White Overlay Gauge and LED setup

[Ron 73]

Great progress Ron! I hope you put many miles on her this year!

Thats three of us Scott! I got the shock mount drilled out, re-tapped, and to be honest i don't think it was threaded in there, it is now and the stud came with a nut so its screwed in and with the nut, ill not worry about it breaking.. Shocks are on (rear) and tank going on Monday.. Those front shocks will wait for a forecast of rain for a week, time for some fun. My wife has been busy polishing the old centerlines so once im done only thing left is a wash wax and plenty of gas.. The latter being the worse thing, lol, filling that new tank up. With the interior all finished i might wait until next winter and have all the stuff ill need for the next set of projects, don't think ill ever really be finished, i have as much fun making it better as i do driving it.... i think.... i was taking a break (interior work), sitting in the car inside and my wife decided to sneak out with the truck, i wasn't fast enough but i got her on tape lol, thats her Malibu in the other drive way.. Short video, but i told her i was putting it in here and she said no, sooo I played the cd player so long, almost wouldn't start.. I watch this when the weather is what it is now, compared to the 71 it was that day.. Cold here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1kykMXWaDA&feature=youtu.be

 

[Ron 73]

I Am working on getting new wheels and tires for my car.. Will be down the road a piece but needed new front tires in a bad way. I decided to get something cheap to get me by until then. And the reason i didn't go with the better tires is im changing the size of my new rims when the time comes or i could have and just switched then over to the new rims.. So instead of putting up a new thread to show you guys/gals what i got and did, im just putting them here with the other updates ive done and some that i didn't mention. First picture is when i picked them up today, second one after i taped everything off and sprayed the lettering on.. okay, what my brush and rustolem did. Little tire shine and wheel polish, should look good for awhile

 

[MarPar]

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WOW Ron!!! da bird sounds great!!!!

i bookmarked that one to show my buddies tomorrow nite!!! tuesday is boys' nite @ my house... ccasion14:

love the LED (zeppelin lol) lights...wonder if they make blue for da olde GTX'er.

im going to have to investigate that...

keep on knockin' items off that list brother, you'll be :3gears: in no time!!!

 

[Ron 73]

They do Mario, make the blue!!!! and i believe the white face overlays for your dash to... The site i used is in there, i didn't go over all this again but if it isint, let me know!

 

[MarPar]

They do Mario, make the blue!!!! and i believe the white face overlays for your dash to... The site i used is in there, i didn't go over all this again but if it isint, let me know!

i was pondering changing to a white overlay, seein' as its a white interior and all, but i think i dig the black speedo better...going to have this one rattle in my brain for a while and see where i end up! lol

thanks Ron!

 

[MarPar]

oooooooooooooh! they do make it from the GTX....

http://www.whitegauges.net/products/1968%2d1970-Plymouth-Road-Runner-White-Face-Gauges.html

and it's in blue too!! hmmmm....makes a man think awful hard!! lol

 

[Ron 73]

oooooooooooooh! they do make it from the GTX....

http://www.whitegauges.net/products/1968%2d1970-Plymouth-Road-Runner-White-Face-Gauges.html

and it's in blue too!! hmmmm....makes a man think awful hard!! lol

You'll love them ill bet Mar, I have another update on my Satty... I took the 60s mirrors off and put these on it, car dirty as all get out, not as bad as my truck right now, but crummy... Do we ever get done with these? I keep thinking im done until i see or read something.. I got these mirrors with the car and just painted them, i love working on it as much as driving it! lol.

 

[Ron 73]

New shifter knob

I promised Bigredbird a picture of the shifter knob he sold me, its been awhile but its in there now, car needed cleaned but i got it and thanks again bud sorry it took so long, it works great and 10 times more sturdy then the T that was on it..

 

[MarPar]

looks great, Ron!!!

glad you got out there and put 'er on!! :headbang:

 

[Ron 73]

Well, when i put this thread up i didn't know something i think happened since all this, i didn't want to start a thread so i did think this would be the place to post the picture.. The others are all gone i see now and i think its because i quit using photo bucket so i deleted the account there... I thought once in a site like this, it didn't matter. I learned something new and do apologize, this thread will no longer be used.. I should have been using the sites resources all this time and do hope others who use Photo bucket will remember this, it has to be the reason.. sorry everyone, big "my bad"

 

[moparstuart]

shifter looks good

 

[Ron 73]

shifter looks good

Thanks Stuart! Makes me sick over loosing all the pictures here, it was my hope someday this may help someone else with some of this.. Old dog learning new tricks i guess.. That shifter works very well with the slap stick option.. Cant wait to try it with the new rear end gears going in..

 

[Ron 73]

moparstuart without those pictures, it may be a good idea to delete this thread, I know how it works im just sayin, not much of a help without all the pictures..

 

[mattsinger]

no pics, but still a good read. I like the pic of the shifter and dash.. Looks good

 

[Ron 73]

Thanks Matt, its my own fault but i still have some pictures if you ever need some.. I cant just edit these posts anymore to replace some.. to old.

 

[marlabuck]

That shifter looks great Ron...Marla

 

[Ron 73]

Thanks much! Nice seeing you in here Marla!