Almost every screw that holds that gage cluster panel into the 68 console is important. One missing or wrong length screw could cause a ground link to not connect, thereby causing dash lights and other things not to work. OR, they work fine till you switch on the headlights or something, then what did work no longer works. Q is right, check all those ground points.
'68 428 HO M3 Monster, 4-on-the-floor! Need I say more?