[falcon4]

Here's what I did when I wanted to add extra gauges into my dash facia.....



I cheated and bought a carbon fibre one from Thunder Road.



And I installed SoCal Gauges.



So this is what she looks like at the moment. I installed this dash in Janaury last year and so far haven't had a chance to drive her yet to tie in the speedo, but all the rest of the gauges work real fine.



And this is her.....

[gto4evr]

falcon, that's a pretty radical change from stock! Looks cool though. I notice your car's got AC but that dash insert blocks off the upper vent with that 5 light bar. What are the lights for?

[67drake]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

I run a two pod gauge under the dash using one of the screws holding the bottom of the ashtray bracket in and maybe one other hole drilled up underneath to hold it from twisting.

Car's in the storage tent buried in snow right now, this is the only pic I could find in the archives, not a good shot, but you can see them if you squint!

I'll have to look into that area. I didn't know if I'd have enough room or if it would interfere with the ashtray. Looks like I don't have too many options though. Thanks for the pic!

Originally Posted by bdk1976

I remember seeing someone use a couple of clips off or tape measures on the gauge housing so they didn't have to drill the dash - seemed like a good solution. I think the post was either here or on CP quite some time ago-might find it with some searching.

I did a search here and over on CP and didn't find much. Thanks for the tip though. Interesting idea.


Falcon,yes that looks great,but I'm looking to not stray from original as much as possible.

[falcon4]

Originally Posted by 67drake

Falcon,yes that looks great,but I'm looking to not stray from original as much as possible.

Thanks Drake, no problems, do you have a console? Why not use something like this and mount it to the console, or better yet the floor if you don't.

http://www.jegs.com/p/Auto-Meter/Aut...34739/10002/-1

[falcon4]

Originally Posted by gto4evr

falcon, that's a pretty radical change from stock! Looks cool though. I notice your car's got AC but that dash insert blocks off the upper vent with that 5 light bar. What are the lights for?

The original owner actually installed oil and temp gauges over the A/C vent, and then blocked off the A/C box so no air would flow. So I just followed suit. The Bezel was cracked and had pieces missing.

The lights are left indicator, idiot light brake fail, high beam, idiot light E-brake and right indicator. The little chrome box with the hole in it is for a right hand side remote mirror.