Hot Rods '56 F100 machine turned gauge cluster

Hi y'all. I've been building a '56 F100 and i've ran into a dilemma. About a year ago i sold my '55 cab and purchased a '56 cab to replace it. I had a machine-turned gauge cluster with Stewart-Warner gauges and gave the cluster away, but kept the gauges in hopes of using them in my new cab. Problem is, the company i bought my cluster from, egaugesplus.com, no longer carries a machine-turned cluster for a '56. Does anyone know where i can purchase a machine-turned gauge cluster for my truck?

 

You might try Cl***ic Instruments or Mooneyes


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There is this product as a stop gap until you can locate a supplier?
Here are some aluminum and steel panels in various sizes and patterns. A lot of shop fitters these days use engine turned sheets for design work so you might be fortunate to get an off cut from them or a sheet metal shop that with some minor work will do the job?

 

fpm is a hamb vendor that offers this service out of nebraska. but i would ask the supplier that no longer carries the product your after for the file. if you can get the dwg/dxf file just send it to any shop with a laser. have to talk to the fab shop about getting the material.

http://www.fpmmetals.com/

 

If you have a drill press you can do it.

 

Thanks for the help y'all. Not having much luck yet as i've contacted Mooneyes, Cl***ic Instruments, FPM, and Haneline with no response from any of them. I'm to the point if i could just find a plain panel cut for my gauges i'd try and do it myself.

 

maybe mid fifty starting on page 3
http://midfifty.com/store.php?&CAT_ID=120&CN=Dash-gauge-panels&page=3

 

I bought a piece of engine turned aluminum from Speedway motors and made mine. HRP



Speedway Motors

 

I looked at the egaugesplus web site and it looks like they "bond" a face onto the panel, not sure if its cast or ABS.
Why couldn't a person buy cast one from mid-fifty "maybe fly cut it" and bond a piece of engine turned aluminum from Speedway motors?
http://www.egaugesplus.com/uploads/8/5/2/4/8524701/s689572963557007764_p3003_i1_w446.jpeg

 

Still trying to find a quality gauge cluster for my truck. Never heard back from Mooneyes, Cl***ic Instruments, or FPM. Haneline looks like they have the best product out there with a polished aluminum backer and stainless steel insert, but they won't have one available for almost 6 months. I'm ***embling my dash right now so i can't wait that long. If i could wait i'd buy from Haneline, but i need something much sooner. Any ideas? Thanks for all your input folks!

http://www.hanelineproducts.com/sho...ngine-turned-dash-insert-by-haneline-products