Pilot-House Dash Boards!

[pflaming]

Attached are my gauges from KEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! AM I PLEASED !!! My wife brought out the box, I said, it's Christmas in March! When I showed her the gauges, she said, "give me the camera!" Sorry for the face, but thats what God gave me!

How did you finish your PH dash? I collected pictures of dash for quite some time to see what I liked. I'll let you post your own, but there are alot of great, imaginative dashs. Might be a nice thread for a beginner.

Will be installing tomorrow and then I can complete mine and will post the results. Again, my thanks to Keven.

Edit: The pictures do not do them justice. The back is as beautiful as the front! PROFESSIONAL all the way!

 

 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2017 by pflaming

[Desotodav]

WOW... great job Paul (and Kevin). Love that grin from ear to ear mate!!!

Here's a couple of pics (before and after) of the dash in my 52 Desoto truck...

I just have to chrome the knobs and install the new ash tray (with new 'ASH' knob) - thanks again Paul.

Desotodav

[Jeff Balazs]

Wow Paul;

Those look great! The before and after photo really tells the story.

Keven just sent mine back on the way to me...... I should have taken a before picture too......but they were so ugly I didn't want a reminder.

Can't wait to see your dash when it is all done. Post's like this really help me and I imagine others to keep going. It is great to share in everyone's success's. Lord knows' there are enough trials and tribulations trying to bring these old trucks back up to snuff. I just spent a couple of hours cleaning the brake and clutch linkage on mine. What a mess! A thankless job if there ever was one.

Keep at it Man!

Jeff

[B1B Keven]

Thanks guys.

I really like those speedometer needles I buy from England.

This is what I made up for mine:

[buds truck]

great pix of the gauges and of you! you asked for pix of pilothouse dashes, here is mine...... but it's a transplant from a 49 Plymouth.....

[pflaming]

I transplated one too! That's my grandson's corner, he loves it. Cutting out the old one had to be fun. Will look very nice, post when completed.

[tom'sB2B]

A big ditto. Keven did a great job on my gauges too.

By the way, Paul, its fun to put a face to a name and voice

[48Dodger]

Great looking gauges! Hope you guys are planning on coming to the BBQ this year...would love to see them in person.

48D

[Desotodav]

Kevin: I see your English speedo needle seems to resemble the ones fitted to the older trucks.. like on this old Fargo dash for sale on Ebay over here at present... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FARGO-INSTRUMENT-PANEL-/160774841714?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item256eed6572#ht_500wt_1413 .

The same seller has a really nice 30's Plymouth horn ring listed for $20 in amongst his other Mopar items too! I'm not associated with the seller in any way.

Desotodav

[Merle Coggins]

Here's my before and after pics. I took them apart and took the faces to a friend of mine that had a vinyl graphics sign shop. She made up some vinyl decals and installed them for me. I got 'em back looking great and reassembled the gauges.

Merle

[B1B Keven]

Kevin: I see your English speedo needle seems to resemble the ones fitted to the older trucks.. like on this old Fargo dash for sale on Ebay over here at present... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FARGO-INSTRUMENT-PANEL-/160774841714?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item256eed6572#ht_500wt_1413 .

The same seller has a really nice 30's Plymouth horn ring listed for $20 in amongst his other Mopar items too! I'm not associated with the seller in any way.

Desotodav

Davin,

That's exactly the 'look' I was going for in my truck. I just can't find the small Aneroid hands for the gauges.

Keven

[Reg Evans]

Kevin: I see your English speedo needle seems to resemble the ones fitted to the older trucks.. like on this old Fargo dash for sale on Ebay over here at present... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/FARGO-INSTRUMENT-PANEL-/160774841714?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item256eed6572#ht_500wt_1413 .

The same seller has a really nice 30's Plymouth horn ring listed for $20 in amongst his other Mopar items too! I'm not associated with the seller in any way.

Desotodav

Here's a larger version of that needle used in the old Postal Telegraph clocks that I restore. Here is a before,during,and after shot of one that was repainted the wrong color and was in need of a face lift. These clocks are 20" in diameter.

Blasted to bare metal.

The new vinyl face

And the after

[pflaming]

The guages are in, now to wire it all up. I painted the sides of the gauge mountings a flat black, the chrome rings do not show as well in the dash pictures. I also have two glove doors, one blue, one with the NE "N". If I had thought of it earlier, I would have put the "N" in the center of the speedo. My glove door was BAD, so I gave it a good rub with a very fine 3M 'brillo' pad and gave it three coats of clean, I was surprised and please, now I have two good doors.

It's not new, but it is improved!

My thanks to Reg for the radio, MOPAR 610, and Keven for the refurbished gauges.

Edited November 4, 2017 by pflaming

[Reg Evans]

Looking really good Paul !

[ggdad1951]

The guages are in, now to wire it all up. I painted the sides of the gauge mountings a flat black, the chrome rings do not show as well in the dash pictures. I also have two glove doors, one blue, one with the NE "N". If I had thought of it earlier, I would have put the "N" in the center of the speedo. My glove door was BAD, so I gave it a good rub with a very fine 3M 'brillo' pad and gave it three coats of clean, I was surprised and please, now I have two good doors.

It's not new, but it is improved!

My thanks to Reg for the radio, and Keven for the refurbished gauges.

looks nice! Which radio did Reg get ya?

[52b3b Joe]

I have to say that I too am VERY PLEASED with Keven's work! He does an outstanding job! I got my gauges back today and can't be happier. You may think they look amazing in the picture, but they are 100 times better in person.

[bach4660]

when I went to 12 volt I changed to electronic gauges

[MMcKinney]

I did the same thing. I sold my orginal gauges to Keven and went with modern gauges. I used the gauge plates from Doc's Custom and went with the white face Omega guages. This is how they fit and a tempory dash lay out. The Temp/Volt gauge has 4 LED lights for left, right, high beem & alt indicators or what ever you want.

MMcKinney

Caldwell, ID

[buds truck]

I did the same thing. I sold my orginal gauges to Keven and went with modern gauges. I used the gauge plates from Doc's Custom and went with the white face Omega guages. This is how they fit and a tempory dash lay out. The Temp/Volt gauge has 4 LED lights for left, right, high beem & alt indicators or what ever you want.

MMcKinney

Caldwell, ID

very, very nice

[wallytoo]

Here's a couple of pics (before and after) of the dash in my 52 Desoto truck...

Desotodav

looks like you need to have long legs to operate the starter pedal "down under". or a passenger.

[Plymouthy Adams]

Reg..me like your clock..time (pun intended) well spent..

[dave5711]

I've almost got mine back on the road

Here's the gauges

[albolton]

the Dash in the 54-56 is alot different than the Pilot house..but ill post a pic of mine anyways..picked up a right side bezel on ebay..had it water jet for the new gauges and then chrome plated..kinda looks stock to someone that may have never seen one, the Gauges are marshall...made in California and have some very cool features

[pflaming]

WOW! That is NICE! It's a variation of the 51 /53 'tower dash, except the 'towers' are horizontal. The gauges are magnificant! Well done. I love to see the variety, I've said that before but I just love the creativity, the same truck(s) yet different.

Edited May 5, 2012 by pflaming