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afri-can7
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Posted: 11-October-2021 at 1:22PM |
Hi,
Iv'e searched the site and can't seem to find any info on Retro fitting the '72-'79 clusters. I'm trying to get away from the old style gauges but keeping the old look. I've searched the inter web and found couple of companies doing it. Has any one else on this forum done it? One of the places actually sent me a picture of a '72 they claim they did. |
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'73 Gran torino sport formal '72 Gran Torino Fastback '06 F150 Supercharged '79 Chrysler 300 |
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72 RS 351
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I haven't seen anything myself either. I would be interested in most of that you pictured, but I'd like a full sweep for the tach and speedometer, 7000rpm would be plenty for me, and 120MPH is better also.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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Praxguy
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Can you link me to that cluster? I’d like to see the price. Thanks!
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afri-can7
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This one in the picture was a one off and i believe it was around $2000......
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californiajohnny
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thats nice! but $2k
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JOHN
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SeattleJay
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These days 2k seems about right. Just getting aftermarket gauges is $$. Take into account calibrating the new gauge with the matiching face they have to produce it would take some time. Plug and play you gotta pay! If you do it yourself bet you would have it done under 1k. I would look for Mustang retro gauges and use them, buy the cluster, take them apart for the torino cluster. Should be pretty straight forward restore your factory faces. Once you sort it out you can builds some for us...at a discount of course! Image below for ref. 900 for the set at CJ's
After looking at the gauges you posted I would bet that they are using classic instruments gauges with the restored face. You should check out Classic, huge amount of options, and a set runs around 700 and you could fit them yourself. Edited by SeattleJay - 07-December-2021 at 5:23AM |
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afri-can7
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Yes, gauge sets are not cheap. I have 8 Autometer gauges in my 2006 F150 which cost me around $1500 before installation.
So I just made the decision to get a custom build and I like the fact that the amount of wiring is so reduced and also the custom look appears stock but with better reliable electronics. |
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Chuck
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Compton
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That’s pretty slick there mate especially how the backs been done…who did it and what did it run you? Been contemplating something similar myself but the interior is still a way off…
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afri-can7
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Dakota digital.......custom design and set up run me around $2000.
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Compton
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Nice…you get what you pay for tho…will be putting DD in myself…like how you can add nodules for FI etc
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lynchster
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How do you adapt for the existing harness plugs? Is it a complete rewire? |
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Chuck
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afri-can7
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It comes with it's own brain box. Simply hard wire all your sensors to the module and then one main cable connects module to cluster. Nice and clean setup.
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Eliteman76
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Man, that is nice and clean. Looks like they modify the original housing, but that's nice how they do it.
Simple, clean and modern. I'd use the brand new back piece with the '72 front, because it has removable metal trim plates. Not my style on the gauges, but I'd love to see that lit up. Redline can do retrofits, but you pay for their time. As it should when your dealing with a custom business doing higher end stuff like this. You don't want to cheap out, especially if you're going to stare at it. Cheap flat aluminum plate bent to fit with gauges, for the basic down and dirty look, or retromod the factory piece. any number of ways to skin this cat!
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MOTORCITYBADBOY
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Dakota makes good stuff. My 78 Tbird already has the gauges so I don't think I will mess with it.
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Tom
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hogfiddles
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If they could leave the gauge faces original, then I’d sure be tempted with something like that!!
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72 RS 351
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Ditto, if the faces were close to one of the original designs, that would help a lot.
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Don
73 Ranchero "Sport 72 front end", floor shift/console, planning EFI 7000+ rpm 351-4V &4R70W 73 Ranchero GT 351C-4V &4R70W for sale later. 92 Lincoln Mark VII SE GTC, OBDII 347/4R70W |
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Neal
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Next on my list is to swap in a sport dash with better gauges. Been looking at piecing it together myself, or using a solution like Dakota. Any updates on people who have done this?
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SEKCOBRA
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Had my cluster converted by Digota digital about a year ago. Just got it installed a few weeks ago. Love it. It is a bit pricey. Mine was about $2300 for the conversion.
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70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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Neal
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Yeah, it seems like there's no way around that price. Do you have some pictures?
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fordpower
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Ok other than tec what is the 2000 adv. I put leds in my 79 with new circuit,looks great.
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Neal
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Reliable gauges, want to be sure I don't lose an engine to a 50 year old electrical instrument.
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--Neal
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fordpower
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Ok makes sense my sending unit went (oil) yr ago had to install sep gage.I could never find one that would fit where the old one was. New ones were to fat.
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SEKCOBRA
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69 MACH R CODE
70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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SEKCOBRA
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Ill take a picture with the lights on. Looks much better at night. I wanted to be as close to stock appearing as possible. Works very well. Has a bunch of features. Other day I saw one, I was driving and a low fuel warning started flashing on the screen on the MPH side.
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69 MACH R CODE
70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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72FordGTS
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That does look pretty good! Not so far from stock that it stands out.
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Vince
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Neal
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That looks very good. Thanks!
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--Neal
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peter.jenerette
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This thread caught my attention, and wanted to do this, but it is currently cost prohibitive to me as well as I don't have a good sport cluster to be modified.
In the future, I may consider seeing what they can do with my standard cluster to add a tach and a multi-gauge faces. I did reach out for some basic info, and here is what their reply was:
Should my current guages be bad, i will go this route. (Then i have an excuse to spend the $) :) |
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Pete Jenerette
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Neal
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Hey Pete, very nice, thanks for sharing the info.
The HDX series mentions full TFT screen, not sure what that means. TFT is touchscreen? Are the gauges physical or, are they merely computer screen images of gauges? Or... is the TFT part just the small rectangular insert with the digital readouts? The VHX series looks good, I like the wider sweep of the Speedo. I really like how they tout their needle caps, like that's a serious feature. "Spun aluminum needle caps!" 1968- 69 Ford Torino, Fairlane and Ranchero VHX Instruments Too bad they won't add the 72-76 to their lineup, the 68-69 is quite a lot cheaper at $975
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--Neal
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SEKCOBRA
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69 MACH R CODE
70 TORINO COBRA J CODE 71 TORINO COBRA J CODE 72 Z28 CAMARO 94 MUSTANG 5.0 LX NOTCH 72 GTS Q CODE 61 Galaxie 427 62 Galaxie 406 tri power 64 Galaxie country sedan 390 1972 GTS Q CODE |
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