I decided to stuff the new gauges in. I had plans to color sand the dash and buff it before I put them in, but I realized it was going to be a big mess. Screw it. I put 'em in. I was going to put the speedo on the right and I think the cable is long enough, but it would require lengthing a bunch of wires. Left side? Right side? Heh... So long as it works.
In the process I learned that Kirk bends the fuel sending unit float the opposite direction to work with the replica gauges. My fuel gauge reads R when full and Full when empty. I need to pull the float and Rebend the wire.
I also learned that my old replica gauges are Brazilian, not Chinese. They were installed in 2000 when Kirk finished the car for Al (previous owner). When I purchased the car in 2014, the car had only traveled 1750kms after it was completed. Since then, I put over 11000kms on it.
The original knockoff set... I need to clean up the chrome rings and post 'em for sale.