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Somewhere buried deep in this forum or elswhere on the Internet, I read of someone who found some 12 volt gauges to fit in the original housings or dash positions of the 6 volt gauges for a 37/38. My recollection is they were from an early 70s Toyota, in which the gauge assembly performed 2 functions, such as fuel on 1/2 of it, and temp on the other 1/2 of it, just like the original 6 volt gauges.
Can anyone direct me to 12 volt gauges that will replace 6 volt guages without modification of outward appearance? Do any of the streetrod suppliers have such gauges?
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You might want to surf some of the street rod sites for the 12 volt gauges that you are looking for. I have seen the type you mentioned in street rods so they must be available. No doubt the street rod dudes can help you out on that one.  :) :grin:
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Don't know if this is the one you recall, but Stovebolt.com/techtips/guages.htm has info on using Datsun 260Z instruments.
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That's exactly the article I was thinking of. It is at http://www.stovebolt.com/techtips/gauges.htmThis will work for early 30s cars, and late 30s trucks, but unfortunately not for 37/38 car...I had forgotten the gauges are individual per opening for a car and are not siamesed/paired like the 37 pickup. I was going to check on Stovebolt as well, as I am a member there too. Thanks again.
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I used the original gauges in my 37 p/u when I converted to 12 volts,I used a voltage drop for the gas gauge and there is a shunt that is needed for the amp gauge which I have not gotten and it does not work like it should or I dont have it hooked up correctly. Jeff
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The amp gage does not need any modification. The only difference will be that the amp gage will only show 1/2 the amps as the 6-volt system would use.  
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