the" repilcants !"

some of this stuff is made of "unobtainium"....so, our only recourse is to make the missing bits!

case in point

the scarce non milspc 1930s speedo gage, with the face rusted , we could have tried to weld a small piece of tin...but then

lets just make a new one and add new artwork !

seldom seen...the inside of the HT gages

these need a full resto as well, and I'm happy to say that ive gotten them to function, so now its clean up, rebuild and paint !

its the little things that count !

so, as we are cruising along with the M3 part, we have gone from big armour work to some of the smallest details, such as the instrument cluster rebuild.

these gages are complete "Unicorns" and impossible to replace. Luckily they are in great mechanical shape, so a quick check is in order, then, the application of gage decals to freshen up the sun faded faces!

more on that later, but here are a few inside shots , The gages are inset into the round case in two half moon backing plates , making removal for service "easy" !