68 70 charger styled A body dash insert

hi rani

i like the stock cuda dash as well, but the car will be far from stock as i am building it to my liking. it was a slant six car, with a bench seat and 3 on the tree. no fender tag, and not worth much. i threw everything away from it except the body shell. and used a 74 dart more door V8 car for a floorpan, tranny crossmember, and everything else V8 specific.

its getting a full on sport suspension, and big brakes. and other non stock stuff. i am going to put back stuff thats stock that i want to be stock, otherwise i am modding it for what will work best for me. i prefer the 69 model flip cap that says FUEL on it, so this is the one i will be using. its not correct, but its cool, i like it.

the reality is that the 67 cuda stock dash cluster will be to cost prohibitive to restore $1,000 out of my pocket to restore a 45 year old dash with questionably accurate instruments in it is a waste of money to me. i have no intention of modifying the dashboard frame, so at a later date if i so desire i can spend that kind of coin and put the original cluster back in the car. however something tells me i probably wont as i think this layout will serve me best, and theres not another one around like it.

now if it was a factory formula S 340, or 383 4 speed car, then i wouldent be doing this, but i am never the guy who stumbles on gold in a barn somewhere, thats always the other guy. i am the one making a silk purse out of a sows ear, but its what makes my stuff unique.

anybody can take a grand and restore a cluster, it takes some time and effort to make a custom one, plus i love the charger rallye dashes. i dont like the fact that the tach is off centered, but the stock charger rallye dash had it far to the left, speedometer in front of the driver. i swapped this layout as the tach, oil pressure, and water temp are most important to have in front of you. plus this layout falls within the arc of the steering wheel so nothing is blocked from my view.

IMHO i think dodge should have put the tach where the speedometer is on the rallye dash

matt