AutoMeter Gauge Retrofit

[Butch65]

Hey Gang-

This is a follow up to my previous post on gauge upgrades.  

When considering the change I wanted to maintain as much of the stock aesthetic as possible, so looking at all the options I decided to go the route of retrofitting a set of Auto Meter Cobalt gauges into the original housings.  With the intent of minimal modifications to stock parts it took a bit of trial and error and some backyard engineering but IMHO the results look great.  

I'll post pics of them installed soon.

If folks are interested I can put a "how to" post up a bit later.  





Gauges used in this upgrade-

Series: Auto Meter Cobalt

ATM-6192  2 1/16"   Voltmeter 

ATM-6137  2 1/16"   Water Temp

ATM-6127  2 1/16"   Oil Pressure

ATM-7915  2 5/8"     Fuel Gauge

ATM-6298  5"           Tachometer 

ATM-6289  5"           Speedometer, Electronic

Accessories:

ATM-5292  Speedometer Sensor

ATM-3298   Connector 3 Terminal (2 sets)- 

ATM-3299   Connector 8 Terminal (2 sets- Tach and Speedo)

 

[mudbilly]

SWEET............I installed a set of Cobalts gauges , and it looks like they corrected something that REALLY BUGS me..... On mine the Oil/Water/Volts verbiage is in the middle so that the needle covers the words when working. It look like the re- positioned the words to the bottom so you can now see them..........I even thought about writing them about this, maybe others actually did ::thumb::

I like the blue light so much that I wired them to be always on

 

[EdM]

Nice. I recently went with Dakota Digital in my '73.

 

[mudbilly]

real nice also......

 

[SteveO_71]

Really nice!! A how-to tutorial would be really useful for someone wanting to do this.

 

[bkdunha]

They do look very good. I would also encourage the tutorial so others can benefit from your time and dedication to making it look right. Good Job!

 

[AOCUSNRET]

Gauges look really good in there.  This is something that I am considering doing over the holidays.  A how-to would be nice.  Any further updates on this?

 

[Robsweden]

Looks great guys

I put speed hut gauges in 2 years ago

 

[jowens1126]

Those Cobalt Gauges look Fantastic! Nice job.

On the 3 center console gauges, do you have any trouble seeing them with everything installed??