Speedometer round plug need jumpered to get power w/aftermarket gauges???

Because i just ran a 12v to the coil. And that black continuance wire was hooked to nothing when i did it.

That black wire tricks a lot of people.:D

It's also a REAL good idea to run a dedicated ground from the back of the cluster to the body.
The wiper switch uses the cluster body for it's ground for the wiper motor counting on the cluster mounting screws to ground to the body, so without a dedicated ground it could end up finding a ground through just about anything connected to the cluster.