Kustom 1951 Kaiser New Gauge Retrofit How-to

August 2, 2009 by pikesan

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Kustom Car - 1951 Kaiser Custom dash how to

I call my buddy, “Keith Kaiser”. You ever have friends like that? You end up not sure what their last name really is, but you know their car! Every where Keith goes, he gets people fired up with his car and it’s not even done yet! If you visit Keith’s Custom Garage, you’ll get a better understanding of how much he’s done.

For this how-to, Keith installed some Autometer Gauges to the original, and very cool, Kaiser dash. His fabrication skills came through again as you can see by the finished product shown above.

Detailed in the how to are the tools you need and the parts, then the how-to details in a step by step list. You can see the custom gauges install here or continue reading the first 2 steps below:

Tools List :

Sheetmetal shears
Right angle die grinder with 1 1/2″ drum sander
Small flathead screwdriver
Q Tips
Acetone
White grease
Plastic polishing compound
Buffing wheel
Superglue

Autometer Parts List :

Speedometer #4487
Fuel Gauge #4314
Oil Pressure gauge #4327
Voltmeter #4391
Temp gauge #4337

Disassemble gauge cluster

After removing the gauge cluster from the dash, carefully pry back the tabs using a small flathead screwdriver to open the case.

custom car - Kaiser Kustom, custom dash how-to

The gauges are just mounted with flathead screws, pull those out.

Disassembled parts

kustom sled - Kaiser Kustom, custom dash how-to

Next up: Mark gauge location

finish reading the story here: Custom gauges – Complete install

Thanks for the info Keith! If you haven’t added a how-to, do it! Everyone’s got a few custom skills, and this is a SHARING community. Let’s help each other out whenever we can.