A few years ago, an incredibly nice guy did something amazing while we stood in the parking lot at the H.A.M.B. Drags - he gave me a 2-5/8" Stewart Warner water temp gauge. It wasn't working, was missing a bezel, and had the incorrect pointer, but I ... <BR><BR>To read the rest of this blog entry from The Jalopy Journal, click here.
the first step in recovery is to admit you have a problem... and you bro, have a serious old gauge monkey on your back looks nice dude. congrats on it all falling into place for ya finally.
when i first got into this hobby i never understood the fascination with old gauges, but the more and more i studied and learned I began to "get it"...now the gauge cluster is one of the first things i look at in the interior, and seeing how it "fits" with the car. And yours sir def. fits your car, very nice!!
Old Gauges a problem?? Go wash your mind! Old Gauges like old engine builders are the best! Very very nice Ryan If there is anything really really wrong with most 'Roadster show cars' it's cheap gauges installed without thought You have proved how easy it is to do 'right'
The first step is admitting it's a problem. I don't see it as a problem. Nice gauges. I've been looking for the right gauges for my 38, to bad I'm a broke ******* these days.
****!!! I alway wondered what it would cost to rebuild my temp gauge on the roadster that I broke last year. It was a $300 mistake. On the other hand, your gauges look cl***y like the rest of the car and the panel flow seamlessly. Nice work! I know it's not the color of you car but how rad is the color that is glowing from your dash. It's like a brown with a hint of copper. Would definitely be a cool color inside and out of a coupe.
Those look perfect! The only thing cooler than the gauges, is the way it all came together for ya. It always works out the way it's supposed to!
Gauges like that are how I found the HAMB many years ago. They sure look sweet in your coupe. There is nothing like the joy of installing that perfect part after years of searching. Thanks for sharing your glee. We all can relate.
Yeah man.....nothing worse than a car that has a cool stock dash that the owner BUTCHERED to install a bland plate full of boring gauges... Hotrods only need 3 anyway....RPM, OIL, Water.....the rest is just FLUFF. Looks very cool Ryan......beauty in simplicity.....
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