could you go into more detail? on the dremel

 

Die grinder + carbide bit + time = larger than normal hole

The clock hole is easier to grind out because it actually starts as a hole, unlike all the other spots on the housing which have solid backs.

 

lol well no ****.....

 

lol Well, what other details do you want? It's not really a science. You just put a hole where there isn't one, and try to make it exactly whatever size it needs to be to fit the gauge. I had it easy with the tach; there are already screw holes for the clock, so I just jammed the tach housing in the widenedhole, screwed it down, and sealed it with RTV.

 

ok once i spend 30min grinding the stuff out, what kind of "super glue/ sealant" would you reccommend?

 

Well, sealant isn't going to be enough to keep all those aftermarket gauges in place, especially the heavier ones. I just used the RTV to seal the light leaks in the panel. I really wouldn't have any idea what to do with the other gauges until I looked at them.

And you're going to spend a lot more than 30min grinding on the housing

 

so after i grind out the panel i will have to make holding brackets to keep them in place....how will those mount up? i know i will spend a fair amount of time on the grinding with the dremel, time is not an issue, how do you do the measurements for the whole or is it just hit and miss guess?

 

*shrug* I'd have to have everything in front of me. I don't know if the gauges have removable face plates (because you can't leave the glass there), what/where the mounting points are on the housings, how big they are compared to the cluster housing recesses, etc. There's just no way to know unless you have it all layed out in front of you. Then it's just a matter of problem solving and being creative enough to make it all work.

 

well, since i have a broken one sitting at home, im gonna go try it out on it, and see if i can get some of the gauges put in.

 

Well, for all you 67 - 68 owners who want to do this swap check out

http://www.edbert.net/gauges.htm

Hope it helps