There are some nice looking digital ones out there. Maybe its me but, i have never had one last to long before the sending unit crapped out or the gauge itself. That's why i have stayed with the mechanical gauges.

I am seriously considering doing a custom gauge cluster with Autometer's Mopar series.....

 

Awesome write up! I think I might do this sometime also. Working on getting mine back up to par first, but adding this to the list.
How do the hard lines STAY in the tee? I know usually they have the rounded end on them, what did you do?

 

Thanks!

You use compression fittings to join the hard lines to the tee. there is a ring in them that compresses to the hard line was you tighten the fitting. i'll get a pic of how it goes together

 

here are pics on how it goes together...

 

So i thought i would update things a little bit. I decided to didn't like the location or the look of the first gauge so i decided to go to the B&M kit. So far i like it a bit better than the first one... here are some install pics...

 

It looks like it matches the steering column really well.

 

That's part of the reason i went with it... If there was not a B&M logo on the gauge it would look very close to OEM. Only thing i have to get over is the fact that it covers up the "ABS" and the "Check Gauges" warning lights. It also covers up the first 10-15 MPH of the speedometer but i don't really care about the lower half of the speedometer and if i get a "Check Gauges" light its usually followed by a chime from the CTM so ill know something isnt right.

 

Yeah, it blocking part of the instrument panel would bug me too.