I realize the original poster was looking for something better than a do it
yourself restoration job but I had pretty good results restoring a TF
cluster myself.
I found a cluster literally buried in the mud at the boneyard which I got
from the junkyard guy for 5 bucks because it was in such crappy shape. He
told me I could bring it back if it was total junk. Found a plastic lens in
another truck that looked almost new and got that for 2 bucks. Found out
that the worm gear that drives the odometer was busted in the 5 dollar
cluster (this seems to be a common problem in TF clusters) but I discovered
a gear in junkbox (came from a early 50's GMC speedo) that was very
similar except a little long. I turned the gear down shorter using an
Exacto blade and a drill motor (a hillbilly lathe setup) and it fit and
worked perfectly!
A little polish on the V bezel, some rattle can black paint on the metal
plate behind the lens,the decal sheet you can get from most all of the
vendors and I was in business. I think my total cost was just a shade
under $25. You can see the results at
http://members.tripod.com/~oltruck/misc/SPEED000.JPG
It's not show quality but it is a cheaper alternative until you can save up
the $$$ to have a pro do it.
Bill Bailey
57 Chevy 3100
Hagerstown, MD
http://members.tripod.com/~oltruck
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