Still waiting on my headers to come back from New Image Powder Coating back in Ohio... He said he should be done next week. In the meantime I decided to start assembling the dash. I installed a new dash pad, restored the heater box, lubricated the heater cables, detailed the radio, installed an NOS speaker I've had laying around for way too long, installed the ORIGINAL non cracked gold dash pad, all the original cleaned up switches (ignition, headlights, wipers, and cigarette lighter) look NOS, and the gauge cluster.
I originally planned on going with Stewart Warner Green Line gauges for under the dash but was persuaded by Jose, JBTech, to go with 2-5/8 black and white small letter mechanical gauges. He had this NOS set that he sold me and glad he talked me into them! Jason, SupernovaSS, sold me the 977 pedestal mount tachometer a few years back and man it looks GREAT! I am going to install a quick disconnect for the tach wiring in case I ever need to remove the gauge cluster. Dash is now about complete minus the glove box, at least I've stayed a little buy while I'm waiting for the headers.
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