If you are looking for something that is period Smiths did make a few different gauge brackets...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smiths-clock-surround-mini-ford-triumph-vauxhall-bmc-/170659640920?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27bc1b7658#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smiths-Instrument-Mounting-Bracket-SP-1-/330582591192?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item4cf84206d8#ht_500wt_1156

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Old-Smiths-Instrument-Sub-Panel-Mini-MG-Morris-etc-/370522885055?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5644e28bbf#ht_500wt_922

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OLD-VERY-RARE-ORIGINAL-SMITHS-CHROME-TWIN-GAUGE-HOLDER-/110708598021?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item19c6bf2505#ht_726wt_1140

This is what I did with my Moke:



Not exactly period looking though.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

You could build a boxie sort of thing under the dash like in my car:

This is the dash in my mini. I wanted to retain the centre binacle to cover the webber and also to look original.



I hav tidyed up the wires since the pic was taken...hehe

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