John,
I did as Pete describes, but my speedometer worked fine - it just needed to be "spruced up". As Pete says, it looks good (and I will do this again with the speedometers on the two trucks I am restoring).
Does you speedometer work OK? If not, you have to decide if you want to buy a non-stock-looking replacement, a reproduction unit (if one is available from a USA source or as an import), or a rebuilt unit (or have yours rebuilt).
