custom dash gauges

[Dugan]

The only mechanical gauges that I will be using is the oil and temp. Everything will be electric.

ohh man you need to get a mechanical volt guage. they are amazing. lol

Lol, I bet there easy as hell to install too.

Mechanical tachs are the best, little gnome running circles inside it, more electric you zap his *ss with the more revolutions he runs ha

 

[uneek1976]

Found a good write up here.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/genera ... ash-2.html

 

[RITTER]

Mechanical tachs are the best, little gnome running circles inside it, more electric you zap his *ss with the more revolutions he runs ha

There's a little gnome inside my tach :?: SWEET

 

[GhettoRacingKid]

my tach stopped working. I think i over revved the motor and fried the little ****er

 

[uneek1976]

I started making my panel for my gauges this week and its coming out easier that I thought. Using cardboard as a template
I took off the stick on trimming from the bezel and used that to trace over the cardboard.

my holes are traced out now.

Here I have my template placed in the bezel to see how it fits.

I have the holes cut out of the cardboard and more test fitting.

 

[RITTER]

my tach stopped working. I think i over revved the motor and fried the little ****er

You can't over rev a tachometer bud :idea: Something probably came loose or the gauge just failed.

 

[uneek1976]

When I started to trim the bezel I cut some tabs on each corner so I could mount the panel to the bezel when I'm done.

Lol :lol: I used some 3m 2" sanding discs to make my 2 5/8" holes and a plastic cup for the speedo and tach.

The aluminum panel is now ready to be cut and trimmed.

more updates soon I'm going to try a different way to wire this up in the dash without cutting any wires. 😀

 

[JBreu]

Uneek,
That's coming out nicely....I see that in Summit?Jegs and other sites like Dixie MOnte carlo you can buy a wire set for all the gauges....anyone ever use them??

 

[uneek1976]

Uneek,
That's coming out nicely....I see that in Summit?Jegs and other sites like Dixie MOnte carlo you can buy a wire set for all the gauges....anyone ever use them??

Thanks JBreu, You know I have seen a wire set that painless makes for the gauges and I did'nt want to spend the money on it so I made my own. I'll have some pics of the wiring once I get it zip tied nice and neat.

 

[uneek1976]

The aluminum panel has been cut, trimmed and fits nicely. All of the gauges are in except for the tach(waiting on the post office to drop it off 🙁 ) and the leds for the blinkers, hi beam, and the brake warning light are in as well.