The 1947 Dodge Build
Those following this thread might remember I ordered and received a set of Speedhut gauges - speedometer with built in tach and another gauge with a voltmeter, gas gauge, oil pressure and water temp gauges back in Feb 2018.
So I took a leap of faith that I could modifyi the dash to use these modern gauges. Was my ideas going to work - time to dig in and see if what I had envisioned could be brought to life.
From the OEM speedometer/minor gauge bezel, I remove the far left curved piece and speedometer part of the bezel. It wasn’t just cut them out, but measure, double and triple check the neasurenents before cutting. Then from a spare glovebox door that contains the clock, again cut out that part that holds the clock, which is the same size opening as the OEM speedo bezel. Then time to remove enough of the lock opening area to fill in between the the pair of round openings. Yes, I belive it’s gonna work! Still more minor trimming until everything fit like a glove!
With the Speedhut gauges sitting in place, it’s exactly what I had envisioned! I figure the little section with the hole (formerly for the glove box lock) ought to work for either the starter button as originally equipped or for the Overdrive ON/OFF switch for the A500. I still have to add some metal to the dash so I can secure the left round bezel and small center one to the dash.
So From this:
To this!
4 separate pieces to make what appears to be 1 bezel!
I’m looking at options for the space under the middle section - vacuum gauge, trans temp gauge or maybe an engine oil temp gauge?
Those following this thread might remember I ordered and received a set of Speedhut gauges - speedometer with built in tach and another gauge with a voltmeter, gas gauge, oil pressure and water temp gauges back in Feb 2018.
So I took a leap of faith that I could modifyi the dash to use these modern gauges. Was my ideas going to work - time to dig in and see if what I had envisioned could be brought to life.
From the OEM speedometer/minor gauge bezel, I remove the far left curved piece and speedometer part of the bezel. It wasn’t just cut them out, but measure, double and triple check the neasurenents before cutting. Then from a spare glovebox door that contains the clock, again cut out that part that holds the clock, which is the same size opening as the OEM speedo bezel. Then time to remove enough of the lock opening area to fill in between the the pair of round openings. Yes, I belive it’s gonna work! Still more minor trimming until everything fit like a glove!
With the Speedhut gauges sitting in place, it’s exactly what I had envisioned! I figure the little section with the hole (formerly for the glove box lock) ought to work for either the starter button as originally equipped or for the Overdrive ON/OFF switch for the A500. I still have to add some metal to the dash so I can secure the left round bezel and small center one to the dash.
So From this:
To this!
4 separate pieces to make what appears to be 1 bezel!
I’m looking at options for the space under the middle section - vacuum gauge, trans temp gauge or maybe an engine oil temp gauge?