Gauge appearance advice

[Hashi]

Re: Gauge appearance advice

Sorry couldn't be of more help, QC. Perhaps you can check marine salvage yards in your area.

 

[QC]

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Thanks Hashi. Well the Faria's went for more than I thought . . . One set (there were two) went for 160 and the other for 130, but I had decided against due to the rest of the dash hardware being chrome. I am now looking at these:

Definitely plain jane (they're chrome, but you can't tell), and I don't like the blue, but with double bezels they could look like this:

 

[scoutabout]

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That's quite nice QC -- and with the double bezels looks very vintage overall. Man that's a beautiful cockpit!

 

[QC]

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Yes, that one is an honest Chris Racing Runabout. Around '41 or so. Bone stock. See the throttle lever on the wheel?

 

[QC]

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OK I pulled the trigger on these:

This is not the exact set as the picture of what I got was bad. They obviously are the lighter color, but with the Stainless bezels as opposed to the gold ones in my first post. And the set I got has all of the breakers (I need them), switches (I don't) and harnesses (I do), so for $175 I did OK. One other nice thing it has the 6000 RPM tach and speedo that better match an IB as opposed to an OB.

But the really cool thing is I went with a Combo gauge for fuel, volt, temp and oil pressure.

It is the same look and size as the Tach and Speedo and I can use my double bezels I have and have three big gauges instead of two plus four. I think it'll look cool on the dash for this ride. We'll see . . . Thanks for the help!

 

[Drowned Rat]

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Yup, perfect. The best of both your original choices. I like em!

 

[DJ]

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That combo guage is GREAT!

 

[wildmaninal]

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QC just don't get your wires crossed while hooking them up to that combo guage . I know those guage panels can be a PITA. No for real that is pretty neat, if I ever have a boat that I need a guage for that combo would be something I wouldn't mind having.

 

[Hashi]

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Sweet...Now you be sure to send us complete pics when you've finished restoring her.

 

[QC]

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You can bet on it. I am keeping a running thread in the Restoration section vvvvv

 

[Tail_Gunner]

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I couldn't stand watching anymore with no comment's, i believe you have made the correct selection. What you may want to consider is painting your dash with Perfection in black.... I know that will change your color cordination scheme.....but it would be very elegant.

Simply said if that cordovan dash was black.

And those gold gauge's laid in on it how could you go wrong

But then again i'am a bit biased........as you know.....

 

[QC]

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How do you steer that third one? With your teeth?

I am actually going with white interior, so I won't have that Cordovan scheme. I'll keep you posted, but my dash will be mahogany and plain Jane . . .