gauges

pat morrison

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I'm about to replace all of the gauges in my 74 PD.. does anyone know the
pros and cons of using electric vs. mechanical gauges.. I know that ease of
installation is one variable. Thanks Pat Morrison Tn.
 
I replaced all of my gauges with electronic ones and am very pleased
with the results. Easy to install and more accurate than mechanical
ones. (IMO.) The speedo is still cable driven but that is the only one
that is mechanical. Darren

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> I'm about to replace all of the gauges in my 74 PD.. does anyone know the
> pros and cons of using electric vs. mechanical gauges.. I know that ease of
> installation is one variable. Thanks Pat Morrison Tn.

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Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
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http://www.TZEplus.com
 
Larry, I chose white faced gauges from accompany called Auto Meter.
Phantom series with green back lighting. The total cost of the gauges
and senders was around $750.00 Canadian. This also includes a 6000 rpm
tach. from VDO and an electronic shift indicator from Classic
Instruments. All are white faced. I made a new bezel from aluminum and
had it powder coated Semi-gloss satin black. All in all I really like my
dash layout, but it is labor intensive and mentally challenging if
cutting all the wires behind your existing dash can be considered a fun
thing. I probably have about 400 to 500 hours in the investigation,
gauge decision, bezel construction, final assembly and wiring of the new
instrument cluster. Once you see all the choices available for gauges
you will have a hard time deciding also. I used to have pictures on my
web site. Maybe I will have to re-post them as an interesting side bar.

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> Darren,
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> Which gague package did you choose? Any pictures? How much, (ballpark) did
> they set you back?
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> Do they look really, really cool?
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> I'm just more curious than I ought to be...
>
> Larry Davick
>

Darren Paget
76 Experimental
Another Fab Day
paget
http://www.TZEplus.com
 
Stewart Warner has a full selection of gauges... Best prices are
1-800-522-3497. BCI performance whse. Pat Morrison Tn.