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Old 06-29-2009, 09:49 AM
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Originally Posted by kingdoc1 View Post
What about using 1" gages? You could still use a nicely finished piece of wood as trim, but if you only put 1" holes in the dash, the original piece of wood trim could still be reinstalled later if you wanted and would cover the holes. I know I have seen 1" gages maybe from JC Whitney or Summit, I cant remember which. Just an idea...
JC Whitney, Auto Meter and a few others have 1.5" gauges but a rather limited choice. Temperature, oil pressure, and volts are backlit but unfortunatly, all of the lower pressure 1.5" gauges suitable for fuel pressure or boost that I have found are not backlit.
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'85 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO
'83 300 Turbo Diesel 2 tank WVO
Some former WVO vehicles since ~1980:
'83 Mercedes 240D
'80 Audi 4000D
'83 ISUZU Pup
'70 SAAB 99 with Kubota diesel
'76 Honda Civic with Kubota diesel
'86 Golf
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