Watching your trail through the windshield and reading your instruments can be extremely dangerous. Most racers are placing their gauges where they can see them while operating their vehicles under demanding conditions when the driver cannot take their eyes off the road. The Bronco needed this type of instrumentation so that the operating condition of the engine and the trail could be observed at the same time. I removed the six small Autometer gauges and two larger gauges from the dash and decided to build an enclosed T-6 billet box in which to house these instruments. The dash would be used for items that did not require constant observation, CB, AM/FM, A/C and A/C ducts on each side of the steering column and passenger side of the dash. 1/8" billet was used on the front and rear of the housing, 1/16" gauge was used for the upper and lower housing. The speedometer and tachometer are 3.5" in diameter while the water temperature, volt gauge, ammeter, gas gauge, oil pressure, and vaccuum gauges are 2" in diameter. Two green LED's were installed between the speedometer and tachometer and countersunk into the bezel for left and right turn signals. A red LED was installed below the turn signals, midway between the tachometer and speedometer as a high beam indicator. All allen stainless sockethead screws were used to attach the facing and rear plate to the upper and lower housing. The back of the housing has a cutout for the speedometer cable, oil pressure line, and vaccuum lines. All of the gauge wiring was ported out of the far right side of the instrument housing and routed into a small section of the air vent. The speedometer cable was also routed through the air vent. A major advantage of using this type of instrument housing was the elimination of wiring under the dash. Also, there is no obstruction of the driver's view of the trail. Even when looking right or left through the windshield, the vital readings are visible through the driver's peripheral vision.