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So..last night, i was digging in the pile of stuff for my 68 shortbed & came across the inst.panel/cluster i plan to use. It was kinda nasty, so i decided to try & clean it up a bit & see if i could get the surface rust off. Crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea. I have a Sun Super II to mount in the blank hole on the right.

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Looks good! :thup:
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Totally crappy. You shouldn't mess with 30-something-year-old parts. Send it to me and get yourself a nice new panel. :P
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That's exactly what I have to go in my '70 SC. Yours looks great too.

Question: I unscrewed the speedo castle nut from the rear of my current original dash cluster, yet my speedo cable is still attached. Is there a springclip that locks it in there, or do I need to "finesse" that cable out of there? My cable is pretty dry too and would need to be lubed prior to reinstallation.

Thanks for the help guys....

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no spring clip/retainer on mine. i'd guess a little "friendly persuasion" would get it to move.
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Wow the ole girl cleand up nice, if that's the one that came from abilene??
edit guess not now that I looked back at pictures that one was white(never woulda cleanded up that good lol)
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Dang it.....Now you guys have me thinking about going for a "Big Rig " look for my F-350. Gonna need more money....sheesh!
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