Last night I did some stuff to the truck. I got the mounting for the tach figured out. I made mounts from right angle brackets from Home Depot and some plastic stand-offs that I had in my fastener collections. The brackets will mount it, using the plastic cubby hole thing where the original radio used to reside. I like the position of the tach, I'm just not sure if I like how it looks as a whole. I'll post some pictures when I get it all back together again.
Also pulled the gauge cluster again, and repainted the orange lines on the gauges, using a paint pen. I'm not real good at steady, precise painting and it shows. I'm not sure if I like how it turned out. Again, I'll post up some pictures when I get the dash back together again.
While I was waiting on the painted lines to dry on the gauges, I removed the ash tray to get at the lighter assembly. It's pretty crusty and didn't work when I tried to plug my phone into it. I ended up having to cut the outside of the lighter case, near the threads, with my Dremel, to get it apart. Now I have to go to the parts store and see if I can find a generic replacement. I have to get some other stuff anyway to finish up the tach install. I also wanted to see if the ash try light works. I plan to tap into it for the light in the tach.
Last week I ordered a new carpet piece for the back of the cab. The truck had new carpet installed and I could not understand why that wasn't replaced, too. It's actually easier to install than the carpet on the floors. The existing piece looks original and is very faded out. It came in on Sunday, but I haven't opened it up yet. May do that tonight, depending on other life things...
That's it for this update!