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Old Sep 1, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Car: 1986 z28 <sold>
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gauge swaps

so..i got a 86 z28 i wana put 90-92 gauges in it can i just put them in like i did the 1988 pod?? is the speedo cable gonna hook up?....
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 05:36 AM
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Re: gauge swaps

Originally Posted by shaolink9
so..i got a 86 z28 i wana put 90-92 gauges in it can i just put them in like i did the 1988 pod?? is the speedo cable gonna hook up?
82-89 speedo heads are mechanical, 90-92 electric. Moreover, without major modification, the 90-92 cluster won't fit your 86.

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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 09:42 AM
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Re: gauge swaps

Take a look at this thread
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/body...swap-92-a.html


Overall it's not really that hard of a project to do.

Chris.
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 06:07 PM
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Re: gauge swaps

so now im thinkin about reverse glow gauges only issue is the gauges pod i have camm out og a v6 or l4 i guess. So where the tach is on most v8 cars is a huge gas gauge and all the little gauges are dumby lights. YAll think i can find reverse glows for this style cluster
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 06:27 PM
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Re: gauge swaps

It's easy to upgrade that cluster to the tach version.

Before I changed to the 91/92 style, my car orignally had the cluster you had. With the big gas gauge and dummy lights.

I just went to a junk yard, and found the better cluster with the tach etc.
I first swapped out the water and oil sending units. Then I just plugged the cluster in, and everything worked.

I doubt you'll find reverse glow, in the dummy lights gauges.
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