1973 Ford F-350 Dash Install - A Dash Of Class

This is the control box that hooks to the ribbon connector from the new instruments. The connectors with screws are where the wires from the various senders attach.

Dakota Digital supplies the wires to connect the control unit to the oil pressure, water temperature and speedometer senders. Other feeds, such as those for fuel gauge, turn indicator lights, high beam indicator and so on, will come from the stock dash plug shown earlier.

This is the sender Dakota Digital supply for the speedometer. As we were also updating to an electronically controlled transmission, it already has a speed sensor that delivers information to the computer as well as the speedometer.

The new instruments require specific senders for the oil pressure and temperature displays, which are also included. The stock fuel level senders are used, however, the display requires calibrating.

Speaking of calibrating, these two buttons are used to calibrate the fuel gauge and the speedometer.