1951 Pontiac Chieftain

[PhilA]

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Rebuilt the wiring harness for the gauge cluster.

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Extra special added bonus, it all works.

Phil

[Junkman]

OMG I'd never drive it by daylight.

[PhilA]

It's pretty. Not as pretty as the electroluminescent stuff Chrysler put out, but still pretty in a "sitting beside the wireless set" kind of way. I need to connect it up to the dash dimmer and see how well that works.

Phil

[Junkman]

Looking at that and an illuminated redskin out front is a close runner up to Mopar madness though.

[PhilA]

Test fit.

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Ammeter registering a discharge because the headlight was on, turn signals work, brake lights work, hell- even the fuel gauge tells me the tank isn't completely dry.

Win

Phil

[Junkman]

And I bet it indicated at ca 0.5 Hertz, like it is supposed to.

[LynehamHerc]

That looks so good.

[PhilA]

And I bet it indicated at ca 0.5 Hertz, like it is supposed to.

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[Junkman]

That hectic?

[PhilA]

Yup. It's got whatever random 12V flasher unit it came with- the original 6V one is long gone.

It's also only driving a single 21W bulb up front, the 1.2W telltale and an LED bulb up back. That throws the blink rate off a little.

It blinks though. C'est bon