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From 1975 Ford Bronco “EB eB SOLD”, documented by Steve83.

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1975 Ford Bronco - I tried simply pulling, and the needle wouldn't come off the shaft. So I put a few drops of WD-40 on the shaft (that's the stain on the fac… 1975 Ford Bronco - I found this cluster in a truck that was about to be crushed, so it only cost a few bucks. I'm going to see how many modern instruments can… 1975 Ford Bronco - The old cable-drive speedo is top-of-the-list to go. I'm hoping to find an electrically-driven speedo that will fit, and can be calibrated… 1975 Ford Bronco - There's not much depth to work with, but the steel case should make mods easy. 1975 Ford Bronco - The simple face should also be easy to work with. 1975 Ford Bronco - Parts [url=http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/874262] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/874262/thumbnail/ebbodyinstruments… 1975 Ford Bronco - Parts [url=http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/874262] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/874262/thumbnail/ebbodyinstruments… 1975 Ford Bronco - Speedo 1975 Ford Bronco - Speedo 1975 Ford Bronco - This [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FJU8I0/]Sunpro CP8215 is the gauge used for the [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]Mar… 1975 Ford Bronco - Step 1 is to remove the swaged bezel ring. I just used a flathead screwdriver to pry the lip out all the way around. 1975 Ford Bronco - Eventually, the lip was large enough to push the ring down & pry it off the gauge housing. 1975 Ford Bronco - Only the gauge body inside will be reused. 1975 Ford Bronco - Remove the nuts, and the gauge body comes out of the housing. 1975 Ford Bronco - Use a jeweller's #0 phillips screwdriver to remove the face screws. 1975 Ford Bronco - Behind the face is a resistor, a Zener diode, and a trim pot for calibrating the meter. There's also a plastic peg molded into the gauge fr… 1975 Ford Bronco - This is the [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]MarsChariot face, cut out of glossy photo paper. 1975 Ford Bronco - Using the original face as a guide, I used the screwdriver to punch screw holes in the MarsChariot face. I even found a use for the instruc… 1975 Ford Bronco - The [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]MarsChariot face will make the new voltmeter look like stock in the old instrument clus… 1975 Ford Bronco - The last step is to add a drop of glue (I used E6000) to hold the face flat against the support peg & the Zener diode so it can't foul the… 1975 Ford Bronco - This is the last time it'll have that useless ALT gauge... See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/843356] http://www.supe… 1975 Ford Bronco - During the rewiring, I added these 4-pin connectors to make the cluster more modular. Note that the ICVR has 2 terminals on its hot side, s… 1975 Ford Bronco - The paper face is slightly too large, but it's easy to trim. See also: [url=http://www.supermotors.net/registry/media/843356] http://www.su… 1975 Ford Bronco - A few minutes with some tin snips turned a piece of scrap metal into a new backplate. 1975 Ford Bronco - A few sketch lines locate the the gauge studs. The shoulders fit 11/32" holes, and a little wallowing positions them. It probably would hav… 1975 Ford Bronco - The paper insulator prevents the hot side from shorting to the plate; the steel washer on the ground side helps it connect to the plate, bu… 1975 Ford Bronco - If the driver's angle doesn't show the whole face, I might redo the backplate to shift the gauge inboard slightly. 1975 Ford Bronco - Accurate enough! 1975 Ford Bronco - Even the 2G alternator was too much for the stock ammeter splice (C205); good thing this circuit hasn't been in use for a few years, since… 1975 Ford Bronco - Just a shot of the clearance behind the cluster. This truck has a LOT of extra wiring since the whole harness came from an '88 F150 XLT. I… 1975 Ford Bronco - Just a shot of the clearance behind the cluster. This truck has a LOT of extra wiring since the whole harness came from an '88 F150 XLT. I… 1975 Ford Bronco - Just a shot of the clearance behind the cluster. This truck has a LOT of extra wiring since the whole harness came from an '88 F150 XLT. I… 1975 Ford Bronco - Looks like the backplate I made is OK - the meter's face is visible.