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forestb · 05-16-2016, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ironman3452

my question is, was your original gauge panel, messed up or did all here just want to make it look different, do not get me wrong, I just wondered.

My speedometer was not working and the oms on my fuel gauge were different than the ones on my new tank and I wanted to add oil, water temp, volts and a tach without cluttering up my dashboard. I had the original gauges and the tach on the column and the extra gauges on a separate panel under the dash and it was all too cluttered for my taste. Here is an old photo of the same setup when it was all black and installed. I made it white to mach my new paint scheme. That is supposed to be white. It looks a little yellow in the photo.

1961apacheC10 · 05-16-2016, 11:56 PM

Custom made gauge panel and ash tray turned tachometer

BR3W CITY · 05-17-2016, 12:05 AM

My current cluster; stainless sheet with the tach, Wideband, and Oil Pressure gauge. All other functions are run off the scangauge (which is just velcro'd in place, hence crooked)

I'll be adding 2 more guages and redoing the stainless with carbon.

Grandpa54 · 05-17-2016, 12:38 AM

Here mine

**MusicMan70** · 05-17-2016, 12:54 AM

Here's what we got for now.

dschmit · 05-18-2016, 12:00 PM

Grandpa54 what tach did you use? Thats cool being 6000 RPM!

Grandpa54 · 05-18-2016, 02:01 PM

Red line out of tn rebuilt the gauges for me and he supplied it. He will make your speedo 120 mph if you want it, mark

Rust-O-Matic · 05-19-2016, 12:40 PM

Hey Grandpa54, what brand and type of paint did you use on the silver trim bezel? Yours is flatter and closer to the original sheen than mine is. The whole thing looks beautiful, by the way.

I have blasted and repainted mine twice now, using two different types of rattle can aluminum colored enamel, and I'm still not 100% happy with it. I don't mind the extra gloss on mine, but it takes 100 years to cure and seems pretty easy to discolor when handling it.

Grandpa54 · 05-19-2016, 02:12 PM

SORRY I DONT HAVE THAT INFO JOHN AT RED LINE DID THE RESTORATION
http://www.redlineg.com/redlineg/Welcome.html HERE YOU GO

Rust-O-Matic · 05-19-2016, 02:26 PM

Oh, I see. Thanks anyway. Looks like he does nice work.

I decided to do mine myself. Apparently so I could continually obsess about all the minute details other people are never going to notice in the first place. Ha!

**Captainfab** · 05-20-2016, 12:23 AM

Aluminum/silver paint needs a clear coat so that it does not smudge when touched and handled.

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Originally Posted by Rust-O-Matic

Hey Grandpa54, what brand and type of paint did you use on the silver trim bezel? Yours is flatter and closer to the original sheen than mine is. The whole thing looks beautiful, by the way.

I have blasted and repainted mine twice now, using two different types of rattle can aluminum colored enamel, and I'm still not 100% happy with it. I don't mind the extra gloss on mine, but it takes 100 years to cure and seems pretty easy to discolor when handling it.

corvettejim1968 · 05-20-2016, 07:48 AM

harrison56 · 12-03-2016, 12:08 PM

a little more done,

harrison56 · 12-03-2016, 12:15 PM

I an't done yall, but I be comming on, slow!!

oldies1938 · 12-20-2016, 02:49 PM

Here's mine I'm using Dolphin gauges!

forestb · 12-20-2016, 04:28 PM

Here are my gauges installed

Northwest Outlaw · 04-26-2017, 07:03 PM

previous owner had put the little gauges in already, so i figured painting it wasn't ruining anything

rvrfoot · 04-26-2017, 11:12 PM

Mine is under construction. i dont know what gauge too use yet. Name: DSCN0730.jpg
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LostMy65 · 08-16-2017, 10:27 PM

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I an't done yall, but I be comming on, slow!!

I've always liked how wood looks in classics.

racecougar · 08-16-2017, 06:33 PM

I was never happy with how both the stock cluster and the typical gauge plates point the gauges at the drivers chest. I whipped up an enclosure and laid the back panel back to point the gauges at the drivers face. Dad had the tedious task of engine turning an aluminum insert to add some "pop". A clear lens sits in front, much like any late-model cluster. We're very happy with how it turned out.

**60short** · 08-17-2017, 12:08 AM

can a new guy play?

Copper sheet with an aluminum back-plate for stiffness ...

copper by Keith, on Flickr

IMG_4150 by Keith, on Flickr

SCOTI · 08-17-2017, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 60short

can a new guy play?

Copper sheet with an aluminum back-plate for stiffness ...

I'm digging that. Different. Nice gauge choice as well....

rvrfoot · 08-17-2017, 02:03 PM

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**Captainfab** · 08-17-2017, 11:13 PM

I like that. Do you have any other copper or copper colored accents on your truck?

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Originally Posted by 60short

can a new guy play?

Copper sheet with an aluminum back-plate for stiffness ...

**60short** · 08-17-2017, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Captainfab

I like that. Do you have any other copper or copper colored accents on your truck?

Yesir!

the surround is "hammertone copper " as is the ashtray and fan control - and the glovebox will be getting a matching copper sheet and hammertone stripe.

its 12 or 16 guage, cut and shaped - sanded with 0000 steel wool with some clear coat over top of it to keep the glare down.

door panels are also hammertone copper as will be tailgate and grill letters (i think)

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BR3W CITY meowMEOWmeowMEOW Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: MKE WI Posts: 7,128	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! My current cluster; stainless sheet with the tach, Wideband, and Oil Pressure gauge. All other functions are run off the scangauge (which is just velcro'd in place, hence crooked) I'll be adding 2 more guages and redoing the stainless with carbon. __________________ *'66 Short Step / SD Tuned / Big Cam LQ4 / Backhalfed /Built 4l80e / #REBUILDEVERYTHING* MY BUILD THE H8RDCPTR //\\ MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL REV J HD

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Grandpa54 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Posts: 417	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Here mine Attached Images

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dschmit Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: midwest Posts: 72	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Grandpa54 what tach did you use? Thats cool being 6000 RPM!

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Grandpa54 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Posts: 417	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Red line out of tn rebuilt the gauges for me and he supplied it. He will make your speedo 120 mph if you want it, mark

05-19-2016, 12:40 PM	#8
Rust-O-Matic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gallatin, MO Posts: 295	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Hey Grandpa54, what brand and type of paint did you use on the silver trim bezel? Yours is flatter and closer to the original sheen than mine is. The whole thing looks beautiful, by the way. I have blasted and repainted mine twice now, using two different types of rattle can aluminum colored enamel, and I'm still not 100% happy with it. I don't mind the extra gloss on mine, but it takes 100 years to cure and seems pretty easy to discolor when handling it.

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Grandpa54 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Posts: 417	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! SORRY I DONT HAVE THAT INFO JOHN AT RED LINE DID THE RESTORATION http://www.redlineg.com/redlineg/Welcome.html HERE YOU GO

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Rust-O-Matic Registered User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Gallatin, MO Posts: 295	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Oh, I see. Thanks anyway. Looks like he does nice work. I decided to do mine myself. Apparently so I could continually obsess about all the minute details other people are never going to notice in the first place. Ha!

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harrison56 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Boydton Va Posts: 7	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! a little more done, Attached Images

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harrison56 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Boydton Va Posts: 7	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! I an't done yall, but I be comming on, slow!! Attached Images

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oldies1938 Registered User Join Date: May 2013 Location: chino hills ca Posts: 91	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Here's mine I'm using Dolphin gauges! Attached Images __________________ MY 66 BUILD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=667780

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forestb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 3,626	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! Here are my gauges installed Attached Images

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racecougar Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Imperial, MO Posts: 1,003	Re: Lets see your gauge panel! I was never happy with how both the stock cluster and the typical gauge plates point the gauges at the drivers chest. I whipped up an enclosure and laid the back panel back to point the gauges at the drivers face. Dad had the tedious task of engine turning an aluminum insert to add some "pop". A clear lens sits in front, much like any late-model cluster. We're very happy with how it turned out. Attached Images __________________ Rod @ AzzKicker Cars 1965 C10 SWB - Build Thread

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