muncie21

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I'm looking to swap a LSx motor and 4L series trans into my 79 Trans Am. What are you guys doing to get your gauges working? I'd rather not gut my instrument panel and put in aftermarket gauges, but not sure what the alternatives are.....

zipster

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use the stock 79 senders in the LSx block. And read this, https://ls1tech.com/forums/conversio...-solution.html

As for the senders, there are companies making adapters to convert the threads. Some have drilled and tapped the block off plugs to adapt the two.

Moter

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here is one alternative....but its pricey http://www.drewtech.com/enthusiast/index.html

c6matt

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the only tricky one is the speedo, the others can be used by adapting stock senders as mentioned by others. I used a cable x... works well for me.

Moter

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http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH

futureuser

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I've got to plug the Dakota VHX gauges. Easy and one stop for whatever combo you are running. I'm not sure they have the trans am setup yet, but if you call them they'll tell you if they're going to be released soon. Frank @ Prodigy gave me the best price.

http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...cat/cat636.htm

http://www.prodigycustoms.com/

muncie21

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thanks for the info guys. Looks like I will be using the Cable X solution, as there doesn't seem to be any other simple solutions that are available to purchase, now.

99VetteFRC

I tapped the head for aftermarket temp sender and blockoff plate on the oil ban for oil pressure guage. I'm sure you can but factory senders in the holes.

garys 68

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There are tailstocks available that have a mechanical speedo.
On my corvette, I converted the tach from mechanical to electric by swapping out the guts of an aftermarket electric tach that had the same sweep.
On my other gaufes, I used the original senders on the LS block.

Friggy

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I was trying to get a Group Purchase going on TGO, and had talked to Dakota Digital a while ago and they couldn't sell cheaper than list price due to agreements with their suppliers. So Prodigy is a company that sells them? I will check them out.

I plan on using my stock gauges for now with Zipsters adapter!

rp0029

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Newvintageusa.com