Greetings to all Mopar fans; recently bought a `71 Duster project car (runs fine but needs mods) mild 440 w/ Torqueflite, 3:55 posi w/8 3/4" gear, mini-tubed w/ 6 point cage, no rust and new paint. First issue to tackle is the guage/dash mess: has fuel guage, oil pressure, and temp in a cluster under the dash; racing tach w/ shift light next to shifter - typical setup. Original speedo and alternator in original dash console. Fuel guage keeps blowing fuse and the speedometer is not synched for the rear end & M/T street slicks (I`m guessing); basically reads 30 mph when car`s going 40+. Would like to get the aftermarket dash console - four 2 1/8 guages (oil, temp, elec., & fuel) + two 3 3/8" guages (tach & speedo). Want to keep the drag tach & shift light for eventual racing hopefully. Can`t do it myself. Any suggestions? Try to deal w/ problems individually or just get the whole thing redone? If total rewiring, what am I looking at for $$$? Car is pretty bare; no heater, power steering or power brakes. Fuel cell & battery in trunk. Also, any ideas on where to get original knobs for lights & wiper switch?.......???
1971 Duster 440 complete guage rewiring or?
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hemitheus
19? Plymouth Scampenstein
Buy a gauge set... autometer makes some very nice ones. Any of the major wiring companies make gauge wiring kits. I prefer American Auto Wire. Make it clean and simple.
Rengo
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Honestly, I would make my own "weld in" panel, you would be wasting your money from the after market instrument panels that I have seen and read about.
This would be cheap and you could place everything in locations that you wanted them to be in. If you are not handy, find a body shop that is willing to do this and tell them the general idea, have them build the panel and instal the gauges yourself to save money.
This would be cheap and you could place everything in locations that you wanted them to be in. If you are not handy, find a body shop that is willing to do this and tell them the general idea, have them build the panel and instal the gauges yourself to save money.
hemitheus
19? Plymouth Scampenstein
Let me know if you find out who that is.....
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