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Recent content by cougar190

  1. 1979 F-150 Instrument Cluster Swap??

    Whew !!Hey guys , Thanks for the responces ! Hey UTfball68 , I'll open up the cluster and check the lenses out ,Hmm maybe I can remove these lenses to allow All the light out ?? And I've saved the link to >hipoparts< , I'll check them out later (checking Email late) ...
  2. 1979 F-150 Instrument Cluster Swap??

    I've taken out and checked all the lights and they are clear (not smokey) and I'm not sure about why you say (no offence intended) to switch the lenses ,they are clear and clean , I've thought about opening up the housing itself to see if it might be dirty inside ! What is the story with the...
  3. 1979 F-150 Instrument Cluster Swap??

    Well the problem is that her current cluster has Very dim lights even at full adjustment and the speedometer is not stable (needle bounces approx. 5 to 15 miles per hr) from 0 to 45 mph , also the speedo is not correct when judged by our other truck (I've told her that the gears aren't correct)...
  4. 1979 F-150 Instrument Cluster Swap??

    Hey Folks; My wife wants me to switch instrument clusters in her 1979 F-150 (I don't know if the cluster in the truck now is the original or not) !! They are both D6T clusters but the cluster in her truck now has all 4 gauges (temp,fuel,oil pressure,charge-discharge meter), currently we aren't...
  5. $1.98 Posi

    I'm looking for an article ! It's in the October 1979 issue of Popular Hot Rodding about $1.98 posi reffering to installing shims in the spider gears ! Can anyone help ? What I'm trying to do is to create a positive traction unit in my wifes "79" F-150 that has a 9" rear without welding the...
  6. "79 F-150 9" posi ??

    How can I turn my 9" into a posi unit for CHEAP without doing the spool trick or welding the spider gears !? I've heard of an article called "$1.98 posi" years ago that had to do with adding shims to the spider gears to creat a posi unit but don't know the details ! Can anyone help !?!? Thanks...
  7. Where's my Amp ??

    Okay Great !Hey this is great ! Now does anybody have any idea of what this critter looks like ,(boy, aint I a pain) lol . Is it silver cast alum. or maybe painted black steel , its been a while since I crawled under the dash and kinda forgot what everything looks like ! Hey thank guys ...
  8. Where's my Amp ??

    I have a 1994 F150 that has the Premium sound system . My left side speakers have quit working both front and rear . I've checked out the speakers themselves and they are fine , tried a different stereo with the same results , no left side , so the only thing I can figure is the factory amp has...
  9. Where is my amp ???

    I have a 1994 F150 that has the Premium sound system . My left side speakers have quit working both front and rear . I've checked out the speakers themselves and they are fine , tried a different stereo with the same results , no left side , so the only thing I can figure is the factory amp has...
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