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01-03-2013, 09:05 PM | #1 |
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
I think you need to remove that stop and go out and do a real world test to see if the needle can actually go to 120. : ).
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The needle is at the 120mph mark, if I removed it, I'm sure it would go past it, but I'm probably not going to want to go 130mhp in my old truck!
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01-05-2013, 03:26 AM | #3 |
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
I really like this modification. Any more specifics on how to wire it? How expensive is it to do this? Guesstimate? Do you own the graphics you had done? Thanks for sharing
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As for cost, I have about $200 in the first one I did, that's for the speedometer, doesn't include the whole cluster and the tach. I spent most of the money on having the graphics part done and getting it printed. I do own the graphics I had made, but I can't do anything with them, so the guy at the print shop has them on his computer and can print them whenever I need them. The speedometer parts came from a pick a part as did the sockets for all the lights and the plug to be able to unplug it to remove it. The main reason I went ahead and spent the money to try it is I knew I would be doing more for future projects and when you spilt the costs up, it's not that bad. The other reasons are that Cable-X's are getting more expensive and don't work as well as they used to, and I cant stand the look of aftermarket gauges in an otherwise stock looking truck. I probably have around $50 in the dash I put together for my beater truck and that's including the clock and voltmeter mods too. Here's some pics of the one I just got done putting together for the beater.
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01-10-2013, 09:54 AM | #5 |
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
What voltmeter did you use? Details on the swap?
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01-10-2013, 10:01 AM | #6 |
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gringo he has build threads for all of his stuff in his signature.. he does very nice work!
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01-12-2013, 02:41 AM | #7 |
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The voltmeter is a pretty simple swap. It uses a gauge from a square body truck, roughly '78 to 87. You have to drill one hole in the tin mounting plate. Then you take the needle off, it pulls straight off. grind off the 2 rivits that hold the face on, and swap it with the ammeter face from the 67-72. Then put the 67-72 needle on it. I bought a decal for the face with the voltmeter numbers on it, off this site a year or so ago. I had the printer guy who does the speedo faces make me some more. Then you wire the gauge with an ignition wire on one terminal and it grounds through the metal backing plate it's bolted to. You can see how it's wired in the pic above of the back of my speedo cluster.
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01-09-2013, 02:34 PM | #9 |
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hey i have more questions lol where would you suggest i go to get that 120mph sweep made? is it just done on paper? sorry for the questioning everything but i am just unsure where to have it done
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01-09-2013, 07:49 PM | #10 |
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It's printed on a vinyl sticker that's put directly over the S-10 face.If you're serious about wanting to try it, I can have some more made. You would have to find a graphics place around you to have the graphic part done, then take it to a print shop to have it printed. Those two steps ran me about $150.
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01-10-2013, 09:32 AM | #13 |
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
i am very interested in that. I you would really make another one how much would you want for it? and do you still have any ribbed cruise control switches?
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01-10-2013, 09:53 AM | #14 |
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LS1nova,
would it be possible to have say 10 speedos cut, then resell them to make up some of you investment? I would buy one of the speedo overlays, and I am sure others would. |
01-12-2013, 10:34 AM | #15 |
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
I would definetlty take the overlays,2 sets of them. I already have 2 clusters from s10 projects I have that I swapped them out to get a tach cluster lol. Is there 2 overlays, one for the design on the gauge, and one for the lense? I am unclear on that.
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01-12-2013, 03:00 PM | #16 |
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i mean i am wanting the vinyl print how much would you charge? i live in the 46561 area code, I will make one myself lol. I want to make one so please let me know
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01-12-2013, 09:25 PM | #17 |
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Yes just the vinyl faces. I already picked up a couple dashes.
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To make the sheetmetal mounting plate Speedometer itself Individually wire the gauges Apply the gauge face Paint the lens Am I missing anything? Posted via Mobile Device |
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01-17-2013, 07:28 AM | #20 |
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I am good for 2 please, No rush.
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I'm in for one of the $25 deals
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
What did you snag those light fixtures out of? Those don't look like the ones in my cluster.
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01-17-2013, 02:14 PM | #23 |
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I'm in for one. thanks
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01-17-2013, 11:48 PM | #24 |
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THey are actually out of a '65 chevy. They are sockets that ground to the tin, just like the heater control light in a '67-'72.
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo
Just a quick question, did you pull the lights out of a gauge bezel from a '65 or did you find a place online you can get them from? I'd like to use those too, so wondering where to grab them. Thanks!
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