Re: Tach mounting in 71-74 B Bodies...
[Re: moparkid88]
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03/11/11 11:00 PM
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I have mine mounted in place of the original gauges in the cluster housing. I didn't want the gauges to look "added-on" and a 5" tach and 1 5/8" gauges fit perfectly in the cluster's holes. I had to make an adapter plate for the 1 5/8" oil pressure gauge that is in place of the speedometer. I don't have any pics right now of it tho. Steve
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Re: Tach mounting in 71-74 B Bodies...
[Re: MadMopars]
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03/11/11 11:54 PM
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MadMopars
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Lots of good looking installs guys. I'm kind of fond of the pillar mount. I have two 73's, both have perfect black pads waiting for install so I want to make sure I don't ruin them with the tach mounting. I also want to make sure the tach is mounted firmly yet placed in a convenient spot for easy viewing. I'll look into it when I get some time in the next day or two and let ya guys know what I decided to do. Thanks as always for the input!
Last edited by MadMopars; 03/12/11 12:55 AM.
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Re: Tach mounting in 71-74 B Bodies...
[Re: MadMopars]
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03/12/11 12:01 AM
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DEPENDS on where you want to mount-it There are TWO GUYS on-here that probably have 300 lbs of gauges TOTAL ... on both of their cars. I think they had to BEEF-UP the dash, steering column and even the rear cowl to support all that Xtra weight. A special note ... the guy with the blue-car did a muchO BESTer job hiding them-there gauges ....
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Re: Tach mounting in 71-74 B Bodies...
[Re: dOc !]
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03/12/11 12:46 AM
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Here's the one in Gina's car.
Dash already had some holes in it so I just bent up a peice of 1" wide 1/8" aluminum.
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Re: Tach mounting in 71-74 B Bodies...
[Re: dOc !]
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03/13/11 12:38 AM
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It was the "IN" thing,,,,,,,,,,25 years ago It's funny how the fuzzy's go horizontal on launch
HEMI-ITIS has no cure. My condition is fully BLOWN!!
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