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11-02-2014, 05:45 PM | #1 |
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Factory Style Tach Conversion
I just went through 100 or so posts trying to get straight answer on this so don't flame me for not looking.
LMC offers PN 36-1182 Tach and wiring harness PN 36-1885 and fuel gage PN 36-1962 and printed circuit PN 38-8041. With changing these parts out on my non tach dash give me a working Tach & Fuel gage? Last edited by wideopen1967; 11-02-2014 at 05:51 PM. |
11-02-2014, 06:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
Well look at what I just found, http://gmsports.com/content/new-tach...and-gmc-trucks
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11-02-2014, 06:35 PM | #3 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
I have one in my truck, works perfect and install was easy. The face is made of plastic but once installed you cant tell the difference.
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11-02-2014, 07:16 PM | #4 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
That's a pretty good idea since nobody (including LMC) makes a tach gauge housing. Why I don't know but I imagine if they did, they wouldn't sell much of their non tach cluster parts.
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11-02-2014, 07:16 PM | #5 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
Thanks J Knight for the feedback. Is it just one wire for the tach?
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11-02-2014, 07:22 PM | #6 |
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Thanks J Knight for the feedback. Is it just one wire for the tach?
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11-02-2014, 08:15 PM | #7 |
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Yes, its only a one wire install.
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11-02-2014, 08:21 PM | #8 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
thats a nice aftermarket Tach! 7,000 rpm's also the intragated gas gage was available in your 4500-6500 big box style trucks i always thought that would be a good idea that you could run a clock in the small hole and have a gas gage and tach. that font though is strickly 1980-1986.. IMO they would work with the 87-91 font if you could actually hook the stock tach up in those years
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11-02-2014, 09:43 PM | #9 |
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I think the 2500 RPM warning band is kinda funny tho-its as if the truck ain't gonna climb at all in the upper ranges without some issues.....lol, still cool tho.
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11-02-2014, 09:54 PM | #10 |
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11-02-2014, 11:20 PM | #11 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
I got lucky and bought a C70 tach cluster off a guy parting one out for $40. Tach works perfect.
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11-02-2014, 11:31 PM | #12 |
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Wow....that's an awesome score! I love OEM tach clusters!
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11-03-2014, 08:50 PM | #13 | |
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11-03-2014, 08:59 PM | #14 |
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Its not too difficult to find a tach housing at a swap meet but it is difficult to find one without any broken tabs and all 78-87 tach cluster housings will interchange; 73-75 had amps instead of volts along with a mech. oil gauge and 76-77 went to volts instead of amps and kept the mech. oil gauge-1978 started the electric oil gauge. So when swap meeting for a housing for a tach, regardless of gauge face style, 78-87 will all interchange physically.
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11-03-2014, 10:20 PM | #15 |
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Re: Factory Style Tach Conversion
watch the speedo clip does change spots,
and FYI the idiot lights move spots too.
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11-04-2014, 11:39 AM | #16 |
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Actually, I am running a 1986 non tach printed circuit on my C70 cluster housing. It fit right on and the gauges printed circuit appears to be the same for a C10-30 tach cluster, since it has the square opening around the tach plug and the circuits for the small fuel gauge. I just had to solder 3 wires in for the small fuel gauge in the bottom of the tach. Fairly simple.
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11-04-2014, 01:57 PM | #17 |
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Yes, you can't mix/match light clusters with gauge clusters. I forgot about the speedo clip-its just better to find a correct cluster housing IMO. I sold all my tach clusters over a year ago except for my 80-up one so its been awhile since I've taken one apart to clean/inspect.
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11-04-2014, 04:23 PM | #18 |
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I did the GM Sports Salvage tach/fuel combo on my 78. The fonts don't match, but that's OK. I think legends on the 10s only makes it easier to read while driving.
I wanted the tach/fuel combo because I already have a second fuel gauge on the other side of the cluster for the other tank.
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