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Mechdawg · 08-09-2002, 01:03 AM

I was going to buy some aftermarket guages for my truck but after getting bored last weekend my friends and I tore appart the guages and I got to repainting them. I think they look good and best of all it was cheap.

devinfife · 08-09-2002, 04:10 AM

looks good. gotta love the cheap spray paint mods. just needs a tach now

KP1972 · 08-09-2002, 08:48 AM

That is really cool! Are you going to leave the panel black???
I used spatter paint on mine.

Mechdawg · 08-09-2002, 05:59 PM

Yeah Im going to leave the panel black. The rest of the interior is slowely getting repainted in gunmetal grey. Eventually the exterior is going to be pearl white. I finally got my bench seat out also I now have a nice set of buckets out of a 93 honda civic.(I knew those things were good for something.

) I know my truck isnt much yet but it is getting there. Im at Altus AFB oklahoma temporarily stationed here for some training so in my spare time I do what I can with it.

Smooth68 · 08-09-2002, 06:03 PM

I really like that gunmetal grey color!

Mechdawg · 08-09-2002, 06:12 PM

Thanks as cheap as it may sound you can pick that same color up at walmart in the automotive section. If you prep the surface real well and take your time I think the result comes out pretty good. Im very limited here on funds and what I can do without my garage and all my tools. Here is a pic of the seats outa the civic installed. I need to get them reupholstered so they match my interior but the nos covers look good for now....lol Plus these seats are so much more comfortable then the bench that was in there.
Tim

MandarinSixSeven · 08-09-2002, 06:12 PM

Hey Mechdog, what are those seats out of? they look awesome, kinda like buick grand national seats, that would rock!

MandarinSixSeven · 08-09-2002, 06:13 PM

nevermind, i missed the second picture lol!
they are sweet looking seats tho

Mechdawg · 08-09-2002, 06:35 PM

Yeah the seats came out well I think. and they were pretty easy to install. Just 3 pieces of andle iron and one spacer for each seat and then its all in drilling some holes and bolting it all together. Not bad for $75.00 from the local useless junk yard.
Tim

Mechdawg · 08-10-2002, 12:30 AM

XXL · 08-10-2002, 09:48 AM

I definitely like the gray dash color. Hmmm...

Kenneth

6869704X4 · 08-11-2002, 12:06 AM

Altus, eewwww.
I went through BFE there in 82.
And, nice truck.

Mechdawg · 08-11-2002, 12:40 AM

Thats what I was here for first BFE now Im still here for C-5 Inital qualification. I love my plane hate it here though.

6869704X4 · 08-12-2002, 04:40 PM

Im a ret. Herk guy.

Super Chevy · 08-12-2002, 04:42 PM

Looks Good

08-09-2002, 01:03 AM	#1
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Guages I was going to buy some aftermarket guages for my truck but after getting bored last weekend my friends and I tore appart the guages and I got to repainting them. I think they look good and best of all it was cheap. Attached Images

08-09-2002, 04:10 AM	#2
devinfife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Renton, WA Posts: 171	looks good. gotta love the cheap spray paint mods. just needs a tach now __________________ FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE DRUM BRAKE CLUB 69 c-10. turquoise. 350 motor with 400 trans. long fleet. headers and dual flowmaster exhaust. K & N air cleaner, aluminum wheels and radials, stereo system and a bed liner. Manual drums and manual steering. Kickin it in Seattle, WA p.s. i love my longbed. must be a phallic thing.

08-09-2002, 08:48 AM	#3
KP1972 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Mansfield Texas Posts: 645	That is really cool! Are you going to leave the panel black??? I used spatter paint on mine. __________________ 1972 Chevy Custom/10 www.PictureTrail.com/KP1972 Metroplex Muscle Car Club www.PictureTrail.com/DreamCarArt

08-09-2002, 05:59 PM	#4
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Yeah Im going to leave the panel black. The rest of the interior is slowely getting repainted in gunmetal grey. Eventually the exterior is going to be pearl white. I finally got my bench seat out also I now have a nice set of buckets out of a 93 honda civic.(I knew those things were good for something.) I know my truck isnt much yet but it is getting there. Im at Altus AFB oklahoma temporarily stationed here for some training so in my spare time I do what I can with it. Attached Images

08-09-2002, 06:03 PM	#5
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	I really like that gunmetal grey color! __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

08-09-2002, 06:12 PM	#6
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Thanks as cheap as it may sound you can pick that same color up at walmart in the automotive section. If you prep the surface real well and take your time I think the result comes out pretty good. Im very limited here on funds and what I can do without my garage and all my tools. Here is a pic of the seats outa the civic installed. I need to get them reupholstered so they match my interior but the nos covers look good for now....lol Plus these seats are so much more comfortable then the bench that was in there. Tim Attached Images

08-09-2002, 06:12 PM	#7
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	Hey Mechdog, what are those seats out of? they look awesome, kinda like buick grand national seats, that would rock! __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

08-09-2002, 06:13 PM	#8
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	nevermind, i missed the second picture lol! they are sweet looking seats tho __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

08-09-2002, 06:35 PM	#9
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Yeah the seats came out well I think. and they were pretty easy to install. Just 3 pieces of andle iron and one spacer for each seat and then its all in drilling some holes and bolting it all together. Not bad for $75.00 from the local useless junk yard. Tim

08-10-2002, 12:30 AM	#10
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159

08-10-2002, 09:48 AM	#11
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	I definitely like the gray dash color. Hmmm... Kenneth __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

08-11-2002, 12:06 AM	#12
6869704X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SE NM Posts: 769	Altus, eewwww. I went through BFE there in 82. And, nice truck. __________________ The more I learn about women, the more I love my truck.

08-11-2002, 12:40 AM	#13
Mechdawg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dover AFB Delaware Posts: 159	Thats what I was here for first BFE now Im still here for C-5 Inital qualification. I love my plane hate it here though.

08-12-2002, 04:40 PM	#14
6869704X4 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: SE NM Posts: 769	Im a ret. Herk guy. __________________ The more I learn about women, the more I love my truck.

08-12-2002, 04:42 PM	#15
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	Looks Good



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