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Old Mar 18, 2019 | 07:46 PM
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Default 1980 New Autometer Gauge Install
I got the speedo and Tach face plate cut trimmed and painted , test fit was good , I did base coat clear coat with red strip painted in . I didnt like the black finish on the gauges .... wet sanded down to 5k grit and polished them out on the buffing wheel ... will start wiring this weekend Im wainting on plugs and bulb sockets to build the wire harness .Hope all the pics got posted Thanks guys






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Nice!!
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Excellent Work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Looks great, looks like you did the center gauges to.
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Thank you , yes I did do the center cluster , I did them 1st ,
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Very nice. I'm a sucker for white gauges. I've always wanted to put the older style speedo housing with a white faces in my 1980.
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Quite impressive. Looks great. Nice work.
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