buds truck Posted January 9, 2011 Report Posted January 9, 2011 I put a 49 Plymouth dash in my 53 Dodge truck and the gauges I got were indeed in poor shape. I bought new gauges except for the temp gauge , took the housings apart, painted them and reassembled with new seals for the glass. The pic of the odometer is just so you can see what they started out like. I will need to paint the needle on the temp gauge still. I have a new odometer to install, I still need to dissasemble it to paint the center circle so they all match. I think they turned out purty nice. Thought I would share. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 11, 2011 Report Posted January 11, 2011 sometimes it's the little things! Good work! Quote
Olddaddy Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Where did you get the seals for the bezels? My 50 Plymouth needs this attention as well. Quote
tinlizzy Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 Ya that was my question too? My speedo is in bad shape with most of the paint flaked off the numbers as well. All I have done so far is scratch my head and while trying to figure out how to go about making it useable. Lee Quote
buds truck Posted January 12, 2011 Author Report Posted January 12, 2011 I also scratched my head with that seal problem, but one day when I was walking thru a hardware store, I came upon that little rubber rope that they use to hold in screens on screen doors. They come in different sizes and one size fits the groove nicely. Worked for me.... Hey old daddy, you needed a brake unit off the back of a 727 trans and I finally decided to use the 904 instead. I still have that trans and the brake unit. Bud Quote
Young Ed Posted January 12, 2011 Report Posted January 12, 2011 FYI that stuff is called spline. Typically they will sell it by the foot if you go to a hardware store that does window/screen repair. Quote
Olddaddy Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 Well, I did need that brake, but I can't remember what for..........oldtimers syndrome I guess. If I remember, I'll get with you on it. Thanks for figuring out the spline for the gauges, that is one less thing on my list. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Posted January 13, 2011 one thing with that spline material, it tends to shrink a little over time, so don't leave any gaps, or you'll get dust intrusion, if possible tryo weasel in a little extra. Quote
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