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04-29-2020, 09:28 AM
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Fuel Pressure Gauge
Tapping into the wealth of knowledge and experience here, to ask what were the most popular Day 2 fuel pressure gauges to mount on the hood or cowl vent in the late 60's/early 70's? What size gauges, and were they cup-mounted or just bracketed?
Thanks in advance!
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Tim in NSW, Australia 1969 Van Nuys 04A Z/28 from Clippinger Chevrolet. Cortez Silver with dark blue interior. Ran at Lions Dragstrip and Pomona Raceway, with paint by Bob Kovacs of Fresno. Last edited by ZLP955; 04-29-2020 at 09:31 AM. 
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04-29-2020, 10:01 AM
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Certainly no expert but I'd guess SW & Sun
Here is my SW fuel gauge. Edit: Sorry Failed to comment on the rest of your post as I was searching for my photo I added below. Yes Cup mount was more common as Jim mentioned below from what I have seen as well. I'd have to measure mine but I believe its 2 5/8" going off the top of my head. Last edited by cook_dw; 04-29-2020 at 10:29 AM.
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04-29-2020, 10:06 AM
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I'm no expert by any stretch but with all the photos I look at on a daily basis it seems that late 60's/early '70's stuff tended to be cup mounted and the late '70's/'80's were open brackets
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SOLD 1969 427 COPO Camaro Lemans Blue/Black, M22 4 speed, 15,800 original miles
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04-29-2020, 11:45 AM
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The ones I have seen are single Stewart Warner mounted with a single under dash chrome bezel flipped over and mounted to the cowl.
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04-29-2020, 12:07 PM
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That blueline looks NOS. Those colors are fantastic
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04-29-2020, 12:12 PM
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The Sun blue lines in a Chrome Cup are what I use based on looks only , but the SW’s work way better !
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04-29-2020, 12:35 PM
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Restored gauge and cup...glass face, not plastic.
Dave 67 Nova Boy
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04-30-2020, 11:37 PM
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Thanks everyone. Have got some thinking ahead of me about what gauges to put back on, and where to mount them. I found a 60's aluminum deck-mount tach tube to put the Sun blue line 9k tach back where it was in '71, so that detail's sorted. The cowl vent has a couple of holes in the ribs right in front of the driver, so figured that was for a fuel pressure gauge. Other gauges fitted in the dash area are SW (water temp and oil pressure) so I guess going with Sun or SW would fit the period.
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Tim in NSW, Australia 1969 Van Nuys 04A Z/28 from Clippinger Chevrolet. Cortez Silver with dark blue interior. Ran at Lions Dragstrip and Pomona Raceway, with paint by Bob Kovacs of Fresno.
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