Pity7700 Build thread, why not? pic heavy!

they still quoted me $800 to do everything but the paint.

 

alright dudes so i started getting my oil pressure gauge stuff prepped. how the hell is this 1/8" tube supposed to stay snug enough inside this damn fitting? its got a ferrule and a nut that slides over the hose and ferrule to tighten it down but you can pull the hose out...am i doing something wrong? also josh wtf is the big ass silver thing on your "T"? i went out and picked a 1/4" 'T" fitting but i think i need a 1/4" male/male adatper for the top of this "T" to thread it into the port. i hope the port is a 1/4".

anyways ive got the new gauge mounted, i just have to hook the wires up so it will illuminate. im also buying some red 161 LED bulbs for the meters. i dont like how dim the stock bulbs are. anyone know what brightness i should go with? i dont want something too intense. ill throw a pic up when my phone charges.

 

a shop here wanted $2000 to do both sides, plus repair couple of the doors. That was without any paint. That was more than I was willing to spend lol. When I got rid of the truck I should've kept the rocker panels then I could've hooked u up, but I didn't really feel like having them laying around so I gave them with the truck.

 

You paint your valance yet?

 

fack no. weve had some humid ass weather lately. ive been trying to tackle the big 5 upgrade and now i gotta do this meter this weekend since i gotta change my oil. i may go out and buy the paint though im thinking i might paint it in my grandpas barn. i cant exactly leave the valance lay around here till it dries.

 

damn. thats a chunk of change!

 

The big silver thing is the autometer oil pressure unit. What does yours look like?

I told you that you need a male/male adapter in my last post!

 

lol must have missed it

not like that. mine came with a small 1/8" house that goes into a fitting on the back of the meter and the other end goes to the port.

 

1/8" hose and my T fitting with one of the compression fittings on it. i just need the male to male and i need to put some thread tape on. the other fitting is on the meter already.

 

oh sh!t, you got a mechanical gauge

i would never run that! if it fails, you have oil all over you!

can you return it for a electric one?