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68Stepbed · 02-17-2007, 11:30 AM

I have an AutoGuage 3 3/8" tach that I would like to put in my 86, but I can't figure out where to put it. I don't want to put it on top of the dash. The only place I can see it might work would be on the column in front of the shifter. Any ideas?

Nolowrider · 02-17-2007, 11:36 AM

That is where I have mine. Don't really like it there, but like you said there is not another place. Don't want to put holes on the dash pad.

**swervin ervin** · 02-17-2007, 12:19 PM

Mine is right here.

boatpuller · 02-17-2007, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swervin ervin

Mine is right here.

sweet dash

Restrorob · 02-17-2007, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swervin ervin

Mine is right here.

Hey swervin nice ! Is that a factory tach cluster and what's the scoop on the shift indicator lights ?

I'm not familiar with the later trucks since mine is a 74.

82c10 · 02-17-2007, 02:06 PM

on the dash, at the bend

f.monroe · 02-17-2007, 03:16 PM

Depends on what you are using the tach for . Mine are factory in the dash on my 77 and my 78 . If you are just using it for reference mount it on the bottom of the dash looking up or near the roof on the driver a pillar . If you need to see it for shifting , mount it where you dont have to take your eyes off the road too bad . I seen one that the owner built a bracket that uses the sun visor mounting point . It wa cool and no extra holes were required . Frank

HotRod73 · 02-17-2007, 03:23 PM

Mine is mounted on the dash and my shift light is mounted around the steering column on the 87 short wide.

stepside454 · 02-17-2007, 05:30 PM

Mine is on the dash, dash pad wasnt perfect anyway

84 400 · 02-17-2007, 06:51 PM

I have not mounted mine yet but was thinking i will go were the red scribble is. Mine is a Sun pro II 3 inch. I tried mounting it on the colum but with having a tilt and auto it was just too much of a pain. To me down below is uslesss. True i don't really need it but thik it would be nice to have. IS there another way of mounting it with out drilling my dash? Also i have heard of the piller idea but still don't get it . anyways thanks

**swervin ervin** · 02-17-2007, 09:02 PM

No it's not a factory tach cluster.

http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/inte...s_recessed.htm

The article is from long ago. I have updated things since I wrote it. The shift indicator lights were moved from top center. They are so I can have a high beam, park brake and choke indicator lights. I added the shift light and the two gauges where the radio was, plus the billet bezel.

Mike

84 400 · 02-17-2007, 10:11 PM

mike it looks really *****en. nice job

84slopwaggin · 02-17-2007, 10:34 PM

Nice Erv but is the choke light really needed.

piecesparts · 02-17-2007, 11:39 PM

I mounted mine and the son's on the left front pillar, just above the dash. (No Holes in the dash and I used the factory screw hole), so it could be removed and look clean. The tach is mounted to a piece of aluminum strapping that is tapered to follow the windshield rubber to hold it in place. It works well and the tach is right below eye level and easy to see.

84 400 · 02-18-2007, 02:16 AM

Peiceparts, you have mentioned this before and i think this is the way i am going to do mine. could you provide a picture of the setup or maybe a drawing? Also what tach are you running? I would really like to do the autometers but don't have the money right now. And i have a tach waiting to be hooked up.

thanks

84slopwaggin · 02-18-2007, 03:55 AM

Heres the old thread.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221937

Ziptar · 02-18-2007, 09:11 AM

Mine is in the factory Cluster, sitting on my work bench

piecesparts · 02-18-2007, 11:11 AM

84 400 if you look at the attached thread that 84sloppwaggin attached: Is there any more that you would need from those pictures?

808486CHEVY · 02-19-2007, 09:23 AM

I put mine on shifter column but i put it so that when shifter is in drive the tach is positioned on top Ill have to try to get a pic but dont have one right now

84 400 · 02-19-2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by piecesparts

84 400 if you look at the attached thread that 84sloppwaggin attached: Is there any more that you would need from those pictures?

Does that bracket tuck around or just stop at the window bolding? does it only have the one screew??
thanks

75Chevy90Kawi · 02-19-2007, 05:20 PM

just for reference

02-17-2007, 11:30 AM	#1
68Stepbed Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 10-Uh-See Posts: 5,609	Where's your tach? I have an AutoGuage 3 3/8" tach that I would like to put in my 86, but I can't figure out where to put it. I don't want to put it on top of the dash. The only place I can see it might work would be on the column in front of the shifter. Any ideas? __________________ Matt 68 C10 stepside, LS1/700R4, TCI Engineering suspension system

02-17-2007, 11:36 AM	#2
Nolowrider Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 1,365	Re: Where's your tach? That is where I have mine. Don't really like it there, but like you said there is not another place. Don't want to put holes on the dash pad.

02-17-2007, 12:19 PM	#3
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Re: Where's your tach? Mine is right here. Attached Images __________________ Mike 1985 Chevy C-10

02-17-2007, 02:06 PM	#6
82c10 needin' money Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chickasha, Oklahoma Posts: 1,106	Re: Where's your tach? on the dash, at the bend __________________ *SWB Stands for Short Wide Bed*

02-17-2007, 03:16 PM	#7
f.monroe Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Caldwell,Tx. Posts: 3,648	Re: Where's your tach? Depends on what you are using the tach for . Mine are factory in the dash on my 77 and my 78 . If you are just using it for reference mount it on the bottom of the dash looking up or near the roof on the driver a pillar . If you need to see it for shifting , mount it where you dont have to take your eyes off the road too bad . I seen one that the owner built a bracket that uses the sun visor mounting point . It wa cool and no extra holes were required . Frank __________________ Born and proudly residing in a Red State !

02-17-2007, 03:23 PM	#8
HotRod73 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Posts: 553	Re: Where's your tach? Mine is mounted on the dash and my shift light is mounted around the steering column on the 87 short wide. __________________ 1973 Chevrolet C20 (Under Construction)

02-17-2007, 05:30 PM	#9
stepside454 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: st. louis area Posts: 1,551	Re: Where's your tach? Mine is on the dash, dash pad wasnt perfect anyway Attached Images __________________ 75 GMC C-15 short/step factory 454, lowered

02-17-2007, 06:51 PM	#10
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Where's your tach? I have not mounted mine yet but was thinking i will go were the red scribble is. Mine is a Sun pro II 3 inch. I tried mounting it on the colum but with having a tilt and auto it was just too much of a pain. To me down below is uslesss. True i don't really need it but thik it would be nice to have. IS there another way of mounting it with out drilling my dash? Also i have heard of the piller idea but still don't get it . anyways thanks Attached Images __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

02-17-2007, 09:02 PM	#11
swervin ervin You get what you pay for Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Cherryville, NC Posts: 4,798	Re: Where's your tach? No it's not a factory tach cluster. http://www.73-87.com/7387garage/inte...s_recessed.htm The article is from long ago. I have updated things since I wrote it. The shift indicator lights were moved from top center. They are so I can have a high beam, park brake and choke indicator lights. I added the shift light and the two gauges where the radio was, plus the billet bezel. Mike

02-17-2007, 10:11 PM	#12
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Where's your tach? mike it looks really *****en. nice job __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out

02-17-2007, 10:34 PM	#13
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Re: Where's your tach? Nice Erv but is the choke light really needed.

02-17-2007, 11:39 PM	#14
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Where's your tach? I mounted mine and the son's on the left front pillar, just above the dash. (No Holes in the dash and I used the factory screw hole), so it could be removed and look clean. The tach is mounted to a piece of aluminum strapping that is tapered to follow the windshield rubber to hold it in place. It works well and the tach is right below eye level and easy to see.

02-18-2007, 02:16 AM	#15
84 400 Sb 400 club Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NH / MA Posts: 2,746	Re: Where's your tach? Peiceparts, you have mentioned this before and i think this is the way i am going to do mine. could you provide a picture of the setup or maybe a drawing? Also what tach are you running? I would really like to do the autometers but don't have the money right now. And i have a tach waiting to be hooked up. thanks __________________ 1984 chevy c10, built 400sb,.(SOLD) 77 K10 Project / daily driver "The Grinch" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=318363 1956 Willys Wagon (327 chevy) Project (Now Buick 225) 1980 Corvette L-48 4 speed 1992 Mustang GT built 5.0 5 speed 1985 C10 LWB Sold 1982 K10 SWB plow truck Parted out 1986 D30 M1028 fire brush truck Parted out Last edited by 84 400; 02-18-2007 at 02:19 AM.

02-18-2007, 03:55 AM	#16
84slopwaggin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Ar Posts: 558	Re: Where's your tach? Heres the old thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=221937

02-18-2007, 09:11 AM	#17
Ziptar Diesel Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Beyond The Sun. Posts: 144	Re: Where's your tach? Mine is in the factory Cluster, sitting on my work bench __________________ 1979 C-10 Silverado w/ Olds 5.7L Diesel



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02-18-2007, 11:11 AM	#18
piecesparts Parts and more parts Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Lebo, Kansas (middle of nowhere Posts: 6,821	Re: Where's your tach? 84 400 if you look at the attached thread that 84sloppwaggin attached: Is there any more that you would need from those pictures? Last edited by piecesparts; 02-18-2007 at 11:11 AM.

02-19-2007, 09:23 AM	#19
808486CHEVY Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: ARKANSAS Posts: 35	Re: Where's your tach? I put mine on shifter column but i put it so that when shifter is in drive the tach is positioned on top Ill have to try to get a pic but dont have one right now Last edited by 808486CHEVY; 02-19-2007 at 09:25 AM.

02-19-2007, 05:20 PM	#21
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