My New Truck

[kingsolver72]

Originally Posted by Factory Guy

Ok, Here's few pics from the show with the new Steelies (show had a much better turnout than I expected), Just like Short Haul's I did the Wheel vintiques in 16" x 8" with 265/75/16's.

Now to start on the other sides hub cap's!

That green 72 is my old truck. I’m pulling up to my spot in the second picture.

[Factory Guy]

Neat!

[Factory Guy]

Ok in going through my gauges (1973) I have come across what I would call an anomaly. My temp gauge looks like this, it goes from 100 to 250. Yet every other 1973 temp gauge looks like the C/ H temp gauge seen in the bottom photo. The font (of the 100-250 gauge) matches my trucks other gauges and it DOES NOT match the font of the newer trucks, plus we have owned the truck since it was 2 years old and the gauge cluster has never been apart.

Has anybody else seen a stock 1973 temp gauge going from 100 to 250?

All other gauges in the truck match the other 1973 gauge clusters I have seen.

[77Blue]

Originally Posted by Factory Guy

Ok in going through my gauges (1973) I have come across what I would call an anomaly. My temp gauge looks like this, it goes from 100 to 250. Yet every other 1973 temp gauge looks like the C/ H temp gauge seen in the bottom photo. The font (of the 100-250 gauge) matches my trucks other gauges and it DOES NOT match the font of the newer trucks, plus we have owned the truck since it was 2 years old and the gauge cluster has never been apart.

Has anybody else seen a stock 1973 temp gauge going from 100 to 250?

All other gauges in the truck match the other 1973 gauge clusters I have seen.

Factory Guy,
Do you have an updated pic or video of this new gauge set up? I have a 77 and I am curious if I should do something similar. I do not like not having a Tach.
Thanks!
Sven

[Factory Guy]

Originally Posted by 77Blue

Factory Guy,
Do you have an updated pic or video of this new gauge set up? I have a 77 and I am curious if I should do something similar. I do not like not having a Tach.
Thanks!
Sven

Still Haven't finished it yet (life got in the way and this project got sidelined)

This winter I plan to finish it.

Here is the latest mock up of the 8000 RPM tach and the rest of the factory gauges. Tach face fonts are now the same size and scale as the Speedo (Note needles are just lying on the gauges they are not attached yet).

[Factory Guy]

Here is the decal I apply to the fuel gauge face. (note the bigger fonts on the Tachometer gauge now).

[Factory Guy]

Since you are adding a tach you are going to have to do something with the wiring. So I made my own custom plug,(the Mylar decal wiring won't work for this application) in case, this cluster ever needs to come back out. The fuel gauge will also be in this plug as well. The Squarebody plug to the laminate decal wiring will carry all of the normal gauges and their functions (I would have liked to run EVERYTHING through the original Squarebody wiring plug-but since that cannot happen...).