Thanks guys,
I have to give big cudo's to my buddy Nick for fabbing up the fuse panel as he has as much of an eye for detail as I do and he really enjoys this kind of stuff.
To answer a couple questions, Fastback340, I used the EZ wiring kit which cost substantially less money than the Ron Francis kit, and the wire gauge is pretty stout, the fuses are big, and every wire is labeled with little letters along the entire length of each wire (freaking awesome!).cost: $185 plus shipping for those interested.
The gauges were also available from EZ wiring for a one stop shop and the gauges cost a total of $220.oo for the speedo, quad gauge, quad gauge sending units, and 0-90 ohm fuel level sending unit which my fuel cell already has so I will have an extra back up now.
The quad gauge is about one third the price of the autometer and other brands.
I really wanted the MCX white faced Quad gauge from autometer, but I passed because that unit cost $229.00 alone.
I am happy with the subtle, but functional look of these gauges, but I will probably catch hell from some guys about putting "Dolphin" gauges in a "barracuda"..LOL!
Would have been nice if they named them after a meaner fish, but then I guess the chevy guys would not buy them.
Happy to answer any more questions for those of you that may want to hack your cluster up as it did take some care not to ream out the whole too big so the gauge bracket had a lip to grab onto, and also many other fitment issues with the rear housing (aluminum) had to be modified which took alot longer than I originally hoped for.
Thank goodness for burring bits and shop air.
To answer cuda67bnl's question: yes, it is just a dash cap I got from Year-One which cost $90.oo plus shipping.
To Install: you just scuff up the adges of the dash pad and edges of the dash cap, and wipe with alcohol or Brake-kleen like i used, then squirt the clear silicon stuff around the perimitere edges only, then clamp, tie, weight or do whatever you have to to make sure you have a nice, tight, uniformed fit around the whole perimeter (I used green body painters tape around the whole perimeter)..(work fast as it dries quickly) and it sandwiched evenly around the perimter and looks good as new.
Any residual wipes right off even when dry, but make sure you read the directions because they really stress not to put the sealer anywhere other than the outmost edges as it is a tight fit and you don't want a gooky buffer inside from keeping the edges from mating correctly.
