Thanksgiving dash project

[billschroeder5842]

Couple of questions here...

I have a new donor clock for the '69 with the rally dash. It is used,but works. The black face plate is a couple of shades darker than mine so I'm considering swapping the face plates to keep it a consistant look...

So, it that advisable? The hands look a little tricky so I'm not sure how exactly to remove them with out bending them

Also, while I have the cluster out, is there anything that I should do or check as far as preventative maintenance goes?

Also, I need to do some wiring/soldering work on the ignition switch harness plug. With the cluster out, it that going tot be easier to access or am I still going to have to get at that one from under the dash?

Thanks all!

[Patronus]

I'd get those gauge decals and cover that old face up.. 

[billschroeder5842]

Don't you still need to take the hands off? How do you do that without breaking them?

[Brightyellow69rtse]

they just pull off if i remember right. i did mine a few years ago and they still look great

[rt green]

some of the smaller gauges use a cut down  burger king straw to slide over the needle to move it as you have to. works pretty slick.

[billschroeder5842]

All Done! Clock works and I was able to do a pretty good job with some soldering of some ignition wires.

I did a test and everything seems fine. Funny but my oil pressure seems higher; must have made better contact taking the wires on and off.

Now it is beer-thirty!