cluster trouble

ok, sooo, when i installed my rb20 i took it out before i put my dash back together, cause i mean, it’s been close to 8 months. well, in the process of doing this, i shorted out my gauge cluster, now the only thing that works is the fuel gauge. i tried a SOHC cluster i had laying around, but still the same thing, i thought it would work except for the tach. is it just my cluster, or something else?