Instruments

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… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner There's not much depth to work with, but the steel case should make mods easy. Owner The simple face should also be easy to work with. Owner Parts [url=http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/874262] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/874262/thumbnail/ebbodyinstruments… Owner Parts [url=http://www.supermotors.net/vehicles/registry/media/874262] http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/874262/thumbnail/ebbodyinstruments… Owner Speedo Owner Speedo Owner This [url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FJU8I0/]Sunpro CP8215 is the gauge used for the [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]Mar… Owner Step 1 is to remove the swaged bezel ring. I just used a flathead screwdriver to pry the lip out all the way around. Owner Eventually, the lip was large enough to push the ring down & pry it off the gauge housing. Owner Only the gauge body inside will be reused. Owner Remove the nuts, and the gauge body comes out of the housing. Owner Use a jeweller's #0 phillips screwdriver to remove the face screws. Owner 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… Owner This is the [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]MarsChariot face, cut out of glossy photo paper. Owner 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… Owner The [url=http://classicbroncos.com/forums/index.php]MarsChariot face will make the new voltmeter look like stock in the old instrument clus… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner A few minutes with some tin snips turned a piece of scrap metal into a new backplate. Owner A few sketch lines locate the the gauge studs. The shoulders fit 11/32" holes, and a little wallowing positions them. It probably woul… Owner 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… Owner If the driver's angle doesn't show the whole face, I might redo the backplate to shift the gauge inboard slightly. Owner Accurate enough! Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner 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… Owner Looks like the backplate I made is OK - the meter's face is visible. Owner