I decided to go with the AutoMeter Phantom series gauges. I wanted to pick up the tach too, but I don't have the $$ right now so it will come later because it is a much needed upgrade because that sunpro tach is the 4th one I have put in there. They all just fry themselves within a year. Just very poor quality if you ask me.
Anyway for the installation:
The AutoMeters are slightly bigger and longer than the other gauges I have in there, so modifiactions had to happen. In order for them to sit correctly in the dash bezel, I had to hack off just about all the back section of gauge hole. Then fitting them into the dash, I removed the red thingy that labels the idiot light, but the gauges are just way too big. So I had to remove the metal piece in the dash that allows the dash lights to reflect off the back of it. I took my metal snips and cut out the whole top section of it where the back of the gauges will fit into. Test fitted, and then still wouldn't fit right. So I took my hack saw and cut into the plastic housing that houses the stock gauge cluster to free up some more room. Those of you with the the idiot lights, the plastic cluster housing will extend out all the way to red face of the idot light. But I believe that those of you with the full instramentation from the factory might not have to modify the cluster housing because it doesn't have these such extensions to keep the light from each idiot light focused through the red face. So... After all the hacking and cutting, the AutoMeters finally fit correctly.
So in order to run all the wiring and sending units I removed the 2 top light bulbs and sockets and ran it right out the back (watch out for the printed circuit, don't ruin it) and then to its respective location because with the Autometers in place I won't be able to see these idiot lights if they happen to go off, but its not like they worked in the first place which is the whole reason for me originally installing the gauges.
Ok now for the installation of the gauges out in the dash where the AC vent is located in AC equipt trucks. It was really simple. I traced where the hole already existed in the dash for the AC through the trim that runs the length of the dash. Then centered the gauges and used a hole saw to cut the holes. Then I installed it onto the new dash board from TomFord with new speed nuts from LMC. The gauges fit perfectly in that spot too. No other mods had to be made, just wire them up according to the instructions.
(thats right I used the instructions)...
Oh and the vac and oil pressure gauge sending units are a HUGE PIA to set up correctly with no leaks and so that it'll hold pressure or vacuum without popping out of the back of the gauge and spilling oil into your dash bezel.
Anyway I LOVE the way they came out. My only complaint is that the angle rings I got with the gauges to put on the gauges out on the dash trim so I could see them better, made them stick out WAY too far, I didn't like them so I thought I'd rather lean over slightly to see the gauge than to have them look bad.
Ok now for the pics of the final product:
Go CLICKY CLICKY to make bigger and more focused...
. And also picked up some new speakers to mount under the dash. 
so I don't have any action shots just the finished product... 
