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General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: turboed302 on June 15, 2005, 01:50:24 PM

Title: dashboard ?
Post by: turboed302 on June 15, 2005, 01:50:24 PM
im curious if i can use a dash from a v6 or a 4 for a v8 bird i will not be using any of my climate controls only guages and speedo are the dashs set up different from the 4-6-8s
Title: Re: dashboard ?
Post by: Beau on June 15, 2005, 02:04:07 PM
do you mean the dash itself, or the instrument cluster?
The dash itself will work fine, if you don't mind messing with a ed lot of wires, the clusters are not as easy to swap, you have to do some work there, there are more knowlegeable people here than I to explain that, though.
Title: Re: dashboard ?
Post by: thunderjet302 on June 15, 2005, 04:22:54 PM
I "think" that you will have to modify the tach to read properly for the V8 if the dash was originally in a V6 or I4 car.
Title: Re: dashboard ?
Post by: Beau on June 15, 2005, 04:30:41 PM
yeah, there is a write up at Coolcats for that, Right Here. (http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/4to8tach.html)
hope this helps ya