So why we need now is a kit including the gauges Pre-wired and a customized dash to fit them
Here's some pics of Scott's cluster that we wired in with his full Mil-spec engine and chassis harnesses (I don't remember what his screen name is on here, but I'm sure he'll chime in). That's exactly what we plan to do, given a free second or two.
(not shown is the wiring all cleaned up and extended, and my wiring to save turn signal indicators).
I'm assuming 3-3/8" is the replacement size for the factory FD speedo/tach?
4" is what Lane did, I don't remember if Scott got 4" tach/3 3/8" speedo or 4" for both. 4" works much better for the tach, and I'll check my measurements to confirm. I'm about to try 3 3/8" for both with a small trim ring for another customer who wanted the more basic series, we'll see how that goes.
Do you have any idea how easy it is to replace the factory tach with one of these? My friend's FD tach shit the bed and they don't sell new factory units. Also, they don't make dual gauges do they?
And what's wrong with the standard autometer stuff's sending units? They've always been quick and dead reliable when I've used them.
It's relatively easy to replace the tach, but because you have to clearance the back of the connectors to clear the tach body, I'm not sure how feasible it is for the 'average joe' to keep the rest of the cluster intact. We've only done conversions where we've replaced all of the gauges. I would say that we could do it, but it's labor-intensive.
They do sell dual gauges, with any combination of gauges you'd like (example here):
The only catch is, they only do it in 3 3/8" and 4".
Regarding the quality of senders - I never singled out Autometer as crap, their high-end is comparable to this stuff but without the customization. The low end, however, is extremely cheap. The biggest difference is the use of 1-wire pressure and temp senders (with huge, stamped bodies)... part of the upcharge to the Revolution series is the use of two-wire temp and three-wire pressure senders -
not only are they more accurate (no possible ground bias), but they have the added benefit of letting you feed your pressure sender voltage wire to an ECU, DAQ box, etc! The lower series does still use 1-wire stamped senders, but they use ring terminals to wire in an additional signal ground.
I have been looking at these a lot for the FD. I would like to at least replace the oil pressure and water temp. Can you get some that match the FD cluster? if so whats the price for them two with senders?
Like I said above, the problem (if you're super picky) is lighting. The yellow is too 'yellow' and the red is a little dark (but
much closer). Depending on if you wanted the basic series (no peak/hold) or the Revolution series (better senders, peak/hold/warning lights), you'd be looking at $152 ($77 press + $75 temp) or $295 ($170 press + $125 temp). As always, free shipping!