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72-c20 · 09-25-2008, 12:53 PM

Gave $30 for the pair....

now to see how well they can be fit into the cluster...

both are 3 3/8" diameter.

I found camaro clusters, but the tachs were larger....

**LockDoc** · 09-25-2008, 01:49 PM

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I think there is a how to in the FAQ on after market tach installs...

LockDoc

72-c20 · 09-25-2008, 01:53 PM

yeah. I think the autometer one should work just fine. the sunTune one however is pretty large (backside) so I'm not sure if it would fit with the printed circut sheet.... I have a test cluster to work with too from Wrench n' Go

**special-K** · 09-25-2008, 06:53 PM

I have a Suntune in my tach hole.The rim sits outside the bezel.

**Corts60** · 09-25-2008, 07:02 PM

I like the old school look of the SunTune...

bowtieboy93 · 09-25-2008, 07:37 PM

the autometer wont work with a msd box

i have the same one and mine wont for some reason......

Husker · 09-25-2008, 10:58 PM

If that is permanent marker on there take a Dry Erase marker and scribble over it good and it will take it off.
Ron

72-c20 · 09-26-2008, 12:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

I have a Suntune in my tach hole.The rim sits outside the bezel.

do you have a pic of the cluster?

Sport/Truck · 09-26-2008, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 72-c20

do you have a pic of the cluster?

^plus 1

72-c20 · 10-03-2008, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

I have a Suntune in my tach hole.The rim sits outside the bezel.

this is how I ended up doing mine. it's a near perfect fit sliding in...

I swapped out the ammeter with a volt meter from a mid 70's chevy, and I added the analog clock from the same chevy truck in place of the small blank hole on the right....

all mods/cuts were fitted on my spare cluster, now I just need to swap all the modded pieces and gauges into the '72 cluster....

Jerry Jones · 10-03-2008, 11:06 AM

You taking pics of progress?

72-c20 · 10-03-2008, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerry Jones

You taking pics of progress?

I'll get pics of all when I actually put them into the 72 cluster....

for the Suntune tach, I cut the main rear plate big enough to let it slide through, but it didn't reach that far. probably only needed about a quarter size hole.

72-c20 · 10-03-2008, 11:21 AM

and whatever the lense is made out of, it gives off some noxious fumes when melting.... I cut out the original "blank" lense area, which ended up with the whole lense plate in 2 pieces, but worked out good....

I tried a scroll saw to help trim out the lense area, it cut really well, but ended up actually melting the plastic, and as I kept cutting, the cut "welded" itself back together

a wider blade might have helped... ended up just using a dremel to finish what it had started.....

Jerry Jones · 10-03-2008, 02:35 PM

Here is mine. (Un)fortunatly it was done when I bought the truck, so I dont have details on the how to.

*Shane* · 10-03-2008, 03:12 PM

Those short-throw Sun tachs are so cool.

Sport/Truck · 10-03-2008, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shane

Those short-throw Sun tachs are so cool.

Do you know how to get one? They still make'em?
s/t

FRENCHBLUE72 · 10-03-2008, 07:22 PM

Jerry that is a cool set-up you have there..

72-c20 · 10-05-2008, 07:39 PM

Ok. got some pics with my test cluster....

Detail pics here....
http://www.indysworld.com/vehicles/67-72-dash/

Cyclone44 · 10-05-2008, 07:53 PM

That looks good....

09-25-2008, 12:53 PM	#1
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... Gave $30 for the pair.... now to see how well they can be fit into the cluster... both are 3 3/8" diameter. I found camaro clusters, but the tachs were larger.... Attached Images __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

09-25-2008, 01:49 PM	#2
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,803	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... - I think there is a how to in the FAQ on after market tach installs... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

09-25-2008, 01:53 PM	#3
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... yeah. I think the autometer one should work just fine. the sunTune one however is pretty large (backside) so I'm not sure if it would fit with the printed circut sheet.... I have a test cluster to work with too from Wrench n' Go __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

09-25-2008, 06:53 PM	#4
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09-25-2008, 07:02 PM	#5
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09-25-2008, 07:37 PM	#6
bowtieboy93 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: (Cloverdale) Surrey BC Canada Posts: 1,566	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... the autometer wont work with a msd box i have the same one and mine wont for some reason...... __________________ Travis travis_moffatt@hotmail.com 1969 Chevrolet C-10 LWB, 350c.i., TH350, In Pieces. 1991 GMC Sonoma, IROCS s10 grill 1963 Ford Galaxie 351/C4

09-25-2008, 10:58 PM	#7
Husker Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Mid NE USA Posts: 2,212	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... If that is permanent marker on there take a Dry Erase marker and scribble over it good and it will take it off. Ron __________________ Member #111 68 C-10 Daily Driver 70 4x4 Project 76 Jeep CJ-5 Help Support the Board: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/payments.php He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors. Thomas Jefferson

10-03-2008, 11:06 AM	#11
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,407	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... You taking pics of progress? __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

10-03-2008, 11:21 AM	#13
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... and whatever the lense is made out of, it gives off some noxious fumes when melting.... I cut out the original "blank" lense area, which ended up with the whole lense plate in 2 pieces, but worked out good.... I tried a scroll saw to help trim out the lense area, it cut really well, but ended up actually melting the plastic, and as I kept cutting, the cut "welded" itself back together a wider blade might have helped... ended up just using a dremel to finish what it had started..... __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

10-03-2008, 02:35 PM	#14
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,407	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... Here is mine. (Un)fortunatly it was done when I bought the truck, so I dont have details on the how to. Attached Images __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

10-03-2008, 03:12 PM	#15
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... Those short-throw Sun tachs are so cool.

10-03-2008, 07:22 PM	#17
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10-05-2008, 07:39 PM	#18
72-c20 Packrat Join Date: May 2008 Location: Central Iowa Posts: 459	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... Ok. got some pics with my test cluster.... Detail pics here.... http://www.indysworld.com/vehicles/67-72-dash/ __________________ gone: --'07 Tahoe LTZ 4WD --'68 Firebird 400 Convertible gone: --'72 Chevy K20

10-05-2008, 07:53 PM	#19
Cyclone44 Step Brother Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: K-town Posts: 4,029	Re: picked up a couple of tachs at a swap meet... That looks good....



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