Big truck dash

[Vernski]

It sure looks like a chevy wheel to me also, but it came off a Canadian GMC 63 fleetside. Someone may have got it off a chevy or they didn't care what parts bin they robbed when it was built, just guessing lots of parts were inter-changed over the years maybe...Vernski

[BarryGMC]

That makes sense they used that wheel on the canuk trucks. BC

[Cayoterun]

Originally Posted by Vernski

Mine is not a big truck but thought I would post what I did to my C1000. I put new decals on the main cluster, a SW tach and a clock from Bob's speedometer. Had to cut out the holes and hand paint with chrome silver around the edge of of everything and spray painted the background semi-gloss black...Vernski

Nice Job!!!, Vernski

[donnoman]

How did you deal with the lettering and amber lenses on the idiot lights?

As you can see in this video mine are totally deteriorated:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9S38PNEfk

[Rockdriller]

That looks great, Vernski.
Here's mine, along with the "aux. cluster" I fabbed...

I was working on the column....still needed to be "clocked" when I took the pic.

I'll take a current photo sometime soon and post it. This one's kinda crappy lookin.

[Texas63GMC]

Rockdriller how did you make the auxillary cluster?

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by Texas63GMC

Rockdriller how did you make the auxillary cluster?

I like that aux cluster also, extra info??..Vernski

[Vernski]

Originally Posted by donnoman

How did you deal with the lettering and amber lenses on the idiot lights?

As you can see in this video mine are totally deteriorated:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp9S38PNEfk

Donnoman I think I got the decals from Brothers Trucks but I've seen them at other vendors..Vernski

[Rockdriller]

Originally Posted by Texas63GMC

Rockdriller how did you make the auxillary cluster?

Thanks Texas63 & Vernski..

I took a piece of 3" aluminum channel, cut the flange on one side down to about 1/8" high...(what is now the trim line below the gauges), leaving the other flange alone...so I could drill and mount it to the bottom of the dash.
Then I cut the holes for the gauges and toggle switches. I also had to make a radius...1/2 moon....cut on the top ctr. for the column...
I'll take a close up.
It was actually fairly easy and looks pretty good for a midnight fab-job.

Thanks for the props.

[kieth]

Here is what I did to my stock dash/gauge cluster:

before:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-GMC/i-qBsq92W

during:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-GMC/i-bhfX6mH

after chroming the dash panel:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-GMC/i-hP8J4Rb

final look:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-GMC/i-X8WmmMg/A

installed:
http://kieth.smugmug.com/Trucks/66-G...interior-L.jpg

later changed steering wheel center cap to GMC