I was able to intall all gauges into/onto the refinished
wood dash. I, as well, placed the wood dash on its bottom
edge and pushed the wires through the metal dash holes
connecting them to their appropriate connections on the
guages. Seems to be working fine so far.
A slight crank on the engine did deposit oil to the area
before the oil pressure guage was fully hooked up, so
do remember to connect the oil pressue connections
entirely before turning her over.