Recent content by vanceboy

Thanks for the info. Do you know if the coroner 500 could be had with the bumblebee tail stripe? Also, was the 318 the biggest engine for it? Thanks

Can someone tell me what the differences are between a 1968 Coronet 500 and the other versions of the 1968 Coronet? Saw one for sale recently. Thanks!

Yes, I did order from the link you posted. Will have to put it in the next time I have the dash apart.

Turns out I was able to install the 5 prong circuit board connector backwards. That's what caused the short. Dash reiinstalled and everything works now.

Before and after. Now I'm hesitant to reassemble because I'm not sure there is a short somewhere.

There it is, burnt circuit trace. Now my question is, what caused this? I installed leds in the dash. Too much voltage? I thought this mod was supposed to work. Has anyone else done this?

Yes, I agree the common denominator between these two gauges has to be the connector, pins or circuit board traces. I thought I was careful with it but maybe not careful enough. I will pull the dash again tomorrow and check these things out.

checked the firewall plug, looks fine

I doubt it but Ill check. Thanks

Yes, I realized that after I wrote it. Sorry

By the way, I didn't mention it but the ammeter also works.

I checked the 4 prongs after I took the dash out. They were all solid and not wiggly.

So I took the instrument cluster out of my 1969 Charger to replace the incandescent light bulbs with LEDs. I hooked back up all of the wires and reinstalled the dash. Everything worked before I started the project. Now, everything works except the oil pressure gauge and the water temp...

69 charger originally had bucket seats and original floor pan.

Im not sure it is any higher the stock. The stock seats have almost 6" high brackets beneath them. I would think you could take the stock brackets and cut and weld them and at least get two inches out of them.