Autocad
No offense, but what's the big deal about cutting the dash? You could probably pick up another one for $50 from someone, put yours away, and cut up the new one, and have the gauges you want.
No offense?!?!? But I am!
No not really, just joking. I agree, it shouldn't be an issue, but it is.
Root of the problem is the VIN tag. Car is a 1 of 586 1974 Duster 360 4 speed cars. Not a Hemi car by any means, but not something I really want to cut up, and I certainly don't want to lose the tag. I'm not a huge numbers guy, and I don't think the car is special enough to restore to OEM original, but I hate to cut something and then have to fix it later if it ever becomes necessary.
True, I could cut mine and find another and save it, or even find another, cut it and save my original one, but I have little or no storage space, and I don't want to find a place to put it, or worry about losing it. Just rather leave it alone.
If I can find a way to not have to cut it, then less work is required, too. Besides, I'm a member of the Poor Bastards Club, so it's not like I have money burning a hole in my pocket to buy gauges with anyway. It's free to mess around with it in AutoCAD right now, so why not keep trying to get the gauges in without having to modify the dash?
