Terry,
I have no personal experience with this but have read a couple of
different articles that claim the guages out of a 70's or 80's D*#ge van are
the same diameter as the AD. Supposedly their easily adaptable and look
really nice because there's no cutting of the dash.
Just my .02 worth
Jeff Davis
'51 custom
>From: Terry Stellman <STELLMAN@noex.com>
>Reply-To: Terry Stellman <STELLMAN@noex.com>
>To: "Truck List (E-mail)" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
>Subject: [oletrucks] Gauges
>Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:28:54 -0500
>
>I have some questions for you guys who have converted to 12 volt and gone
>to
>an alternator charging system.
>
>1) What exactly did you do with your gauges?
>
>2) Do you still use your amp gauge? Is it save to run a wire with that
>much juice to a terminal under the dash?
>
>
>I would really like to go to the modernized original gauges but the cost is
>not realistic ($550). The cheap way to keep the original style gauges
>would
>be to go with the GMC oil and temp and re-decal my original 80 mph
>speedometer but I question how effective the gauges are and I wonder how
>much trouble and cost I'll get into trying to calibrate my speedometer to
>my
>TH400 transmission and 2.73 rearend. Any input and previous experience
>would be greatly appreciated. TIA.
>
>
>Terry Stellman
>1949 3600
>Missouri City, Texas
>
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