[64speed]

Just pulled the trigger on the Dakota Digital RTX gauges. I will be selling my factory gauges, factory appearing AMES tach and the underdash Stewart Warner Green Lines. I will let you know when they are up for sale.

[HWYSTR455]

Originally Posted by 64speed

Just pulled the trigger on the Dakota Digital RTX gauges. I will be selling my factory gauges, factory appearing AMES tach and the underdash Stewart Warner Green Lines. I will let you know when they are up for sale.

You will find it's a well-worth upgrade you won't ever regret. And will clean up things nice.

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[64speed]

I also put the lowest advance bushing (18 degrees) in the distributor and boy it smoothed it out. I am a little nervous about hooking up the gauges

[1968GTO421]

Originally Posted by 64speed

I also put the lowest advance bushing (18 degrees) in the distributor and boy it smoothed it out. I am a little nervous about hooking up the gauges

I can understand yout nervousness with the hookup considering your previous experieces with old wiring. A friend who has Dakota Digitals in his Chevelle told me they have a good tech line and resources to use on yur own. I suspect you will be OK with this installation.

https://www.dakotadigital.com/index....cat/cat255.htm

[64speed]

Well I took the bench out and welded it solid. I just put tack welds so someone could grind them off if they could fix the mechanism but I don’t think it’s savable without new tracks. One day I am gonna buy pro car buckets.

[geeteeohguy]

Originally Posted by 64speed

Well I took the bench out and welded it solid. I just put tack welds so someone could grind them off if they could fix the mechanism but I don’t think it’s savable without new tracks. One day I am gonna buy pro car buckets.

Buy the buckets now. It's only money.

[64speed]

I am almost done with the Dakota Digital gauges, will be done tomorrow about noon. I will post a video to YouTube. Preliminary testing shows these things are awesome

[grivera]

They look good

[64speed]

If you are looking to upgrade your gauges these RTX by far are the coolest and best working I have ever seen

[ZeGermanHam]

Those look great!

[Vid]

Those look gorgeous! The dash really pops and looks so clean. I’m regretting my purchase of OPGI stock replacement rally gauge set already, haha


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[64speed]

Seriously these gauges transformed the whole car it seems. SO many lighting options and performance counters.

[grivera]

Now that they’re installed are all readings what you expected? Engine temp, oil pressure, volts?

[64speed]

Yes same readings as the Stewart Warner

[64speed]

Figured out how to turn on the daytime backlighting

[JSchmitz]

Those are impressive!

[64speed]

I am still getting a light scratch when power or high RPM shifting. I have a ton of adjustability in my clutch pedal. Should I be adjusting the clutch travel or the pedal stop?

[NeighborsComplaint]

I like those gauges. I had replaced my bulbs quite a while back ad was very disappointed the first time I drove it at night. The only gauges I could read were my aftermarket cluster and my hood tach that crapped out in about 2 years. My tach is now an ornament with moving parts that flatlines at 700 rpm.

[64speed]

I put the shortest belt I can possibly get on and it stopped squealing for a day. Any other suggestions, yes it has fluid in it

[TB1]

Originally Posted by 64speed

I put the shortest belt I can possibly get on and it stopped squealing for a day. Any other suggestions, yes it has fluid in it

Try a wider belt, The length may not be your issue at all, I have the same pullies without AC and am using factory brackets and had some belt squeal with the PS pump. I did some research and installed a gates HD series belt and the noise went away, even from the factory the PS belt was wider top profile than the alternator belt because of the higher load. Take the effective length of the belt you have now from the chart and find the same in the Fleet runner section notice they have a top width of 0.51" compared to what the parts stores sell at 0.41" NOTE: the belt will sit higher in the pulleys because of the wider top profile so if your after for the stealth look this may not be for you, but for under $20 and some time worth a shot .

https://www.gates.com/us/en/power-tr...e-v-belts.html