Took some time to disassemble my guage cluster. It was in relatively good shape. Going to order a new circuit panel for it as well as repaint the needles. While it's disassembledd, I'll prep it for paint.
Also toying with the idea of a grill insert. Ordered some hexagon aluminum mesh and cut it to fit.
I made a bunch of these washer plates to secure the mesh to the grill insert. I drilled 1/8" holes so I could temporarily secure it with clecos.
So far I'm liking the look. I'll plan on taking it somewhere to get powder coated black.