Custom Made Insturment Panel?

Fake Name · Post by **Fake Name** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:31 pm

It's an off-the-shelf piece form Boese engineering. It's billet machined and has tabs that hold onto the back of the old hollowed-out panel with machine screws. The tab thing is not terribly elegant, but it does the job. You can see the bent-over tabs around the perrimeter in this shot, especially in the lower left.

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kid · Post by **kid** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:52 pm

If they are hidden from the front that is great.

Fake Name · Post by **Fake Name** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 9:47 pm

They are.

But for such a nice fabrication on the front, you think they'd come up a little better. I had to re-bend and re-drill several of them (there are not many) but I'm just being picky.

cathynkeith · Post by **cathynkeith** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:18 pm

that dakota digital is next on my list, It has a performance cpu built in, 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.

kid · Post by **kid** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:59 pm

I don't mind digital for any gauge but the tach. My tach needs a needle. Well maybe if they had a shift pointer.

trukcrazy · Post by **trukcrazy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:59 am

cathynkeith wrote:that dakota digital is next on my list, It has a performance cpu built in, 0-60 and 1/4 mile times.

I think that is a good deal at 595.00 considering everything it comes with and can do. I am not a big fan of digital, but that setup would be very tempting. Hurry up and get it so we can see it in action.

Jake11 · Post by **Jake11** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 2:31 am

Fake name that looks great. Good work!!

RebelRider · Post by **RebelRider** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 8:12 pm

cghstrojan08 wrote:Has anyone ever made one of those insturment panels from kinda like racing gauges? I was thinking like a diamond plating back.

Robert,
I made this one up pretty quick and for less than $100. But I go by the KISS rule of thumb!

Big D's 69 · Post by **Big D's 69** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 4:54 pm

Here is the 3 that i have seen and like.

RebelRider · Post by **RebelRider** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 5:55 pm

cghstro,
Keith has your trucks wiring diagram posted under "Factory Liturature" section, so between that and the instructions included with your new gauges, you should be able to make your ideas work.

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:52 pm

Haneline makes it look like a console on a romulan bridge

As for puting in a clock i leave that for the clock on my cd/cdr mp3/mwa am/fm Stereo.

The guages i'd go with a chromed up version of the the 67-69 Dash panel and then go with the correct cluster for the exact vintage of my wiring harness.

And white guages with led bulbs.

mercman1953 · Post by **mercman1953** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 12:29 am

Hey guys I made one just about like the Haneline on and then put VDO 6 guage cluster in it. You could put any gauges that you like in it. I used a piece of aluminum and put it in from the front side with just a couple of socket head allen screws. If you are going to put new gauges in ti look at an electric speedo. Most can be programmed easily to compensate for any wheel/tire/gear ratio that you have and might change to. All without taking anything off. I will put pics up when I can get to the truck and take new ones.

kid · Post by **kid** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 2:34 am

Thanks I am looking forward to it.

oltrukr · Post by **oltrukr** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 7:36 pm

Just finished my "Do it yourself" project. I've got about $150.00 in it. Found the small LED's at a local parts house, gauges from Kragen, bezel from pick n pull. I used 1/8 ABS from Tap Plastics to mount the gauges.

Craig

MAK · Post by **MAK** » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:03 pm

Very nice work. That looks really good. I just notriced the one that RebelRider did and it looks nice too.

oltrukr wrote:Just finished my "Do it yourself" project. I've got about $150.00 in it. Found the small LED's at a local parts house, gauges from Kragen, bezel from pick n pull. I used 1/8 ABS from Tap Plastics to mount the gauges.

Craig

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