Autometer guages

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My current setup is like NOT A TAs as I still have the stock idiot lights on the left, fuel gauge center and 160mph stock speedo. But I used a turned aluminum AC dash from a TA and stuck the AutoGauge threesome plus vac to the right in the four empty holes.

But my new plan is to replace everything (stock and AutoGauge) with Autometer Z-series. I have 3 3/8" 8000rpm tach and 160mph speedo along with a 2 1/16" fuel level gauge for the center. And I'll replace the white needled AutoGauge stuff with the red needled z-series as well to the right.

What I've done is used a Sharpee to trace the inside of the factory black trim ring right onto the clear plastic guage lenses of the idiot light and factory speedo. Then I removed the factory gauges behind it leaving their "buckets" and cut 3 3/8" holes in the clear plastic lense and mounted the Z-series gauges to it. This allowed the bezel to "slip fit" over the tach and speedo and I think it looks pretty slick too. I left the factory black plastic trim rings on as well. You can't see the edges of the clear plastic lense although I painted mine flat black just in case...

For all of the 2 1/16" gauges to include the fuel gauge in the center of the speedo and tach I just mounted them in the factory holes (minus the factory black plastic rings). This allowed me to easily keep my turn signal lights and the hardest part was tracing the connections for my fuel level gauge.

Just another option... you'll notice the BAN III is using the 3 3/8" speedo and tach as well "slip fit" through their bezel without any factory style black plastic trim rings.

Great work on those dash bezels guys! I especially like the integrated shift light in the factory tach!! And IF I could find a functioning tach on the cheap I'd probably go that route and just leave the AutoGauges with their white letters and needles in there!

V/R,
Ty

p.s. NOT A TA... where did you get the shift light?



p.s.s. Any one figured out how to convert our 70-73 tail lights to LED yet???