Instrument panel

[Mark RobinsonParticipant]

Hi when I got my car the instrument cluster and dash was out of the car and i what to know how the chrome panel is secured there are holes in it but I Can’t see how they attach?

thanks

Mark

[Paul GibbinsonParticipant]

Hi Mark,

Hope this helps – just spent the afternoon working on my dash (a major refurb of the horrific work done whilst mine was out in Egypt in the 60’s).

On my car the gauges are all mounted into a long frame which has two end lugs that then mount onto the metal dashboard panel. On my frame there are 2 screw holes at each end but I have a spare frame that only has 1 screw hole on each end

The chrome bezel plate screws onto the back of the wooden dash – which you then hope will line up with the gauges when the wooden dash is bolted over the metal backplate.

I’m just about to do a cut-n-shut on two gauge frames to (hopefully) insert an oil pressure gauge and water temp gauge into a matching cluster.

P.S. having just swapped out the dynamo for an alterntor I now need to either recalibrate the old -20-0-+20 ammeter to cope with much larger output of the alternator or swap the inners out of the gauge – all help/experience/opinions most welcome.

Cheers,

Paul Gibbinson

[Mark RobinsonParticipant]

Hi Paul,

thanks, looks like mine is deferent  unless someone has modified it i only have the two Crome screws that secure it to the wood panel seams odd thought it should be like yours attached to the metal. I just have a gaping hole.

 

[Mark RobinsonParticipant]

Hi Paul,

let me know how you go with the alternator mine has been fitted with one by the previous owner but the car has never run with it and was never wired up.

cheers

mark 

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