Real buy for someone in omaha. tach dash.

[parrisc19844x4_468]

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

[RandyP]

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.

[parrisc19844x4_468]

Originally Posted by RandyP

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.

[parrisc19844x4_468]

[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).

[c10sport]

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.

[MalibuSSwagon]

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.