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724wdcopper · 02-12-2006, 12:53 AM

ok guys, i printed out the instructions for the camaro tach install and worked on it today. i have a few follow up questions for those that have done this swap. first off... how are you guys securing the tach to the gauge housing? here are the parts i am working with...
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach006.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach003.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach001.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach002.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach005.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach004.jpg
i's post them in the message, but on this crap PC, i dont know how... i'm a Mac guy!

with the hole cut in the backing plate, i seemed to have to secure the tach via the 3 studs coming off the back of the "stem", the fat silver piece on the back of the tach. i insulated these connections with the black plastic piece off the camaro and part of a CD case. no metal touching anything. but this leaves two connections for the circuit board unaccounted for. i see some of you are mounting it in the unused vaccum spot. any metal to metal contact issues there? are you running wires from the studs to the circuit board? next the biggie... my printed circuit is tight. too tight for the protruding studs to be comfortable. i chopped them a little, enough that it's "almost" acceptable. i need to replace a few parts anyway, the board has a fried circuit, i screwed up the plastic face plate trying to polish off the tach lines, and my bezel is pretty crappy. will a different printed circuit provide some "wiggle" room? a factory tach printed circuit? a normal P.C.?

this part in the instructions has me confused, also. posted by 67ChevyC10Stepside "the next step is the lens. i used cp and some scrubbing to remove the lines shown in red here." what is the cp mentioned? what does that stand for or mean? i used lacquer thinner with OK results, but my polishing dremel adventure necessitates a new clear guage face, and i want to do it right with the new parts.

so, can anyone help a guy out with a few clarifications?

02-12-2006, 12:53 AM	#1
724wdcopper graphic designer Join Date: May 2004 Location: Spokane, Washington Posts: 841	more camaro tach questions ok guys, i printed out the instructions for the camaro tach install and worked on it today. i have a few follow up questions for those that have done this swap. first off... how are you guys securing the tach to the gauge housing? here are the parts i am working with... http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach006.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach003.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach001.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach002.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach005.jpg http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/724wd/tach004.jpg i's post them in the message, but on this crap PC, i dont know how... i'm a Mac guy! with the hole cut in the backing plate, i seemed to have to secure the tach via the 3 studs coming off the back of the "stem", the fat silver piece on the back of the tach. i insulated these connections with the black plastic piece off the camaro and part of a CD case. no metal touching anything. but this leaves two connections for the circuit board unaccounted for. i see some of you are mounting it in the unused vaccum spot. any metal to metal contact issues there? are you running wires from the studs to the circuit board? next the biggie... my printed circuit is tight. too tight for the protruding studs to be comfortable. i chopped them a little, enough that it's "almost" acceptable. i need to replace a few parts anyway, the board has a fried circuit, i screwed up the plastic face plate trying to polish off the tach lines, and my bezel is pretty crappy. will a different printed circuit provide some "wiggle" room? a factory tach printed circuit? a normal P.C.? this part in the instructions has me confused, also. posted by 67ChevyC10Stepside "the next step is the lens. i used cp and some scrubbing to remove the lines shown in red here." what is the cp mentioned? what does that stand for or mean? i used lacquer thinner with OK results, but my polishing dremel adventure necessitates a new clear guage face, and i want to do it right with the new parts. so, can anyone help a guy out with a few clarifications?



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