4 SPEED
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Where is a good place to mount an after market tach in a C3
A picture would be great
A picture would be great
After Market Tach Mounting
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4 SPEED
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I was thinking about that but decided to stay away from the dash and leave the old one in place.
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Anything outta the dash is a theft target, something I learned decades ago.....
they pried my aftermarket tach up and off the STEEL DASH SURFACE and it was held down with a double thick fender washer and a allan cap screw from underside, so out came the mexican screwdriver leaving a huge hole torn in the dash metal.....
:bomb::cussing:
they pried my aftermarket tach up and off the STEEL DASH SURFACE and it was held down with a double thick fender washer and a allan cap screw from underside, so out came the mexican screwdriver leaving a huge hole torn in the dash metal.....
:bomb::cussing:
4 SPEED
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That's why I leave my keys in the ignition, let them have the whole thing.
I have good insurance.
I have good insurance.
Twin_Turbo
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How about in the factory position?
My mechanical to electronic conversion for my LS swap.
I take it you took a -77 tach and converted the old one with it's guts?
4 SPEED
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I have a 74 with tach drive distributor.
Will be removing old distributor and installing new one that does not have tach drive.
Old tach will stay in dash but looking for a place to mount new Sun Tach.
I have tilt/teloscopic steering column so I need to find some other location for mounting.
Will be removing old distributor and installing new one that does not have tach drive.
Old tach will stay in dash but looking for a place to mount new Sun Tach.
I have tilt/teloscopic steering column so I need to find some other location for mounting.
Actually, I had an electronic Isspro tach on my shelf that had the exact same sweep as my 68 mechanical. Even the 2 face srew holes matched up.
The isspro housing was smaller diameter than the vette, so I just mounted it in the vette housing with the vette faceplate and needle.
I was even able to keep the brake light and directional.
The isspro housing was smaller diameter than the vette, so I just mounted it in the vette housing with the vette faceplate and needle.
I was even able to keep the brake light and directional.
How about in the factory position?
My mechanical to electronic conversion for my LS swap.
I take it you took a -77 tach and converted the old one with it's guts?
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Actually, I had an electronic Isspro tach on my shelf that had the exact same sweep as my 68 mechanical. Even the 2 face srew holes matched up.
The isspro housing was smaller diameter than the vette, so I just mounted it in the vette housing with the vette faceplate and needle.
I was even able to keep the brake light and directional.
How about in the factory position?
My mechanical to electronic conversion for my LS swap.
I take it you took a -77 tach and converted the old one with it's guts?
It was a lighting/turn signal shituation that was the final straw on my keeping the stock tach/speedo.....became too much battle for too little a gain, so took easy way out.....GOD I"m LAZY......:crutches:
One other reason that I didn't use the 77 tach. The LS motors put out a 4 cylinder tach signal. Back when I did my LS swap, I wasn't sure if all ECUs could be programmed for 8 cylinder (it was pretty new then). As far as I know, the 77 cant be set for 4 cylinder operation. So I got a tach that could be set for 4,6,8 cylinder.