Rallye Dash Resto-Kinda-Mod Thread

70LIME340DUSTER said

Hey both dashes look great !
just wondering if you would make more real wood inlays for sale ?
also on the Autometer 5897 tach you got any pics of area modified & way tach look from back !
Im learning on these chrome paints you use & that bumpers were they steel or glass before paint ?
Keep us updated I will follow this thread !
Good job & great pics guys !

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The bumpers were fiberglass. There is a thread somewhere on this site for the bumper process. Just click on my screenname and then click Statistics and find "Chromed Fiberglass Bumpers" or use the search option at the top of the page.

I didn't take a photo of the mods to the cluster housing. It almost fit without any issues. The tach has to go in from the front side of the housing. You also have to remove the bezel, gasket and glass from the tach housing before it is installed. Just had to file a small lip that was at the top of the opening and it slid right in. I marked the housing where I wanted it to sit and applied allmetal filler(or epoxy a couple of tabs) around that area on the tach housing to keep it from falling through the housing and filed it straight(this filler/epoxy will be inside the cluster housing). Basically just a stop! Then cut the included bracket down to the correct length and used the supplied knurled nuts to hold it in place. I used a small ring connector on the light wire and slid it over the light pin and slid the round harness plug back on the circuit board. It wasn't hard at all!