Rally to Non-rally?

[fickle]

Hey,

I have a rally dash on my 72 Cuda. I hate the old gauges and they are hard as **** to see at night. I want to switch to the non-rally style since it looks like that would fit autometer gauges better.


Can I just switch the panels?

I want it to look like this:
http://www.hustlestuff.com/restored_dash_17.JPG

Did chrysler sell one black like that, or are they all woodgrain? Does anyone sell one like that?

thanks

[Chryco Psycho]

 Chrysler had them in black & they just bolt in , the wiring doesn`t match between the 2 panels but that won`t matter if you are using custom gauges anyway

[fickle]

Chrysler had them in black & they just bolt in , the wiring doesn`t match between the 2 panels but that won`t matter if you are using custom gauges anyway

Can I use a Challenger gauge cluster thing?

[Chryco Psycho]

 Yeah why not

[CUDA JAS]

Hey Fickle,

One thing to consider, if your 72 has stock rally gauges, the stadard set  may not fit, with out a few subtle mods to the heater control section of the dash.

The bigger spedo of the stadard gauges needs a half circle section cut out of the heater controll panel to fit.  

If you go the other way standard to rally, you have a big gap left under the small speedo.

Check out this site for some cool aluminum dash inserts for aftermarket gauges.  

http://www.geocities.com/cdignition/rrp1.html

It is not on the site but he is working on a rally insert too.

[fickle]

I bought this one:

http://images.andale.com/f2/106/109/8338201/1025395262849_1025395262838_i_1.JPG


It's not here yet though. I hope I dont have to mess things up too much to get it right.

[rcerex]

Yep, the bottom panels should be changed as well. Instead of hacking them up,  you could sell your rally ones and buy a set of non-rally panels so it looks factory. I think that the rally and non-rally wiring harnesses only differ by 3 wires(basically): the tach lead, the clock and the oil gauge instead of the oil light.