Sounds like a fun project. Should bring my plenty of enjoyment after the frustration has run its course. 

How many times have you looked under the dash and wondered "what were they thinking??"

Ya that's what I was thinking.

After some time with schematics and some head scratching I got the gauge wires in a better arrangement. I went to radio shack and got a 12 pin connector. All the dash wires now go thru the plug I left it a bit long so it would be easier for connection. with the 12 pin plug It gives room for expansion. I do not have the AMP gauge hooked up due to wanting to put a volt gauge in. Bullet Bob showed me what he did and I will most likely go that route, just got to get the gauge. As for a stereo I'm using the custom sound USA 230. I put one in the convertible and liked it. It is basically a media player. I can hook up my phone and listen to my music.  I will be running a 4 channel amp and upgrading the speakers. 61/2 in the kick panels with tweeters in the 4x6 dash opening the 61/2 and a tweeters in the package and a small sub to fill in the lower sound. here re some pics of what I did with the Gauges  

Well I did think about making it longer hmm we will see. Getting it  in and out easyer was the main focus.  I havn't plugged it in yet maybe tonight.

 BB- from bearcat's response ... "I do not have the AMP gauge hooked up due to wanting to put a volt gauge in. Bullet Bob showed me what he did and I will most likely go that route, just got to get the gauge." 
What did you do to install a voltmeter?

So Mister BB.    I have been looking for a volt meter like that for a long time. You just told us where to get them. Now what are you going to charge for those overlays?  Of course with out the nice "Jean's" logo!
Thank's
Steve

57steve wrote:

So Mister BB.    I have been looking for a volt meter like that for a long time. You just told us where to get them. Now what are you going to charge for those overlays?  Of course with out the nice "Jean's" logo!
Thank's
Steve

Since I'm fighting a miserable cold and didn't feel like going to a car show 20 miles away today, I'm just lazing around so I went looking for that file.  Well, I know I've had at least one comp failure since I did it and so far, I haven't found it.  However, Power Point is very easy to lay graphics out and if you have stock gauges that you can take some measurements from, you should be able to layout the gradient marks close enough.  All the gauges use the same five-mark gradient spread so it really isn't too difficult.

I'm going to see if I can get something off of my old laptop hard drive but I'm not too encouraged.

Let ya know.

BB
 

You could look in to putting a 80 ford truck fuse block or 80s Gm fuse block. Either unit can be easily adapted. And then you would have endless options on add ons to the car. The Gm type fuse block is what painless units use in their kits.

This will tell you on how to wire up a newer fuse block. http://my66stang.blogspot.com/2012/03/upgraded-fuse-panel.html?m=1

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BobE wrote:

BB - thank you, this is helpful info.  Hope I can make mine look as good as yours.

BobE:

I'm trying to recall how I got started.  I may have pulled a stock dial face and scanned it.  And even if I didn't do that it might be a good idea.  Then you could import that JPG into power point for a starting point.  If you have an old stock gauge...doesn't matter which one...maybe you could see if the dial face is removable.  I seem to think it is. 

Something to think about.

BB

Good!  Glad you figured it out.  I think I used PPT cause it was handy.  Paint?  Why not.

BB

Michael H. wrote:

BulletBob's volt gauge is pretty cool and very creative, but if you just want a simple bolt-in solution check out this guy...He converts Mustang amp gauges into volt gauges.

http://www.rccinnovations.com/index.php?show=menu-mustang-all
 

That's a neat solution, Michael.  And the price is certainly fair. 

BB