Re: My sons '79 Wag build..
Posted: Fri Jul 19, 2019 1:46 pm
Keeping posts separate..
I removed the dash and dash pad the other day and disassembled the mostly non-functioning gauges to test fir the new Dakota Digital units.
The initial fit is good altho I had to tweak the back side of the dash as it was warped a bit from heat and age to make the unit fit in.
Original..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wy9idnHBi6GLqgq89
Test fitting..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mC2mVsU5NUv7Jp977
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gh5CMP92R4QmcWoXA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8uPC4FyvCRPQgo87
New gauge pack installed..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iBLHDGvjA1peR4af7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uXLv4Y8rd7zf5JYc8
I did need to trim off the little nubs that the original clear gauge faces were glued to so that the new gauges fit up close..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iejD4ec14ZS9YBxg7
2 parts of the circuit board hit the back and didn't fit into the opening, I used a file to make a relief for it to fit into, I wasn't going to trim the circuit board for warranty reasons if they should arise.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RramPuRjZKXav3LZ6
I removed the dash and dash pad the other day and disassembled the mostly non-functioning gauges to test fir the new Dakota Digital units.
The initial fit is good altho I had to tweak the back side of the dash as it was warped a bit from heat and age to make the unit fit in.
Original..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/wy9idnHBi6GLqgq89
Test fitting..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mC2mVsU5NUv7Jp977
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gh5CMP92R4QmcWoXA
https://photos.app.goo.gl/b8uPC4FyvCRPQgo87
New gauge pack installed..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iBLHDGvjA1peR4af7
https://photos.app.goo.gl/uXLv4Y8rd7zf5JYc8
I did need to trim off the little nubs that the original clear gauge faces were glued to so that the new gauges fit up close..
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iejD4ec14ZS9YBxg7
2 parts of the circuit board hit the back and didn't fit into the opening, I used a file to make a relief for it to fit into, I wasn't going to trim the circuit board for warranty reasons if they should arise.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/RramPuRjZKXav3LZ6