Cool! (No pun intended). Thanks guys. Nice to know it's normal.Brad

Thanks Fellro. I haven't changed the thermostat since I bought this truck several months ago so I don't know what degree it is. It's just that when I had the stock gauge panel installed, the temp gauge never went past the half way mark between C and H, so it alarmed me when I put the...

Today I installed the senders and wired the new gauges I put pictures of on the forum the other day. The problem is that the new temp gauge is reading high I think. After letting it idle for a few minutes it was reading 200 degrees. I took it for a run and the temp did not come down. I read...

A Chevy? I think words like that are a fist class felony in most states!Brad

Your truck is looking great. Did you repaint it or just buff it out and polish it? It looks like a new paint job. Wow!

Thanks! I used Marshall Instruments 60's muscle retro style gauges (http://www.marshallinstruments.com/) like the 60's look but also the speedo is electronic and easy to program and the fuel gauge can be programmed to work with just about any stock fuel sending unit so I don't have to go to the...

I fiddled around with the gauge placement for quite a while, especially when I was trying to fit the tach in as well. I just sat in the truck and looked through the steering wheel and pretended I was driving and looked where my eyes would normally sweep as I looked at the gauges. I'm normally...

Finally had a chance tonight to install the custom gauge panel insert I had made as well as the 5 Marshall Instruments gauges (didn't have room for the tach so I had to leave it out). Still installing the sending units but at least you can see what it looks like.Brad

Okay, how about Bonnie or Betty? I hope you don't have a relative or acquaintance you don't like with one of those names!

How about Becky?Brad

I bought the T5 that I put in my F100 from Modern Driveline but it wasn't cheap. It's a rebuilt World Class T5 and they machined the shifter so that it comes up in the stock hole in the floor of the truck. It came with the adapter so that it would bolt to my stock bellhousing and it also came...

Hey Cliff - I haven't been on the forum for a while because of work and the fact that I have another project (78 MGB that I'm putting a 5.0L engine and T5 tranny in) going but got caught on the forum today and your truck looks great! You are really moving along. Keep the pics coming!Brad

You really did score with those parts. They look great.

I really like those bulbs. Are they available at parts stores or would I have to get something like that online?

Welcome to the forum and happy birthday. That's a great first vehicle you have and the fact that you had to work so hard to get it will make you appreciate it all the more. Good on ya!