Oil pressure gauge question

Bill Crowell said

Grab an oil pressure gauge off, for example, an old Dodge truck at the junkyard. But I guess the problem is how you would mount it in the instrument cluster to make it look stock. I can't advise you on that. I think you would also need to get a different oil pressure sender: one that provides high-through-low resistance rather than just a idiot light "switch" type.

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Not a bad idea actually, as long as it works. I guess I can field test with a small battery and lighter - LOL - but finding an old Dodge truck in a junkyard around here is going to be a challenge, especially with gauges intact, all the yards here are filled with clunkers from the cash for same program

I did find an aftermarket repro at Redline Gauge Works for only $200, sarcastic, but considering how much I charge per hour at my work it seems a bargain for a guaranteed working gauge that will work, bolt up, and match the look vs. spending days searching obsolete parts yards with no guarantee of success. Then again spending money is the easy way out of most things... not too much satisfaction there I'll admit

Still looking for other suggestions for a factory style single gauge vs. replace the entire panel/cluster with an aftermarket, but the Stewart Warner gauges do look nice...

The sending unit is the least of my worries, AutoZone carries both types (idiot lite vs. gauge sender) which is what led me to believe that there was an oil pressure gauge option from the factory