Is there an aftermarket dash available for a 69 RR?

[FatJack]

I would really like to replace mine with a Dakota Digital or something similar. Can also be mechanical gauges not real picky. I don't think D/D offers one.

 

[FatJack]

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[Budnicks]

Nobody make them that I can tell, I looked everywere & didn't want to pay $1000+ to fix or restore my original gauge panel cluster... I made one for myself a 7 gauge replacement with 5/16" chrome bezeled LED yellow blinkers, blue high beam & red brake & oil warning LED lights, with all Autometer Traditional Chrome Analog gauges with black back ground w/white numbers & red sweeps, 1) 3-3/8" mech. 160mph speedo & 1) 3-3/8" 8k rpm Tach, 5) 2-1/16" gauges, includes fuel level, water temp, oil pressure, clock, voltmeter in an aluminum 0.090" thick panel cut, drilled/hole sawed, black texture painted & fit to the opening on my 68 RR, also have pods on the 5) 2-1/16" gauges to angle them towards the drivers view, appr. $500 total investment... I have to take a photo of it, I haven't installed the panel yet either, still doing other stuff, I will post a photo eventually when I get around to it...

 

[Budnicks]

Custom 7 Gauge RR panel

I'm not a good photographer so I hope this is ok

 

[FatJack]

That looks great Budnicks, how you gonna get it to fit the dash??
Can't wait to see it installed.

 

[Budnicks]

The photo dosen't show it very well, (I should have taken photo with a light background) but the gauge mounting plate is slightly tapered from the far right to the the drivers side, to fit in the factory opening & cover the area that the stock gauge cluster was in... I measured the original gauge cluster & made the aluminum 0.090" plate with a 90* bend (still need to drill top for mounting screws) at the top to fit the same area as the org. cluster the very bottom of the speedo & tach up to the edge of the chrome bezel will be under lower dash pad everything else will be in the clear, no one made a decent gauge under 3-3/8" (like 3") that would fit the narrow opening so I figure I can live with the small section of gauge being covered by the lower dash pad, I hope to not have to trim anything I don't want to cut the car up just incase I ever sell it... I custom built the 7 gauge wire harness, soldered & shrink wrapped the heck out of everything & have all the proper sending units, I'm not at the point to rewire the under dash area & fuse box yet, I will do it when I have some more funds, I still want to put a stainless tilt column in it also & get the shifter down to the floor with a console, maybe... I still haven't made up my mind, I have a new B&M QuickSilver Ratchet Shifter I will incorporate in it if I go with the center console, I may go with a buddy seat instead of the console, I haven't got to that point yet, I ran out of funds & my Golf business is really slow right now...

 

[Big Jim]

Nice work on the dash- time and a little thought does wonders-(Oh, yeah, thanks for pointing me to these sites-on Mopar Muscle's site as nog4u2c)

 

[FatJack]

Any new pics Budnick??

 

[FatJack]

From what I understand I can send the original 69 RR speedo bezel to Dakota Digital and they will custom build one for this. Probably my way to go, Will post pics

 

[68 HEMI GTS]

here's what mine had, i'm putting it back to stock though.