! DAM I wish I had a find like that!

01-22-2006, 03:34 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Holy great find!! Wow, that is a score or scores.... however, we need pics, otherwise we'll say you are full of it. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 01-22-2006 at 03:34 PM.

01-22-2006, 04:37 PM	#6
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: Holy great find!! Nice score! __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

01-22-2006, 06:23 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Re: Holy great find!! You can buff those lines off of there with polishing compound and wax.

01-22-2006, 06:29 PM	#8
67Fleet Outlandish Trends - FL Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,396	Re: Holy great find!! Sweet, here it is: __________________ -Bret 67 short-fleet sold!

01-22-2006, 08:22 PM	#9
70rs/ss Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Northern AZ Posts: 7,271	Re: Holy great find!! where is the vac guage?!

01-23-2006, 09:47 AM	#10
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Re: Holy great find!! Nice find Get a pic of that Vac gauge up or you'll be lynched __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member



Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.