Rallye dash autometer gauge swap
Next step was to cut/grind the center cross from the black metal 4 gauge cluster spacer. Once the center was cut out I also had to grind an 1/8 inch off the back of the spacer lip, so there wasn’t such a concentrated pressure point on the gauges glass face. This cut piece will be used to space the autometer quad gauge back to more of a factory appearing location. The factory black metal spacer used for the tach block off plate will be reused as is and doesn’t require any modifications.
From there I went ahead and pulled the factory four gauge cluster from the cluster frame, along with the printed circuit boards. Once everything was removed and I had the cluster frame set on the operating table, I started hacking away at it. I followed the orange line (marked in one of my photos) around the cluster frame with a hacksaw and a carbide burr. I ended up having to grind into a small section of the RH turn signal light pocket. Which I used some super glue and NCF spray to pretty much instantly build the ground off section back up at an angle. Then I used a black sharpie to color the epoxy so light wouldn’t bleed over from the turn signal bulb into the quad gauge space.
I had to remove a lot of the cluster frame to make the quad gauge fit. But it did not affect the structural integrity of the cluster frame very much. Very stout piece. Overbuilt even. Gotta love old Mopar quality!
Next step was to cut/grind the center cross from the black metal 4 gauge cluster spacer. Once the center was cut out I also had to grind an 1/8 inch off the back of the spacer lip, so there wasn’t such a concentrated pressure point on the gauges glass face. This cut piece will be used to space the autometer quad gauge back to more of a factory appearing location. The factory black metal spacer used for the tach block off plate will be reused as is and doesn’t require any modifications.
From there I went ahead and pulled the factory four gauge cluster from the cluster frame, along with the printed circuit boards. Once everything was removed and I had the cluster frame set on the operating table, I started hacking away at it. I followed the orange line (marked in one of my photos) around the cluster frame with a hacksaw and a carbide burr. I ended up having to grind into a small section of the RH turn signal light pocket. Which I used some super glue and NCF spray to pretty much instantly build the ground off section back up at an angle. Then I used a black sharpie to color the epoxy so light wouldn’t bleed over from the turn signal bulb into the quad gauge space.
I had to remove a lot of the cluster frame to make the quad gauge fit. But it did not affect the structural integrity of the cluster frame very much. Very stout piece. Overbuilt even. Gotta love old Mopar quality!