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Old 04-13-2003, 05:05 AM   #1
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pics of local truck

saw this today while cruzin sown the road. you should have seen me tryin to take these pics while drivin, i was worse than a soccer mom on a cell phone. they aren't the best pics but it was a really nice step side with ghost flames.







i was even worse takin this one, i was shiftin the rachet shifter with my right hand, and steering and taking the pic with my left hand. it sure does sound good though, at 5500 rpm. i was still in first gear at 65 mph and 5500 rpm just about to shift :

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Old 04-13-2003, 05:07 AM   #2
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Why does your coolant say less than 100º? ;D Damn dude, that's a TINY tach. How can you see that shiz!?
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Old 04-13-2003, 05:10 AM   #3
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Always good to have a camera handy. I bought one the other day to take a pic of a '55 Chevy with side stacks! I remember we had a discussion about that along time ago. Maybe it was on the other site?

That truck does look sweet though, love the stepsides.
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Old 04-13-2003, 05:14 AM   #4
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Why does your coolant say less than 100º? ;D Damn dude, that's a TINY tach. How can you see that shiz!?
the same reason my shift indicator says i'm between P and R. they aren't hooked up. i have an after market temp guage because the hole tapped for the temp sending unit in my iron ealges won't work with a factory sending unit and the B&M shifter has its own indicator on it so the shif indicator dosen't work either as for the tach, i'm waiting until i can afford all the auto meters to recess in the dash, to me a huge 12 inch monster tach on the dash or steering column just looks "tacky" no pun intended
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Old 04-13-2003, 05:35 AM   #5
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I like that tach its about the size im looking for to put in my truck.So what did the person driving do when you where taking the pics.
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Old 04-13-2003, 06:05 AM   #6
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to me a huge 12 inch monster tach on the dash or steering column just looks "tacky" no pun intended
I'm with you there....
I think they do look a "out of place".
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Old 04-13-2003, 08:05 AM   #7
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I would have liked to have seen you take a pic of his dash while driving!!!!! your a better driver than I am
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Old 04-13-2003, 10:33 AM   #8
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What rear end gears do you have? The picture shows 65 MPH, 5500RPM in REVERSE! Can you back up a trailer that fast?
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Old 04-13-2003, 01:19 PM   #9
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What rear end gears do you have? The picture shows 65 MPH, 5500RPM in REVERSE! Can you back up a trailer that fast?
2.73's. and the shift indicator dosen't work. i have a floor mounted rachet shifter, i was still in first gear in the pic.
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Old 04-13-2003, 05:17 PM   #10
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to me a huge 12 inch monster tach on the dash or steering column just looks "tacky" no pun intended
I'm with you on that man. You've seen my tach right?
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Old 04-13-2003, 09:29 PM   #11
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im with you guys, 5" tachs look like crap when mounted on the dash. however, i just installed one in my '86 and ran the wires down through a hole where the center speaker holes were broken out. gotta have something to cover that hole...
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Old 04-13-2003, 10:12 PM   #12
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Here is the tach in my 87 burb. Nice and small.
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Old 04-14-2003, 08:25 AM   #13
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Good looking truck! I like the flames. I know how hard it is to take pictures while driving. I always keep my camera handy and have taken a couple. No wrecks yet!
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Old 04-14-2003, 12:38 PM   #14
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I have been seeing alot of 73-87's in my neighborhood. I missed out on alot of great pictures, because I didnt have my camera. But there are a few that live in the neighborhood that I never seen before. They are garaged. One is real sweet. Next time I see it outside Im gonna stop and talk with him. I hope he speaks english
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I have a 2.5-3" tach in my corner of my dash...doesent hinder view at all and doesnt look out of place like the monster tach's.
I will post a pic tonight
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Old 04-14-2003, 06:20 PM   #16
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Pics??????? Hehe.......
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Old 04-15-2003, 04:46 AM   #17
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As long as we want show off our tachs.


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Old 04-15-2003, 11:57 AM   #18
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As long as we want show off our tachs.


yeah but you have to show it redlined. i bet that bad a$$ 305 redlines at like 11,000, right?
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LMAO!!! 11K!
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Old 04-15-2003, 12:15 PM   #20
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Below is a picture of my tach.
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