Has anyone out their replaced their stock gages with after market ones. I have an 81 coupe and am looking to replace all gages. Wondering if its fairly simple or hard.

Check out this web site.

http://www.nordskogperformance.net/products/auto/dashpanels/detail/dp2001-dp2002.htm

The electronics mount directly to the back of your current instrument bezels.

It takes a lot of customizing to make aftermarket gauges fit in your 81 there is a big vent for the defroster just behind the gauge cluster. There are digital gauges that fit in the stock cluster if thats the kind of thing your looking for. But there hard to read in daylight.
David

Check this out to change the look.....

www.whitegauges.net

Thanks, thats a great link, Stock gauges with a custom look. And it looks easy to install.
David