Post Your Gauge Clusters!
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Post Your Gauge Clusters!
I see a lot of the dent guys making custom clusters but I've only seen the occasional bump cluster. Let's see what you have!
Here's what I'm doing. I'm going to take my cluster surround and have it chromed, then I'll make a backing plate out of an exotic wood that I have yet to decide upon, and then install these gauges, which have been printed out to exact size. The red ring is only the colour that they'll light up at night time. I chose red because I'll also be installing red neon sex lights underneath the dash.
Gauge sizes are 3 3/8 and 2 1/16, but that's only the face size. The chrome ring is larger.
Here's what I'm doing. I'm going to take my cluster surround and have it chromed, then I'll make a backing plate out of an exotic wood that I have yet to decide upon, and then install these gauges, which have been printed out to exact size. The red ring is only the colour that they'll light up at night time. I chose red because I'll also be installing red neon sex lights underneath the dash.
Gauge sizes are 3 3/8 and 2 1/16, but that's only the face size. The chrome ring is larger.
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Can't go wrong with a f-600 cluster. By far the easiest and best looking IMO. Here is the cluster on my 72 that I sold.
<a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/65comet404/media/vinning003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/65comet404/vinning003.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo vinning003.jpg"/></a>
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And the new dash / cluster for the diesel
<a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/65comet404/media/4BT%20F100/gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/65comet404/4BT%20F100/gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg"/></a>
<a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/65comet404/media/vinning003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/65comet404/vinning003.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo vinning003.jpg"/></a>
<a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/65comet404/media/gaugecluster003.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/65comet404/gaugecluster003.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo gaugecluster003.jpg"/></a>
And the new dash / cluster for the diesel
<a href="http://s274.photobucket.com/user/65comet404/media/4BT%20F100/gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj256/65comet404/4BT%20F100/gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo gauges029_zpsabacbba8.jpg"/></a>
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I was really wanting to emulate the F500 gauge cluster but the 2 1/16 Autometer gauges are too big to stack them vertically.
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Hey everybody! I am brand new to this site and have always liked FORD trucks! I came across this thread and there are some very beautiful gauge clusters in this thread. I am going to post a picture of mine from my 1979 F-700 dump truck. It is in no way shape of form as detailed as some of the pics that I have seen, but considering that NONE of the factory gauges worked when I bought it then I had to do something! I only paid $900 for the dump truck and drove it home!
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http://www.ebay.com/itm/67-72-FORD-F-100-f-600-TRUCK-DASH-CLUSTER-ROUND-GAUGES-custom-/331430269483?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4d2ac8922b&vxp=mtr
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Hey everybody! I am brand new to this site and have always liked FORD trucks! I came across this thread and there are some very beautiful gauge clusters in this thread. I am going to post a picture of mine from my 1979 F-700 dump truck. It is in no way shape of form as detailed as some of the pics that I have seen, but considering that NONE of the factory gauges worked when I bought it then I had to do something! I only paid $900 for the dump truck and drove it home!
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I'll answer for him. The small ones are 2 1/16; the center and left ones are 3 3/8. The center one needs to be bigger IMO.