The Creation Of A Spit6

If you are going to install a Smith Clock, a couple of things you need to know.
It's not a 2 1/8 inch hole and the gauge surround is a little larger than the normal ones.
I just cut a 2 inch hole in my already finished dash at the top center of the right dash panel, there is a 2 and 1/4 inch hole there, so someone planned ahead on that one. It did tear a little at the very edge, but routing a countersink took care of my heart attack.
The new hole required a bit of filing to get the gauge in but then noticed the overhang of the gauge was going to take more than the 1/8 inch cut out. The answer was to cut a 2 1/8 inch hole from the back down to a 1/8 inch away from the top to give the router a smooth surface to ride on but still be tight around the gauge. After the router trim was done, a nice fit and painted black, we have what I hope will be a good looking addition.
All the wiring is done and it will be a plug and play tomorrow.
I found a chrome surround that fit, so made it match all the other gauges and I'm much happier with the result.
The flash still shows them as black, so will get a better picture later.