It almost looks stock until you light it up. To complete the look, we are going to need to repair the steering column. For a more '60s feel, the shift knob should be switched for one that is all white, and the TCI shifter housing needs to be painted either silver or blue.To complete the look, we are going to need to repair the steering column. For a more '60s If you have a stock and/or rare dash, the Redline Gauge Works guys can get it working without resorting to the use of aftermarket gauges like we did. This is a gauge cluster from a '54 truck. The original 6-volt gas gauge was converted to 12 volts, the temp gauge was converted from a capillary tube to electronic, and the ammeter was converted to volts.If you have a stock and/or rare dash, the Redline Gauge Works guys can get it working with This '55 Nomad dash uses the stock faces, but the gauges have been converted to VDO movement.This '55 Nomad dash uses the stock faces, but the gauges have been converted to VDO moveme This panel from a '69 Dodge Charger demonstrates the use of color and font changes to completely change the feel of a dash. The gauge faces were changed from black to white with a custom royal blue font, and the pointers were painted glowing red orange to make them easier to see. Companies like Redline use laser printers to design any style font in any color you want.This panel from a '69 Dodge Charger demonstrates the use of color and font changes to comp On the left are the original tachometer innards from a late '60s Mustang. On the right is the new VDO movement. You can also get a clock changed to a tach or a speedometer with any rpm or mph with any font and even get a built-in shift light installed.On the left are the original tachometer innards from a late '60s Mustang. On the right is SOURCES Auto Meter 667 West 100 North Box 717 Ephraim UT 84627 435-283-4142 Redline Gauge Works Santa Clarita CA redlinegaugeworks.com Pure Vision Design Simi Valley CA purevisiondesign.com « | 1 | 2 | 3 | View Full Article By Douglas R. Glad Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
kreach 3/24/2011 at 5:07 PM Can you tell me the media used to do initial stripping of bezel and psi setting. I am planning to restore my '66 Falcon Ranchero cluster and info would be helpful. Thanks in advance