Combo Gauge Assembly, Tips & tricks wanted (not a poll) Options

[Rusty]

I'm about to start assembling my own combo gauge from a kit that I received from Clay.

The kit comes with two plates - one instrument plate and one backplate. It's designed to combine oil temp, oil pressure and the fuel gauge into one instrument.

The instructions are detailed but the pictures are lacking in quality. Just photocopied pages. Also, there appears to be a photocopy of a stickers page? Maybe it's just a template on how to re-silkscreen the individual gauge modules.

A couple of questions to start:

1. Is it better to buy the oil pressure and oil temp guages new with matching senders? Seems like it would simplify thing later. Maybe it doesn't matter... I dunno.

2. About making the numbers and lines on the gauge modules line up... do I need to make stickers, pry off the needles and paste new graphics onto the modules?

I'll be posting in the classifieds for some 914 gauges to tinker with. I won't start messing with the project for a few week as I'm still in a couple of college classes.

-Rusty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smoke.gif)

[914forme]

Okay there are a couple tips I have to make this easier.

1) take your time, this is not rocket sicience it all fits it just takes some time to get it done.

2) If you can source a late style fuel gauge you can then use the late style connecttors which are so much eaiser to put into place. If not all is not lost there. It is just a pita to open up a nearly style spade connector. I willl put up a picture of the modifications this requires, its a few extra holes.

3.) The back needs to be opened up. I use a sheet metal nibbler to do this.