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Old Jun 16, 2013 | 06:00 PM
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I'm trying to make my mind up on what style gauges I want to go with. If you have pics of yours during the day and night, post them if you don't mind. Thanks




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Here is what I put together on a budget. 2-5/8 cluster in a custom panel on the left. Autogage 3" tach mounted to the column. Neat little trick, I used a DPDT toggle switch to wire the temp gauge to a temp sender in the trans and one in the engine so I can use 1 gauge to get 2 temps. Save money and space.



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Here is what I put together on a budget. 2-5/8 cluster in a custom panel on the left. Autogage 3" tach mounted to the column. Neat little trick, I used a DPDT toggle switch to wire the temp gauge to a temp sender in the trans and one in the engine so I can use 1 gauge to get 2 temps. Save money and space.



Good idea. Looks clean buddy. Thanks for sharing.
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Old Jun 17, 2013 | 07:44 PM
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Thanks Smo, I like what you did. Do you have a pic of them lit up? I'll have to check them out for sure.
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 08:47 AM
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Here's mine, sorry I don't have a night time picture. Classic Instruments.

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I have Ultra-Lite IIs in a Covans Classic dash in the Nova. They have standard incandescent lighting, nothing special. But I put Gauge Hut Revolutions with a GPS speedo in a 66 GTO I restored - those are gorgeous, plus wiring is much easier.







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Good looking setups. Different tastes with good results. Kudos
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