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I would like to put a small tachometer where the clock is supposed be in the instrument cluster of my 68. Has anyone done this? Does anyone make a tach for that purpose?
I made my own cluster using the original parts. I took the entire back piece of that cluster out, and cut a piece of aluminum out matching that exact size. From there I cut out my holes, and put some carbon fiber tape over the metal, then put in my own gauges. Afterwards I matched up all the wires, and everything works great. I still even have the clear glass in the front of it. It came out pretty good. I don't have a tach in there but I do have four Autometer gauges in it with one of my old Nova emblems mounted. So you should be able to do it. Hope this helps.
I made my own cluster using the original parts. I took the entire back piece of that cluster out, and cut a piece of aluminum out matching that exact size. From there I cut out my holes, and put some carbon fiber tape over the metal, then put in my own gauges. Afterwards I matched up all the wires, and everything works great. I still even have the clear glass in the front of it. It came out pretty good. I don't have a tach in there but I do have four Autometer gauges in it with one of my old Nova emblems mounted. So you should be able to do it. Hope this helps.
I like the factory syle tach.. My car, has a little weenie tach, in the left side and I can't see it... Wayne's has the red secton,and I can't see small numbers, so I just have to wait until it gets there and SHIFT! thanks
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Do you have to be on photobucket in order to add a pic on here, because I am trying to add this one pic from my facebook and it's just not working. I wish we could just cut and paste.
If you look at the small print.. lol Go to the "mark" beside the paper clip. Open it up, and there is a spot where you can upload "from your computer".. press upload,(after selecting photo) and it opens in a another box, and you can go back to paper clip and attach!! It attaches a small photo, but if anyone clicks on it , it gets bigger!!.. I have photos in photobucket, but do not grasp the URL stuff CH
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I just noticed that yours is from Shiftworks, different than Waynes? I will look it up... does it plug into the one(plug) shown with 4 wires? power-ground-coil-light? thanks
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3 wires to hook up the Shiftworks tach: signal (coil), ground, switched ignition. Everything routes through a shotgun shell "brain", which then plugs into the connector on the gauge. I mounted mine on the steering column support.
I just noticed that yours is from Shiftworks, different than Waynes? I will look it up... does it plug into the one(plug) shown with 4 wires? power-ground-coil-light? thanks
I just got one from Wayne a while back & it's made by Shiftworks.
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Nah, it's not too bad compared to modern cars. A word of advice: drop the steering column to be able to get the cluster out and be gentle with it - we're talking about 40 year old plastic here. If it doesn't budge, its still connected to something!
Have any?
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