i am working on a 1985 trans am, and have these gauges.. not sure what year they are, hopefully someone can identify them for me. also, what would i have to do to get them to work in my car with a t56? (just put one in) do i need the dakota box? or is there a way to get it to work with what i have. what would i have to do to get the tach to work? do i need to get the harness out of whatever year the cluster came out of thanks for any help

 

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Looks like the same thing I have in my 86 Trans Am.
I've got a little yellow VSS Buffer box that goes in-between the tranny and the gauges.

 

zepher... do you have a t56?... if so, do you have the vss hooked up inline with the gauge? or does it have to go thru the pcm first? also, how did you hook up your tach? thanks

 

I wish I had a T56. In the pic, that is my Stock T5 with a B&M Ripper. I don't have any tranny right now, still searching for one that is affordable.

My car is still down. Another month or two and it will be back up and running.

 

would anyone be able to tell me exactly what i need for this dash to work in a 1985 trans am with a t56?... do i need the vss to be the same year as the dash? and do i need that dakota box thing or is there somthing better?
thanks

 

go in the tech articles and theres one for a T56 swap. It tells you everything.