Guage install

[blazenlo95]

Looks awesome so far! The final look will be well worth the cost!

[54Caddy]

what size gauges did you have to use??

[JEM]

I'm glad I didn't think of something like this a while ago, I might have spent far too much money...looks really good, though

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by 54Caddy

what size gauges did you have to use??

I used the 5" speedometer, and tachometer. All the rest were 2-5/8" .

[kenm78]

Some wiring pics

[kenm78]

Another wiring pic.

[kenm78]

Dash torn apart.

[kenm78]

I know it looks like a fire hazard. But after their ziptied it doesn't look to bad.

[kenm78]

Finally installed..... I managed to keep the factory turn signal indicators in the OE spot. I had to add my high beam indicator in between the tach and speedo. and if you look real close you see a small green LED in between the tach and speedo at the bottom. That is my 4 wheel drive indicator light... All in all I'm glad its done I like it the only thing I don't like is when its all together you don't see the full faces of the speedo and tach. I need to figure a way to angle them up a little

[cochino12]

looks good, how many hours in wiring do you think you have there?

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by cochino12

looks good, how many hours in wiring do you think you have there?

About 3 hours for the gauges, and about 5 hours for the truck wiring including swapping oil, and temp sending units, and installing a speedometer sender. I'm not fast by any means.

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by cochino12

looks good, how many hours in wiring do you think you have there?

roughly 8 hours wiring. Now cut and fit and breaks it took me roughly 3 days..... LOL

[joe231]

Originally Posted by kenm78

Finally installed..... I managed to keep the factory turn signal indicators in the OE spot. I had to add my high beam indicator in between the tach and speedo. and if you look real close you see a small green LED in between the tach and speedo at the bottom. That is my 4 wheel drive indicator light... All in all I'm glad its done I like it the only thing I don't like is when its all together you don't see the full faces of the speedo and tach. I need to figure a way to angle them up a little

I wonder if you could find PVC the correct I.D. for the gauges. You could angle cut it and epoxy/smooth/paint it to match the bezel to change the angle of the gauges?

Looks very cool none the less, would be nice if you could see the full face though.
Good work!!

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by joe231

I wonder if you could find PVC the correct I.D. for the gauges. You could angle cut it and epoxy/smooth/paint it to match the bezel to change the angle of the gauges?

Looks very cool none the less, would be nice if you could see the full face though.
Good work!!

Come on over to the store we'll work on it! I have tons of PVC!

[joe231]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Come on over to the store we'll work on it! I have tons of PVC!

Buy you some gauges and we will figure it out!

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by JohnC

Come on over to the store we'll work on it! I have tons of PVC!

Might just take you up on that one day. I'm tired of messing with it at the moment. LOL

[cochino12]

Couldnt you just use the angled piece that you cut off the back?

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by cochino12

Couldnt you just use the angled piece that you cut off the back?

I thought about that, but its too small I need it to go all the way around the gauge to make it look flush on the outside. I think PVC will be the best route Just not today LOL.

[bigblock73]

I am pretty sure you can buy those angled pieces...check Summit, Jegs, or similar places.

[bigblock73]

I can't find them for the larger gauges, but I am sure they make them

http://www.jegs.com/i/Auto-Meter/105...oductId=745211

[JohnC]

Originally Posted by kenm78

Might just take you up on that one day. I'm tired of messing with it at the moment. LOL

Anytime man. Just let me know. I'll pm you my info.

[staggerd86c-10]

nice progress any more pics of the wiring or info on the way you wired it all up. as for angleing the gauge up try using these, they use them for boats, they are a bit pricey but they are really nice.
http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2..._Code=458angle

[kenm78]

Originally Posted by staggerd86c-10

nice progress any more pics of the wiring or info on the way you wired it all up. as for angleing the gauge up try using these, they use them for boats, they are a bit pricey but they are really nice.
http://shopping.rexmar.com/Merchant2..._Code=458angle

Boy those boogers are pricey!!!! As for the wiring I just bought standard 18Ga wire and built a little harness. In the truck I couldn't make out much. So I busted the DVOM out and checked continuity on the oil and temp wires from the sender to the OEM gauge connector. When found I used these handy little wire clips to wrap around the wires and installed a male end spade. I just used a test light to find the ground and power wires, and for the fuel gauge I used the DVOM again I found a wire other than the ground and checked the continuity I have dual tanks so it made it easy. When I found it it read 23 ohms I flipped the fuel tank selector and it went up to 100 ohms.. I didn't write down the colors of wires because I was lazy.

[rodstored-72]

kenm78,
thanks for the pics!! did you by chance make a wiring diagram of how you wired it?. i am just now starting the wiring of mine into my '72....

thanks again!!
rodstored-72

[Tezjoe84]

If you guys working on wiring don't want to go through tracing and wiring each component, Painless has a kit they offer and supposivly pretty detailed directions on how to hook everything up.

I personally have used the kit yet but I think a few other board members here have and have liked it pretty well, it's what I plan to use when I do my own soon.

Here's the link to the one Jegs sells, they offer one for electric and manual driven speedo's

http://www.jegs.com/i/Painless+Perfo...30302/10002/-1