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prostreetC-10 · 12-26-2012, 09:52 PM

Tempting.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/79-81-Camaro...sories&vxp=mtr

hfd410 · 12-26-2012, 09:59 PM

keep looking on there. I got a whole cluster for $35-$40 plus shipping. Took the tach out and chunked the rest...

prostreetC-10 · 12-26-2012, 10:07 PM

Yeah.....just found one for $49. Believe me, I'm a master shopper on eBay.

AustinScott · 12-26-2012, 10:34 PM

this site has all the info on the Tachs
http://www.tachman.com/camaro.htm

73-74 Z28 tach is the best option... imho...

prostreetC-10 · 12-26-2012, 10:42 PM

Interesting. I almost like the first one because the gauge arm looks closer to the factory arms. Thanks for posting.

hayhauler71 · 12-27-2012, 10:19 AM

sun super tach

prostreetC-10 · 12-27-2012, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AustinScott

this site has all the info on the Tachs
http://www.tachman.com/camaro.htm

73-74 Z28 tach is the best option... imho...

How much cutting and modding was required to get that tach securely mounted in the bezel? I'm really leaning towards this. I like the "close to factory" look.

RexDodge · 12-27-2012, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

How much cutting and modding was required to get that tach securely mounted in the bezel? I'm really leaning towards this. I like the "close to factory" look.

Here ya go, http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=251017.

dlh760 · 12-27-2012, 11:56 PM

Here's a pic of mine
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70c10stepside · 12-28-2012, 12:03 AM

Only pic I have of mine.. Ignore me in the pic lol This one has been on it since the 80s

Littletony · 12-28-2012, 09:44 AM

Here is the one that is going in my truck. I had a fellow board member build it for me with a 8g tach and clock.

mrein3 · 12-28-2012, 10:17 AM

As long as you already have the factory setup, you can do like I did. I purchased a factory tach setup off the parts board here when there was a big debate about the accuracy of the factory tachs. I had just installed a fresh 383 I built so I decided to go with a known tach, the one I previously used to break engines in with. I threw a quartz clock in out of an 80s Sub for good measure.

I had to fab a little metal bracket that I coated with that stuff you dip your tool handles in so it wouldn't rub the factory printed circuit. I used a trailer wiring connection. If I remember correctly I needed +12V, ground, tach signal, and light that I tied to the dash ligts so it dims with the rest of them. Four wires needed, handy to pull apart for service.

The new bezel (first picrure) came from da-burbs shop this summer.

prostreetC-10 · 12-28-2012, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littletony

Here is the one that is going in my truck. I had a fellow board member build it for me with a 8g tach and clock.

Damn that looks good!!!!!

If I had something like that, I'd be disclosing who built it.

prostreetC-10 · 12-28-2012, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrein3

As long as you already have the factory setup, you can do like I did. I purchased a factory tach setup off the parts board here when there was a big debate about the accuracy of the factory tachs. I had just installed a fresh 383 I built so I decided to go with a known tach, the one I previously used to break engines in with. I threw a quartz clock in out of an 80s Sub for good measure.

I had to fab a little metal bracket that I coated with that stuff you dip your tool handles in so it wouldn't rub the factory printed circuit. I used a trailer wiring connection. If I remember correctly I needed +12V, ground, tach signal, and light that I tied to the dash ligts so it dims with the rest of them. Four wires needed, handy to pull apart for service.

The new bezel (first picrure) came from da-burbs shop this summer.

It looks like both of you have the same clock. I dig that. Where did you get it. Thanks for posting.

Littletony · 12-28-2012, 11:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prostreetC-10

Damn that looks good!!!!!

If I had something like that, I'd be disclosing who built it.

That was built by 70shortfleet, he does great work as you can see.

jhwkns · 12-29-2012, 01:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JonFrankMc

I added an AutoMeter tach in mine. It "hides" enough that it's not the first thing you see but does what I need.

Very Nice!

prostreetC-10 · 01-03-2013, 12:46 AM

Thanks for all of you that posted. As it turns out, I messed around with the idea of selling my tach dash and making a custom one. The dash didn't last a day and it was bought. Now I'm making my own. Thanks for all that posted!

magwakeenercew2jh · 01-03-2013, 03:07 AM

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Aaaahhhh! Too late.

gearys 5600 · 01-03-2013, 11:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littletony

Here is the one that is going in my truck. I had a fellow board member build it for me with a 8g tach and clock.

Awesome work !!

12-26-2012, 09:52 PM	#26
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Tempting..... http://www.ebay.com/itm/79-81-Camaro...sories&vxp=mtr __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video!

12-26-2012, 09:59 PM	#27
hfd410 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Burleson Texas Posts: 570	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? keep looking on there. I got a whole cluster for $35-$40 plus shipping. Took the tach out and chunked the rest...

12-26-2012, 10:07 PM	#28
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Yeah.....just found one for $49. Believe me, I'm a master shopper on eBay. __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video!

12-26-2012, 10:34 PM	#29
AustinScott Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Southington CT Posts: 548	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? this site has all the info on the Tachs http://www.tachman.com/camaro.htm 73-74 Z28 tach is the best option... imho... __________________ 68-SWB, 327, hooker headers, spintec mufflers, disk brake 3.5/5 drop, buddy buckets, 200-4R, 2200 stall, 3.73 12bolt Eaton Posi, My 68-SWB Photo Build Thread All my Google Albums

12-26-2012, 10:42 PM	#30
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Interesting. I almost like the first one because the gauge arm looks closer to the factory arms. Thanks for posting. __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video!

12-27-2012, 10:19 AM	#31
hayhauler71 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: St. Paul MN. Posts: 1,996	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? sun super tach Attached Images __________________ Fuzzy

12-27-2012, 11:56 PM	#34
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12-28-2012, 12:03 AM	#35
70c10stepside Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Taylorsville, Georgia Posts: 482	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Only pic I have of mine.. Ignore me in the pic lol This one has been on it since the 80s

12-28-2012, 09:44 AM	#36
Littletony Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Jacksonville, NC Posts: 596	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Here is the one that is going in my truck. I had a fellow board member build it for me with a 8g tach and clock. Attached Images __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they've made a difference. The Marines don't have that problem." President Ronald Reagan,1985 "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps!" ..............Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

12-28-2012, 10:17 AM	#37
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? As long as you already have the factory setup, you can do like I did. I purchased a factory tach setup off the parts board here when there was a big debate about the accuracy of the factory tachs. I had just installed a fresh 383 I built so I decided to go with a known tach, the one I previously used to break engines in with. I threw a quartz clock in out of an 80s Sub for good measure. I had to fab a little metal bracket that I coated with that stuff you dip your tool handles in so it wouldn't rub the factory printed circuit. I used a trailer wiring connection. If I remember correctly I needed +12V, ground, tach signal, and light that I tied to the dash ligts so it dims with the rest of them. Four wires needed, handy to pull apart for service. The new bezel (first picrure) came from da-burbs shop this summer. Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

01-03-2013, 12:46 AM	#42
prostreetC-10 My Carbon Footprint Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Orygun Posts: 5,527	Re: Can I see your tachometer??? Thanks for all of you that posted. As it turns out, I messed around with the idea of selling my tach dash and making a custom one. The dash didn't last a day and it was bought. Now I'm making my own. Thanks for all that posted! Attached Images __________________ A quick "pedalfest" *Still getting loose (carb test)* 496 Initial fire up video!



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