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Old 03-14-2015, 05:58 PM   #51
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hanline...look & work great....
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Old 03-14-2015, 06:15 PM   #52
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Wish the pic was better SIR. I have a set of gauges in my OT VW Karmann Ghia from Haneline. They have nice stuff.
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Old 03-14-2015, 06:59 PM   #53
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what if the gps has bad signal??
the only time you get a bad GPS signal is in long tunnels or otherwise underground. not sure how this accesses the satellites but a regular GPS uses about 12 of them at one time and if one is blocked by trees or mountains, the accuracy goes down a bit until it gets full visibility again to the sky.

these GPS speedos must have some sort of antenna that has to be mounted outside.
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Old 03-14-2015, 08:52 PM   #54
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Hugh in NC, what size are those autometer sport comp gauges ? and what's the thickness of that boise aluminum insert ? i am going to make my own inset and would like to no the thickness i could use. thanks
Here is the link to the insert that looks like the one I purchased. You tell them what brand and style of gauges you are using and they machine to fit.

http://www.boeseengineering.com/Shop...lphin-gauges-1

I really cannot remember the exact thickness but it was near .25 inch. Each of the gauge holes was counter bored (?) about .125 so that the gauges set down into the insert. If making your own, I do not think the thickness is critical as long as it is thick enough to prevent flex, gauges do not have to be recessed either. Small gauges are 2 1/16 diameter, large 3 3/8 inches. I ordered mine with the brushed finish.

Show us what you end up with when you finish.

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Old 03-15-2015, 11:24 PM   #55
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Heres mine. I had an old 94 z28 cluster laying around and i jeeded electric gauges with my 5.3l swap. Went together pretty easily


me too, but I left the original silkscreen on the lens



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Old 03-15-2015, 11:57 PM   #56
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Sneaky sneaky. That looks cool but it would drive me crazy trying to look through one set of numbers to see the other gauges. Pretty incognito if you just glance quickly
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Old 03-16-2015, 11:05 AM   #57
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Sneaky sneaky. That looks cool but it would drive me crazy trying to look through one set of numbers to see the other gauges. Pretty incognito if you just glance quickly
Ooh, man, that would drive me crazy, but it does look kinda cool.
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Old 03-16-2015, 07:16 PM   #59
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Looks right....
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Old 03-16-2015, 07:25 PM   #60
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Nothing special, just a "factory" cluster.

You know, I'm not a 'mod-a-holic' but I do like to change things up a little. Your original guage cluster really looks great! I wonder if it could be changed so that the indicators would be actual numbers instead of 'tick-marks' and if the back lighting could be changed to red.....THEN, I'd be sold on it for my truck. I've got an autometer setup thinking that it was what I wanted but I'm not very happy with the look. Now I'm looking for something different!....again!
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Ooh, man, that would drive me crazy, but it does look kinda cool.

honestly, you dont even notice it.
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Mark..I haven't seen your cab/dash for awhile...really over the top!!
In other words..I like it
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Astronaut, really like that clean look. What all is involved in re-numbering/recalibrating the speedo?

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Old 03-17-2015, 09:52 AM   #64
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Old 03-17-2015, 10:08 AM   #65
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Astronaut, really like that clean look. What all is involved in re-numbering/recalibrating the speedo?

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All I had to do was send payment, a lens, and a block off plate to Jason at Greenback Decal. He uses a stock block off plate for the face of the tach, and uses his own internals and overlay for the graphics. I wetsanded and buffed the lettering off a reproduction lens and he screen printed new numbers on the lens. He can do 6,7,8k tachs as well if you don't want or need a 10k tach.

The speedometer may end up being driven by an Abbot cable-x box or Dakota Digital's newer version. That will take car of the speedometer calibration. Jason handles the tach calibration.
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I posted this in another thread:
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I've been banging around this idea:
White led digital gauges I think would blend in nicely.
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Did a little more work on my gauge cluster today. The little bow ties have chrome behind them and the bezel is going to be chrome.
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Got the gauges installed yesterday.
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I got the Dakota Digital Retro gauges installed last week. All the readings are taken from the LS bus except oil pressure, they provided the pressure sensor.

There are multiple screens you can click thru on the left hand display and customize them as you wish. I converted the choke knob to a dimmer for the back light.

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I got the Dakota Digital Retro gauges installed last week. All the readings are taken from the LS bus except oil pressure, they provided the pressure sensor.

There are multiple screens you can click thru on the left hand display and customize them as you wish. I converted the choke knob to a dimmer for the back light.

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Nice setup!!!! I would have likely gone with that but when I got my Dakota Digital gauges, those were not made.

Here is mine.
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Nice setup!!!! I would have likely gone with that but when I got my Dakota Digital gauges, those were not made.

Here is mine.
Are yours from a newer model truck?
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Are yours from a newer model truck?
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Never mind, I found it in your thread :
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