Ok, the ute is finished ready to go for rego!!! I won't have it back home until mid - late february... :( And even then, I may not have enough money to register it... We'll have to wait and see...

I received part of my 18th birthday present today... I got a yellow needle GTS dash for $75, plus $35 postage... It needs work, some prick broke the speedo, so need a new one.. It needs new lenses cause the prick broke the tacho and speedo ones aswell... :( It also needs a new fascia.. But it will work out cheaper than buying one in good condition..

First thing I did was pull the guages apart and clean them all... They must have come from the outback because they were full or red dust...

Before pics...









After cleaning...











I think the clock has been rebuilt at some stage, because it is soooo clean and new looking inside...





All the guage plastic outers are in perfect condition... Not one mounting tab broken off
I don't know if it works, but it came with all the wiring.. I will be taking it to a famil friend (who happens to be a auto electricion...) and will get him to check them and see if they work...

I also got another set of WB kingswood door mirrors.. The wrecker wanted $45 each, and I talked him down to $25 each.. They are missing the glass, but they are definatley my best set... With only a little bit of damage on the outer ring and one chip on the mirror itself on the drivers mirror.. It's also fixable, so will get that done and then I will have a good pair of mirrors..