I have been wanting to ask a some of you about the instrument cluster. It is from a later Chevy, and appreciate your guidance on what it might be! It seems to be the only deviation from stock, other then the 261 CID and dual carb/exhaust set up.
thanks for the insight
Last edited by Peggy M; 05/10/20236:13 PM. Reason: new title since moved
Your dash cluster was definitely snagged from a '53 or '54 Chevy car (see pics below) and as you noted, mostly likely caused by a "wild hair" event -
It was very nicely done, and has an added modification with the tach in the right side. Presents a nice custom look.
Dan
Last edited by Gdads51; 03/12/20231:48 PM.
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
Gotta question, what was the right hand circular gauge on the original 53-54 cluster? Was it a clock or what? On mine as Dan notes, its an after market tach, but was curious as to what it was originally.
If you click on the pics of the original dash source vehicle above (you may need to hit the button to zoom in), you can see that was the home for the "clock" as you guessed.
Glad we can be of help!
Dan
~ Dan 1951 Chevy 3 window 3100 Follow this story in the DITY Gallery "My Grandpa Carl's Truck and How it Became Mine" 1966 Chevelle (Wife's Hot Rod) | 2013 Chevy Silverado (Current daily driver) US Army MSG Retired (1977-1998) | Com Fac Maint Lead Tech Retired (1998-2021)
