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c10sport · 09-18-2010, 07:11 AM

Was looking at this again...Maybe it will bring me luck in finding one at the yards this weekend.

Of course, it would be even better if i could find one of the clusters with tach and electric speedo.....

b454rat · 09-18-2010, 08:59 AM

You can take a non-tach housing and put a tach in it. I had a bunch of tach clusters and one time, IIRC one was busted to hell, I took the guts out and put in an easy to find non-tach housing. You do need to cut a small hole in the back for the tach leads to go thru, but that's aboot it.

RandyP · 09-18-2010, 10:16 AM

What'd you do where the little gas gauge mounts? Most are just empty hole areas with no mounting tabs, unless it had a clock in it.

68 TT · 09-18-2010, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

I thought the housing was the same though?

The area behind the tach is different than a non-tach cluster. He could cut it out and epoxy it into another good housing and transfer the printed circuit board. Similar to what BLE 'BURBAN did with his.

Just can't be a housing that came with a clock as they were different in the lower left corner.

68 TT · 09-18-2010, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyP

What'd you do where the little gas gauge mounts? Most are just empty hole areas with no mounting tabs, unless it had a clock in it.

The clock area has a different design to it with holes for the clock wiring so no other gauge will fit there due to the lack of spring clip mount area.

A standard housing with nothing in the lower left can be modified to hold a gauge by just epoxying a 3/8" nylon rod into the housing where you need a gauge mount point.

http://www.onlinemetals.com/merchant...19&top_cat=181

BamaDave · 09-24-2010, 04:28 AM

Update Posted

BamaDave · 09-24-2010, 04:32 AM

Guy said it is new in box ACDelco part. These are the ebay pics. The tach area looks different, but I guess we'll see what happens. I got the part cheaper than what I paid for the used tach.

BamaDave · 09-24-2010, 04:39 AM

other pics

BamaDave · 10-01-2010, 06:33 AM

got the new tach housing in, and it is as advertised! Brand new ACD part! Now I need to see how my 86 speedo will fit, or if it will.

68 TT · 10-01-2010, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by BamaDave

got the new tach housing in, and it is as advertised! Brand new ACD part! Now I need to see how my 86 speedo will fit, or if it will.

That housing has the hole for the optical VSS lead. Your 86 speedo will fit just fine.

09-18-2010, 07:11 AM	#26
c10sport Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: state of denial Posts: 271	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. Was looking at this again...Maybe it will bring me luck in finding one at the yards this weekend. Of course, it would be even better if i could find one of the clusters with tach and electric speedo..... __________________ Jay 2001 Pontiac Aztek GT

09-18-2010, 08:59 AM	#27
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,469	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. You can take a non-tach housing and put a tach in it. I had a bunch of tach clusters and one time, IIRC one was busted to hell, I took the guts out and put in an easy to find non-tach housing. You do need to cut a small hole in the back for the tach leads to go thru, but that's aboot it. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 4” SAS 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 6" SAS

09-18-2010, 10:16 AM	#28
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. What'd you do where the little gas gauge mounts? Most are just empty hole areas with no mounting tabs, unless it had a clock in it. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

09-24-2010, 04:28 AM	#31
BamaDave Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shoals, AL Posts: 299	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. Update Posted

09-24-2010, 04:32 AM	#32
BamaDave Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shoals, AL Posts: 299	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. Guy said it is new in box ACDelco part. These are the ebay pics. The tach area looks different, but I guess we'll see what happens. I got the part cheaper than what I paid for the used tach. Attached Images Last edited by BamaDave; 09-24-2010 at 04:47 AM.

09-24-2010, 04:39 AM	#33
BamaDave Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shoals, AL Posts: 299	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. other pics Attached Images

10-01-2010, 06:33 AM	#34
BamaDave Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Shoals, AL Posts: 299	Re: Score at pick n pull, now need help. got the new tach housing in, and it is as advertised! Brand new ACD part! Now I need to see how my 86 speedo will fit, or if it will.



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