Tach talk

[lilwindow67]

Noob here, for his B-day, I bought my son a tach gauge cluster for his 67 lwb 292. But, it was for a V-8. Ok, so that didn't work.

Generally speaking, is it hard to locate the 6cyl. tach cluster?

He has been driving this 67 for 3 years and in Jan. he pulled the 292 and has been overhauling it. Bored .60, marine cam, 0 decked block, head milled ? (forgot), Stovebolt 2 pc headers, Offenhauser intake, 390 Holley, T5 tranny. And more.

He is 17 and has done all of this himself. I'll try and get some pics of the 292.

[too much stuff]

Nice looking truck! Yes, it is tough to find the 6 cyl tach dashes. The only way to tell the diff is by the stamp on the back. Most were for a V-8...

[raycow]

There are a couple of fixes besides paying the price for a stock 6 cyl tach, assuming you can find one

Most of the outfits that repair/restore dash gauges can recalibrate the tach circuit board for a different number of cylinders. There is also an aftermarket pulse converter that you can connect between the coil and the tach. It has dipswitches that you set according to a calibration table supplied with the unit (this step is necessary because it is a universal device used with other instruments besides tachs, like electric speedometers).

Ray

[kwmech]

My dads old 71 GMC had a tach in it with the monster 351 v6. May look in that direction

[lilwindow67]

Ray,

Thanks for the advice. Now, can anyone recommend a resto company to perform the upgrade to the 6 cyl.? Or an outfit that sells the pulse converter?

Steve

[raycow]

Originally Posted by lilwindow67

Now, can anyone recommend a resto company to perform the upgrade to the 6 cyl.? Or an outfit that sells the pulse converter?

Here is a list of instrument repair specialists that advertise on Hemmings.
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/...pe=Instruments

Unfortunately, I can't recommend any of these personally. The last one I used here in SF has since gone out of business. I would suggest finding one that is close to your home and telling them what you want to do so you can hear what they have to say.

I am still looking for another pulse rate converter besides this one, which is kind of pricey and really made for a different purpose.

http://www.atrol.com/era.htm

Ray

[raycow]

This is more like what I had in mind for the tach pulse converter. It would be a better choice than the Abbott ERA and costs less.
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.c...rod/prd127.htm

Ray

[67chevy1series]

Originally Posted by lilwindow67

Noob here, for his B-day, I bought my son a tach gauge cluster for his 67 lwb 292. But, it was for a V-8. Ok, so that didn't work.

Generally speaking, is it hard to locate the 6cyl. tach cluster?

He has been driving this 67 for 3 years and in Jan. he pulled the 292 and has been overhauling it. Bored .60, marine cam, 0 decked block, head milled ? (forgot), Stovebolt 2 pc headers, Offenhauser intake, 390 Holley, T5 tranny. And more.

He is 17 and has done all of this himself. I'll try and get some pics of the 292.

tell your son he has a wonderful truck you gotta love a nice 67