Where have you put oil and temp gauges, pics please.

[eskimomann209]

here's how I did mine. Not the final product, because eventually when I redo the interior I'm going to make it more custom, but this will still pretty much be how it's laid out.

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On this did you not cut the back to make it recess deeper?
If you use a Dremel you can make it sit more back

I plan on using the cheaper auto gauges by autometer and doing the same thing
The angle won’t bother me because I have a seat in the truck that sits lower than the stock bench mao it should work out perfect
But I think height hand seize steering wheel size etc makes the difference for people on the angle

 

[QBuff02]

On this did you not cut the back to make it recess deeper?
If you use a Dremel you can make it sit more back

I plan on using the cheaper auto gauges by autometer and doing the same thing
The angle won’t bother me because I have a seat in the truck that sits lower than the stock bench mao it should work out perfect
But I think height hand seize steering wheel size etc makes the difference for people on the angle

Actually, I removed all of the recess to make the gauges sit where I wanted them. I used an old dash panel for my initial mock-up and when I was fairly happy with the location, I did the mods to the current dash panel in the truck. I cut them out from the front side with a hole saw that got me close, and then I finished up the smoothing of the edges and the final hole size with a dremel. I used the 2 5/8" gauges because that was the size I liked and also was the size that most closely "fit" the factory hole/beauty rings of the stock gauge bezels. I removed the factory gauges and had to do some trimming to the tabs left inside the factory gauge cluster to get all the clearance I needed for the gauges and the bezel to sit flush once it was reinstalled. It went pretty smoothly, but looking back, might have been a little easier with a slightly smaller size gauge.

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[QBuff02]

and this is what the backside of the panel looked like with all 4 gauges installed. And the front side again for clarity.

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[eskimomann209]

@QBuff02
Perfect sir
That is greatly appreciated and is the route I shall take
The hole saw seems a quicker option to me I like it

 

[eskimomann209]

I plan on doing the speedo and rpm gauge too
So I don’t think I’ll retain the factory bucket at all

 

[ABINIDI]

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Here is what I did on my C30 crewcab. Took an overhead console from a 90's suburban, trimmed it and redid cloth, and took out the factory rear AC controls and put my turbo gauges.

Made a floor console to hold my trans and oil temp gauges.

This allowed me to not have any gauges hanging below dash or "hackup" any other part of my bezel.

 

[rpcraft]

I'm starting off with the factory Burb gauges since I am doing the LS swap but at some point I may choose to upgrade but what I will probably do for a short time is have a separate oil and water temp gauge mounted on one of those 2 gauge things down below the ashtray just until I can be sure things are running well. I like the idea of making sure its a guage that has numbers on it so there is no confusion about high or low temps or oil pressure.