1971 Chevy Truck Classic Instruments Gauge Cluster Install - Project Get Shorty

Here's a close-up look at one of the gauges. Notice the quality and precision that is instilled into the gauge. Classic even got the bronze in the logo to be metallic like I asked. You can't get any more dead-on than that.

Another trick they did, on all of the little gauges, was to hack the rears of the pointers off to clear up some viewing space for the logo.

Dig the So-Cal Auburn insert and switches we picked up from So-Cal Speed Shop Los Angeles.

Instead of mounting the instrument cluster in the traditional spot, I chose to move things out in the open, to the middle of the dash.

In order to do this, I had to cut out most of the dash, as you can see.

From there I went down and picked up a piece of 16-gauge sheetmetal to make the front of the dash. Next, Chance transferred all the necessary measurements of the dash, and So-Cal insert, to the piece of metal.

At that point the metal was cut accordingly. And there you have it, our new dash.

Next, Chance welded the dash into the truck.

I headed over to KA Custom, in Huntington Beach, CA to have some holes drilled in the So-Cal insert...

...Using Rota broaches, which are basically hole saws on steroids, Kevin marked and drilled the necessary holes.

Back at the ranch, the new So-Cal switches were fastened to the dash.

Next, the new Classic Instrument gauges were fastened to the insert.

Lastly, the entire unit was installed in the truck. And that my friends, is as custom as custom gets.