67/68/69 cuda dilemma
I got these nice Summit mechanical oil pressure and water temp gages on sale. Figure anything mechanical is better than the stockers for accuracy. Anyhow, they came in a chrome steel bracket I wasnt happy with because I wasnt feelin it for the chrome gage mount, plus I just like to make stuff. I had also picked up Jegs oil pressure and water temp gages for my car, and needed a mount for these as well. I dug through the scrap bin at work and found some 2024 T3 .063" aluminum that would work, and some scrap .063" thick aircraft seat side frame pieces for the mounting angles. I used the steel gage mount as a template and made 2 of these from aluminum. They are painted with rustoleum textured black. I think the textured black and the rivets help give these a bit of an aircraft cockpit look.
I got these nice Summit mechanical oil pressure and water temp gages on sale. Figure anything mechanical is better than the stockers for accuracy. Anyhow, they came in a chrome steel bracket I wasnt happy with because I wasnt feelin it for the chrome gage mount, plus I just like to make stuff. I had also picked up Jegs oil pressure and water temp gages for my car, and needed a mount for these as well. I dug through the scrap bin at work and found some 2024 T3 .063" aluminum that would work, and some scrap .063" thick aircraft seat side frame pieces for the mounting angles. I used the steel gage mount as a template and made 2 of these from aluminum. They are painted with rustoleum textured black. I think the textured black and the rivets help give these a bit of an aircraft cockpit look.