so after swapping everything from one shell into another, i noticed my gauge cluster wasn't working when i fired up the car...the lights work, but none of the gauges are reading...i cleaned up the connector to the cluster, checked fuses, not sure what else to do

 

are you sure its plugged in? was the swap from one series to another?

 

yes it is plugged in and i swapped everything
including the body harness so its not a series to series thing

 

Meter fuse blown?

 

I don't think it is...I'll check when i get back to the car (which is 650 miles away)

 

yeah the meter and room fuses are blown. they blow every time i turn the key to on

 

i understand that something must be shorting them out, but is there any common short or anything that i should loook for

 

Most common is the reverse light switch on the tranny. It gets its power from the meter fuse, and when people drop the tranny for any reason and forget to unplug the wires, they get ripped off and short, blowing the meter fuse

 

check that its good...done see anything grounding out anywhere else...
what all goes to the meter fuse and room fuse

 

i can't find any wires grounding out any ideas?

 

they both blow as soon as the key is turned on. so it must be something big and something near wires for the both of them im guessing
any ideas?

 

I had the rear switch problem.....not because I ripped it off but because I accidently squished it with a metal plate haha.....dunno what to tell you though :/

find a wiring diagram and find what goes to those fuses I guess?