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pmpski_1 · 01-09-2011, 12:57 AM

Yeah, a little late, but I always procrastinate a bit around the holidays.

I got the oil pressure gauge a while back from HartRod because I knew I eventually wanted to the the Auto Meter gauge cluster. I found a used gauge cluster locally for like 10 bucks or something like that, and I let them both sit in the garage for a while.

Autometer had the tach rebate this summer and I had a couple Summit Bucks burning a hole in my pocket so I collected a few more gauges.

Then I talked to board member Putter (Eric) - I'm sure you're all familiar with his work - about putting a cluster together for me. So I got the rest of the guages that I needed and sent them all of to Eric.

I love it. I probably won't install it until Spring but it looks great and it's put together really well.

I may eventually swap out the bezel for a nicer one or give this one a coat of silver where it used to be chrome around the edges. But it kinda matches my truck the way it is.

Thanks again Eric! Can't wait to get it in the truck.

Jacfourteen · 01-09-2011, 03:14 AM

Looks awesome!

Putter · 01-09-2011, 04:15 PM

Backlit gauges. Cluster also has a hidden LED 'high-beam' indicator.

Brian,
Glad you like it. Merry-belated-Christmas! A new bezel will completely change the look of it where the plastic meets the gauge-surrounds.

*Ticker* · 01-10-2011, 01:53 AM

Schweet!

What does the back look like?

What do you use for the turn indicators?

**lolife99** · 01-10-2011, 02:27 AM

Putter,... What do you charge to do something like this?
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Putter · 01-10-2011, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ticker

Schweet!
What does the back look like?
What do you use for the turn indicators?

I used the original turn signal cardboard tubes with green caps, just like the factory. I modified the bulb sockets to use wire instead of the printed circuit contacts.

I don't have rear pics, but maybe Brian can post some.

Putter · 01-10-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Putter,... What do you charge to do something like this?
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**FIREBALL** · 01-10-2011, 01:10 PM

cool! I'm going with the same cluster idea but im going with either the black bowtie gauges with orange needles (or autometers instead)..... Do they sell a tach big enough to fit in the middle anybody know??

19seventeeCustom · 01-10-2011, 04:50 PM

guages look great!!

Putter · 01-10-2011, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by FIREBALL

cool! I'm going with the same cluster idea but im going with either the black bowtie gauges with orange needles (or autometers instead)..... Do they sell a tach big enough to fit in the middle anybody know??

The center hole (3-3/8") is very common for speedometers and tachs. It's the OTHER gauges that are difficult to find in the 3-3/8" size.

*Ticker* · 01-10-2011, 10:43 PM

I'm kinda thinking I'll do some sort of smoked plexi cover for an F/A mixture or something...

01-09-2011, 12:57 AM	#1
pmpski_1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 505	Merry Christmas to me Yeah, a little late, but I always procrastinate a bit around the holidays. I got the oil pressure gauge a while back from HartRod because I knew I eventually wanted to the the Auto Meter gauge cluster. I found a used gauge cluster locally for like 10 bucks or something like that, and I let them both sit in the garage for a while. Autometer had the tach rebate this summer and I had a couple Summit Bucks burning a hole in my pocket so I collected a few more gauges. Then I talked to board member Putter (Eric) - I'm sure you're all familiar with his work - about putting a cluster together for me. So I got the rest of the guages that I needed and sent them all of to Eric. I love it. I probably won't install it until Spring but it looks great and it's put together really well. I may eventually swap out the bezel for a nicer one or give this one a coat of silver where it used to be chrome around the edges. But it kinda matches my truck the way it is. Thanks again Eric! Can't wait to get it in the truck. __________________ Curry in a Hurry: SB rebuild for my 71 C20

01-09-2011, 03:14 AM	#2
Jacfourteen Big Red - Now its a SWB! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Oroville, Ca Posts: 1,624	Re: Merry Christmas to me Looks awesome! __________________ 68 3/4 ton (Project)-350 Small Block, .030 over, 10:1 comp, 3998993 heads, C3BX edelbrock intake, comp cams XE268, Holley 670 SA, long tube headers, dual flow 40's, E-fan, Alum rad, currently under the knife getting shortened and bagged build thread 41 3/4 ton (wife's)-flatbed, fully restored to original 01 Tahoe LT 4WD (my daily driver)-Magnaflow Muffler, Rollin on 22's 02 Ford Mustang Convertable (Wife's Car)-Flowmaster 50, Clear corners, Intake, sittin on 18's

01-09-2011, 04:15 PM	#3
Putter More Cowbell.... Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Puckett, MS Posts: 3,569	Re: Merry Christmas to me Backlit gauges. Cluster also has a hidden LED 'high-beam' indicator. Brian, Glad you like it. Merry-belated-Christmas! A new bezel will completely change the look of it where the plastic meets the gauge-surrounds. __________________ *There once was a member from Puckett.....Who ( fill in the blank blank blank* ) bucket** Last edited by Putter; 01-09-2011 at 04:16 PM.

01-10-2011, 01:53 AM	#4
Ticker Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 2,404	Re: Merry Christmas to me Schweet! What does the back look like? What do you use for the turn indicators?

01-10-2011, 02:27 AM	#5
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,717	Re: Merry Christmas to me Putter,... What do you charge to do something like this? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

01-10-2011, 01:10 PM	#8
FIREBALL (007) aka Houdini Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: ROCKMART/ROME GA Posts: 354	Re: Merry Christmas to me cool! I'm going with the same cluster idea but im going with either the black bowtie gauges with orange needles (or autometers instead)..... Do they sell a tach big enough to fit in the middle anybody know?? __________________ Live life one day at a time!

01-10-2011, 04:50 PM	#9
19seventeeCustom Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Downtown Posts: 573	Re: Merry Christmas to me guages look great!!

01-10-2011, 10:43 PM	#11
Ticker Account Suspended Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 2,404	Re: Merry Christmas to me I'm kinda thinking I'll do some sort of smoked plexi cover for an F/A mixture or something...



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