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Old 01-12-2010, 03:51 AM   #1
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Re: That annoying 3rd hole!!!

Are you running an auto tranny? If so you could put a trans temp gauge, or exhaust temp, oil temp, fuel pressure... just a few ideas off the top of my head. This is kind of a silly idea, but what if you could find a tweater or micro speaker to put in it, or just make a BA cap, maybe machined billet or aluminum with your trucks name or something meaningful to you.

Edit* sorry I hadnt read post #5 very closely where you stated you didnt want to buy another gauge.
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Old 01-12-2010, 08:38 AM   #2
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Re: That annoying 3rd hole!!!

here is mine just a thought its a shift light
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Old 01-12-2010, 09:12 AM   #3
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Re: That annoying 3rd hole!!!

I have a spare 1971 Monte Carlo cluster (same as Chevelle SS) laying around. One cold winter evening many years ago I messed around with it and a spare truck cluster. The speedo bolts right in where the truck speedo goes. The only issues is the PRND1D2 window cut out in the Monte speedo - which probably isn't cut out in a straight stick Monte speedo.

My Monte cluster was an idiot light cluster so it had a clock instead of a tach. But the tach is the same size as the clock. And since they are all the same size as each other, you could do something like Monte/Chevelle SS tach in the truck fuel gauge hole, aftermarket or other Chevrolet fuel gauge in the center truck hole, and leave the speedo where it is.

For my truck I put an aftermarket tach in the tach hole and a clock in the open hole next to the steering wheel.

Just thinking out loud...
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Old 01-12-2010, 08:40 PM   #4
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Re: That annoying 3rd hole!!!

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here is mine just a thought its a shift light
I like the Green Color I see in this picture.
Any shots of the whole Truck or what it's called?

Looks Wicked!!
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