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Laughing Gas
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dash cluster
i have a 1969 F-100 ranger. i have the orignial dash cluster that looks to be plastic
I pulled one out of what is known to be a 1968 F-100 ranger. the outside is some kind of metal that i have polished up.
can anyone tell if this is aluminum our steal ?
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-Brandon-
I pulled one out of what is known to be a 1968 F-100 ranger. the outside is some kind of metal that i have polished up.
can anyone tell if this is aluminum our steal ?
Thanks
-Brandon-
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Laughing Gas
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the entire thing
everything that bolts up to the dash
it is some kind of metal and i can find a magnet that would help me with some questions
i want to paint it and if it is aluminum some of it i am going to leave it polished and if it is steal so that it doesnt rust i am going to paint that also
everything that bolts up to the dash
it is some kind of metal and i can find a magnet that would help me with some questions
i want to paint it and if it is aluminum some of it i am going to leave it polished and if it is steal so that it doesnt rust i am going to paint that also
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The standard cab instrument cluster's bezel is steel. Check out my gallery, I used the steel bezel and built a custom instrment cluster with autometer guages. If the one in the 68 has round guages its probably one out of a F600 which is steel also.
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https://www.ford-trucks.com/user_gal...=55295&width=0
i hope that this link works, 71100 the pic that you have with round gauges and the square gauges frame in the back ground. i have the square and rectangle gauges like the original gauges that came in the f-100s back then.
This might be a plain dash cluster. I am trying to find out about the steel. I have a if stripped down and polished up some. but if it is aluminum i am going to buff it to have a nice shine. but now that i think that it is steel i am going to paint it up really nice
-Brandon-
i hope that this link works, 71100 the pic that you have with round gauges and the square gauges frame in the back ground. i have the square and rectangle gauges like the original gauges that came in the f-100s back then.
This might be a plain dash cluster. I am trying to find out about the steel. I have a if stripped down and polished up some. but if it is aluminum i am going to buff it to have a nice shine. but now that i think that it is steel i am going to paint it up really nice
-Brandon-
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check out my gallery i have some new pics of dash total cost of dash $45.00
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thats cool. that sure is alot of RPM for such low oil pres.
I am going to do something like that to me dash. But i am going to keep the original guages all in the same cluster. I am thinking that this is steel also i put some water on the section of the bare metal and let it sit. I looks as if it is starting to rust
so i am going to prime it and paint it.
Thanks
-Brandon-
I am going to do something like that to me dash. But i am going to keep the original guages all in the same cluster. I am thinking that this is steel also i put some water on the section of the bare metal and let it sit. I looks as if it is starting to rust
so i am going to prime it and paint it.
Thanks
-Brandon-
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