VDO Cockpit series is the way I'd go, and they can be inexpensively matched to early 914 gauges by sending to North Hollywood Speedometer to have the "buttons" spun in bright metal (I don't recall the price, but it surprised me for being remarkably reasonable). Or just leave the buttons black.
As for location, I'm a fan of ditching the head unit in favor of running audio from a smartphone into the amp. A factory defroster switch, a small custom switch, or an EQ and a switch are all you need to trigger the amp and get rid of your head unit. Smartphone saves weight and brings turn-by-turn directions, Pandora, iTunes, etc—without the long reach to a head unit that's either archaic or looks out of place on the 914 dash.
The factory used the radio location for a fuel gauge in the 914-6 GT, but you can also mount 2-3 gauges there. I bought this setup from another member on 914world, but it wouldn't be hard to duplicate—it turned out to be cut-down PVC plumbing pipe painted black, a sheet of aluminum, and a bit of basket-weave vinyl likely pilfered from tired door panels. As seen in past #35, for ideas…
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