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Old 08-29-2014, 07:24 AM   #1
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Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

found this on craigslist. I tried to buy it have it shipped but the guy said no, only local pickup.

http://omaha.craigslist.org/pts/4639037071.html
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Old 08-29-2014, 07:37 AM   #2
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Re: Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

I see "AMP" so it's only a 73-75 cluster. Anything else will result in learning the ancient communication skills of Indian Smoke Signals. $50 is pretty standard unless he's willing to hook it up and prove it works, otherwise you have to go with the theory it does not and requires a rebuild.
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Old 08-29-2014, 08:59 AM   #3
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Re: Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

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I see "AMP" so it's only a 73-75 cluster. Anything else will result in learning the ancient communication skills of Indian Smoke Signals. $50 is pretty standard unless he's willing to hook it up and prove it works, otherwise you have to go with the theory it does not and requires a rebuild.
Agreed, I have bought about 5 or 6 so them, only found one that the tach actually worked. But for $50, it would be worth it to me.
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Old 08-29-2014, 09:17 AM   #4
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Re: Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

[QUOTE=RandyP;6821694]I see "AMP" so it's only a 73-75 cluster. Anything else will result in learning the ancient communication skills of Indian Smoke Signals. $50 is pretty standard unless he's willing to hook it up and prove it works, otherwise you have to go with the theory it does not and requires a rebuild.[/QUOTE

Not really a sceret but those cluster will work in at least a 84. I put one in mine and followed the advise I found in this fourm. I removed the amp guage and the tabs behind it. Instlled the volt meter and wired the + and - directly to the guage and to a good power source and ground.
For the oil guage , i like the manual one anyways so that was easy, just ran the copper line up to the guage.

It was some work, but what i did, I cut the pig tail going into the cluster and crimped on bullert male and female connetor to make it easy to move the wire around.
I plan on doing the same thing to my 77 and 83. when i find the right parts.

as far as the prices goes, going by ebay, the tach dash there are $300 and up and belive me, been there done that, the tachs dont work. I have a guy in town that will fix the tach for $50, if just the resiter needs to be replace.

It just takes so good old american ingenuity (and this forum).
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Old 08-30-2014, 10:54 PM   #5
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Re: Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

I've found 5 tach dashes down here. All but 2 have worked. Sold one when I sold my C10 and gave the other two to my friend that has two squares.
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Old 09-04-2014, 10:02 AM   #6
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Re: Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

I got super lucky on my tach dash. Paid $40 for it and pulled from the C70, worked 100% and super clean. Even from the same year truck so it matched the gauge style perfectly.
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