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Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: joker77_2005 on January 17, 2009, 08:44:59 PM

hi guys,im new to the board and couldnt find anything under search
i have an 84 bird 5.0 with the speedo only cluster,are there any other clusters with tach,o.p. water temp and the like that will work in my old bird?
or will a cluster from a 84 cougar turbo work in it ?
thanks
mike

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: jpc647 on January 17, 2009, 10:19:00 PM

well they make the 5.0 cluster thats like the turbo coupe one without the boost gauge. Or the full digital one.

http://www.coolcats.net/tech/general is a link to where you can click to see the few different clusters availible.

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: Thunder Chicken on January 17, 2009, 11:09:18 PM

That only applies to 85-88 models. The 83-84 is different. An 84 turbo cluster would work, but the tach would be off. I dunno if the older 4-cyl tachs can be modified to work with the V8

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: vinnietbird on January 17, 2009, 11:13:49 PM

I saw a full digi cluster on Ebay yesterday for that car.

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: joker77_2005 on January 17, 2009, 11:38:38 PM

yea i wud rather have the old fashion buttstuffog gauges
mike

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: t3skidoo on January 18, 2009, 01:11:09 AM

joker77_2005,

Check in the body/appearance/interior forum, there are lots of examples there of people doing their own setup.

There was an 83/84 on evilbay that had gauges all the way across the dash. A little much for me, but maybe he was a control freak. Or worked at Autometer.

Just think of your dash as a blank canvas and cut loose. Then come back with plenty of pics.

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: rancheronut on January 18, 2009, 01:43:24 AM

onmustang 83 to 88 tach have a switch on back to change it from4/6/8cyl. maybe the turbo bird tach the same?

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: LumpyCheeseman on January 18, 2009, 02:20:06 PM

if you mean the digi cluster for 83/84 tbird, thats prolly mine you saw on ebay lol

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on January 19, 2009, 08:15:28 AM

Quote from: rancheronut;252316

onmustang 83 to 88 tach have a switch on back to change it from4/6/8cyl. maybe the turbo bird tach the same?

I dunno about the '83-'84, probably not since the TC is the only one to get a tach... The '85-'88s defiantly do not have a switch... The '87-'88 tach is fairly easily modified for 6 or 8 oper, however the '85-'86 is not..

Title: gauge cluster options
Post by: rancheronut on January 19, 2009, 04:40:28 PM

Quote from: rancheronut;252316

onmustang 83 to 88 tach have a switch on back to change it from4/6/8cyl. maybe the turbo bird tach the same?

i think i was saying the mustang has one but i could be not reading what i wrote.

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