Hey guys,

For some reason I cannot seem to find anyone that sells aftermarket gauges that will fit into the stock dash of a '72. I checked Year One and a bunch of other places and turned up nothing. So heres my question does anyone know where you can buy them? or does anyone know the size of them? I was thinking of just fabricating a bracket and putting ones that look stock in. Buy the looks of it the tach, speedo and fuel gauges are all around 3 inch but I'm just guessing. Any help is appreciated.

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Ground Up, OPG to name a few. I can't believe YO doesn't carry them though.

Actually I did find them after I posted on YO graemlins/clonk.gif but again i found they are the OEM style. I was hoping for aftermarket black faced ones. to match the look of the car.maybe they dont exist :confused:

About the only thing I've seen is the dash insert that Covan makes. It requires cutting the original dash out and putting their insert in. It will take aftermarket gauges... I believe two large 4"?? and four 2 1/16" gauges. A good source for gauges is egauges.com (http://egauges.com/) Or... if you way too much time then sense, graemlins/clonk.gif you could do something like what I did.
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Good luck!
-Bill

NOW THATS WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT! how much modification did that take over the stock dash. I mean i'm only 19 so its not like i want to dive into something that I really dont have the ability/knowledge to do. I think that would look amazing in a black powedercoat and black gauges.....

Heavy,
What I did took a lot of time and planning, and as such, might not be something you'd want to tackle. (I know I wouldn't want to do it again!!) It involved cutting the gauge face, building up a fiberglass surround, and making the wood panel for the gauges, and repainting the black areas around the gauges. I had to watch for clearance issues behind the gauges, and totally rewire everthing. (actually did the whole car) The problem with a '72 dash is it's at an odd slant (to fight glare I assume) that doesn't take well to adding or changing gauges. I'd look at Covan's Classics (http://www.covansclassic.com/parts/description.php?II=370&UID=2005011312022163.197.166.130) products to see if they might be an easier way to go. You can get your carbon fiber look that way.
-Bill