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02-12-2006, 12:39 PM
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WTB Vac gauge
Looking to buy a vacuum gauge.
I just bought a tach gauge cluster from a board member. It needs a new lens. I thought while I'm at it I would install a vacuum gauge and buy the tach/vac lens.
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02-13-2006, 10:48 AM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
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02-13-2006, 07:49 PM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
anyone?
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02-14-2006, 01:07 AM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
if no one has one I know you can get one from the board venders.
http://gmcpauls.com/instrument_panel.htm Last edited by Striker169; 02-14-2006 at 01:08 AM. |
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02-14-2006, 06:23 AM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
Striker, thanks for the link. It just seems that if I'm tearing into the gauge assembly, I might as well fill all the holes.
Not sure how much of a problem it will be to retrofit a vac guge?
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02-14-2006, 02:50 PM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
You need the front plate for a vac gauge, that piece is tough to find. I have found the front plate for $100 from certain vendors. I am considering cutting up two front plates to make one, and save myself the $100.
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02-14-2006, 08:17 PM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
Not sure what you mean by front plate.
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02-14-2006, 09:07 PM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
The front tin.
It's cut out in a semi circle for the temp, amp, and oil gauges. The fourth spot is not cut out. If you put a gauge in there without modifying it you will not be able to see it.
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02-15-2006, 12:42 AM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
This is the tin he is refering to. This is one that I restored some time back and sold, so just to let you know I no longer have it.
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02-15-2006, 07:58 AM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
Ok, I understand. It should not be too big a deal to cut a semi-circle.
Maybe finding a vac gauge will be the biggest problem.
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02-15-2006, 04:13 PM
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
Cut and bend a lip! It is pretty straight forward.
FYI the tach hole is the size of the bottom of a rattle spray can |
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Re: WTB Vac gauge
You can tell that I've never been inside a gauge cluster. I forgot about bending the lip. That will take a bit more thought.
Chevy Duty has a vac gauge for $60. Quote:
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