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**LockDoc** · 08-19-2011, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andy4639

I got a tracking number so maybe I'll see them Saturday! You think!

Ha!, Good luck with that... Keep your fingers crossed, I guess..

LockDoc

stealthy '69 · 08-19-2011, 04:35 PM

Good luck with the install. Keep us posted through out the build. Take lots of pics so they can make this a FAQ.

Plus those gauges look very cool. I can't wait to see them finished up.

Andy4639 · 08-19-2011, 06:12 PM

Well I hope I can pull this off. I'm a little worried about the wiring but I hope it will be simple enough after I get everything layed out and start messing with it.
I'm going to do a full pictorial as I go along so I will have referances for if I ever need to work on it are put it back to orignal

stealthy '69 · 08-19-2011, 06:18 PM

Plus the pics will help out all the other *dummies* that'll be doing gauges in the future.

*dummies* = ME

Andy4639 · 08-19-2011, 06:21 PM

Yea that to! I just looked at the tracking # it's suppose to be here by Wednesday afternoon!

stealthy '69 · 08-19-2011, 06:27 PM

Better then next Wednesday! I can't wait to see it done. And they're not even my gauges.

Andy4639 · 08-19-2011, 06:52 PM

Once I get the guages I can get the wiring done. I shouldn't have any major problems with it I hope. It all seems like it just a matter of finding the right wires out of the factory plug and using them. I have to figure out a high beam light, brake and alternator lights to I guess. When I crank it up. Then again I may just do without them!

Andy4639 · 08-25-2011, 11:42 PM

Long story short version!

Just got back home after 2 long days in Garden City. Irene is suppose to bypass our place so it was a long round trip pulling the car trailer for nothing!!!!

OK now for the good news the SpeedHut guages showed up while I was gone so I hope to start on the new dash over the weekend and first of next week since I'm off until Wednesday of next week. I hope to get the new dash wired and maybe installed. Pictures will be coming soon.

Andy4639 · 01-13-2013, 01:37 AM

I could have sworn I posted these but I guess not well not in this thread anyway.
Here is the finished poduct for now.
I used the factory wiring and pulled all the dash bulbs out except for the turn signals. All the guages have there own lights and work off a wire harness that comes with the cluster if you order the whole thing as I did. I got everything to fit inside the factory dash panels and didn'cut anything even though it was a spare dash I had. In the near future I plan to pull it back out and do some moding on the dash. Going to make a pig tail so I can go back to factory dash if I ever need to.
Thanks to LockDoc for showing me this great website to order from they are sweet guages.
www.speedhut.com

Andy4639 · 01-13-2013, 03:23 PM

Here are a couple more of the dash and the plug for the transmission. I need to get my butt started on the pigtail just haven't had the right time to do it.

**jocko** · 01-13-2013, 07:29 PM

Alrighty, I have a dumb question - but because I love the idea of these things, I have to ask - will you not know your speed in a parking garage or tunnel when you don't have sv reception?

Andy4639 · 01-13-2013, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jocko

Alrighty, I have a dumb question - but because I love the idea of these things, I have to ask - will you not know your speed in a parking garage or tunnel when you don't have sv reception?

Good question,
sorry I don't have a good answer for you on it though! I haven't been through any tunnels are parking garages. I know with my truck in my garage it picks up with the door open. with the front of the truck facing the door. Never have thought about it park the other way because I back into the garage.

**jocko** · 01-13-2013, 08:21 PM

Hmm, interesting. Knowing my luck, I'd get a ticket before I picked up enough satellites pulling out of my garage since I'm a nose-in'er. These things are a great idea though - sure is nice to know your speedo and odo are accurate regardless of rear end/trans mods, etc.

Andy4639 · 01-13-2013, 08:25 PM

Yes it is and they do much more for you.

They give 1/4 mile speed, 1/8 mile speed elevation reading, top speed, direction as in North, south, east and west. Plus a trip reset!
It's one of the best mods I've done to my truck.
Plus you can design your own faces for the gauges to.

08-19-2011, 06:12 PM	#28
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Well I hope I can pull this off. I'm a little worried about the wiring but I hope it will be simple enough after I get everything layed out and start messing with it. I'm going to do a full pictorial as I go along so I will have referances for if I ever need to work on it are put it back to orignal __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

08-19-2011, 06:21 PM	#30
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Yea that to! I just looked at the tracking # it's suppose to be here by Wednesday afternoon! __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs. Last edited by Andy4639; 08-19-2011 at 06:48 PM.

08-19-2011, 06:52 PM	#32
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Once I get the guages I can get the wiring done. I shouldn't have any major problems with it I hope. It all seems like it just a matter of finding the right wires out of the factory plug and using them. I have to figure out a high beam light, brake and alternator lights to I guess. When I crank it up. Then again I may just do without them! __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

08-25-2011, 11:42 PM	#33
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Long story short version! Just got back home after 2 long days in Garden City. Irene is suppose to bypass our place so it was a long round trip pulling the car trailer for nothing!!!! OK now for the good news the SpeedHut guages showed up while I was gone so I hope to start on the new dash over the weekend and first of next week since I'm off until Wednesday of next week. I hope to get the new dash wired and maybe installed. Pictures will be coming soon. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

01-13-2013, 01:37 AM	#34
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS I could have sworn I posted these but I guess not well not in this thread anyway. Here is the finished poduct for now. I used the factory wiring and pulled all the dash bulbs out except for the turn signals. All the guages have there own lights and work off a wire harness that comes with the cluster if you order the whole thing as I did. I got everything to fit inside the factory dash panels and didn'cut anything even though it was a spare dash I had. In the near future I plan to pull it back out and do some moding on the dash. Going to make a pig tail so I can go back to factory dash if I ever need to. Thanks to LockDoc for showing me this great website to order from they are sweet guages. www.speedhut.com __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

01-13-2013, 03:23 PM	#35
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Here are a couple more of the dash and the plug for the transmission. I need to get my butt started on the pigtail just haven't had the right time to do it. Attached Images __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.

01-13-2013, 07:29 PM	#36
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,949	Re: Speed Hut GPS Alrighty, I have a dumb question - but because I love the idea of these things, I have to ask - will you not know your speed in a parking garage or tunnel when you don't have sv reception?

01-13-2013, 08:21 PM	#38
jocko Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Godley, TX Posts: 17,949	Re: Speed Hut GPS Hmm, interesting. Knowing my luck, I'd get a ticket before I picked up enough satellites pulling out of my garage since I'm a nose-in'er. These things are a great idea though - sure is nice to know your speedo and odo are accurate regardless of rear end/trans mods, etc.

01-13-2013, 08:25 PM	#39
Andy4639 Old member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Liberty, & Garden City S.C. , U.S. Posts: 19,936	Re: Speed Hut GPS Yes it is and they do much more for you. They give 1/4 mile speed, 1/8 mile speed elevation reading, top speed, direction as in North, south, east and west. Plus a trip reset! It's one of the best mods I've done to my truck. Plus you can design your own faces for the gauges to. __________________ 1971 LWB Custom, 6.0LS & 4L80E, Speedhut.com GPS speedometer & gauges with A/C. 20" Boss 338's Grey wheels 4 wheel disc brakes. My Driver Seeing the USA in a 71 Upstate SC GM Truck Club 2013,14 and 2016 Hot Rod Pour Tour http://upstategmtrucks.com/ Get out and drive the truck this summer and have some fun! It sucks not being able to hear! LWB trucks rule, if you don't think so measure your SWB! After talking to tech support at Air Lift I have found out that the kit I need is 60811. Per the measurements I gave them. Ride height of truck inside spring and inside diameter of springs.



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