Ammeter to Voltmeter Conversion 
The donor voltmeter is from a 2" sunpro volt meter, sorry the pic is fuzzy.
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The donor voltmeter is from a 2" sunpro volt meter, sorry the pic is fuzzy.
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This is the back side of the original amp-meter out of the dash.  I've already filed off the back of the rivets, and I'm about to  proceed with the disassembly.
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This is the back side of the original amp-meter out of the dash. I've already filed off the back of the rivets, and I'm about to proceed with the disassembly.
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The face of the guage, the part we want.  Above it, part of the amp-meter can be seen.
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The face of the guage, the part we want. Above it, part of the amp-meter can be seen.
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ere I am prying the bezel and glass off the donor voltmeter.
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ere I am prying the bezel and glass off the donor voltmeter.
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The donor voltmeter, seen from behind, removed from it's housing.
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The donor voltmeter, seen from behind, removed from it's housing.
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this is the orientation I want, but this puts the dial and needle backwards from what I want.  Further modification is necessary.
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this is the orientation I want, but this puts the dial and needle backwards from what I want. Further modification is necessary.
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here's a view of the guts of it.
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here's a view of the guts of it.
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the guts, from the bottom. It's blury, sorry, but you can see the magnet at the base of the needle and the spindle it rides on.
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the guts, from the bottom. It's blury, sorry, but you can see the magnet at the base of the needle and the spindle it rides on.
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the guts, from the bottom.  It's blury, sorry, but you can see the magnet at the base of the needle and the spindle it rides on.
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the guts, from the bottom. It's blury, sorry, but you can see the magnet at the base of the needle and the spindle it rides on.
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