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Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? #1571671 01/31/14 06:20 PM 01/31/14 06:20 PM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 364 Houston, Texas S Slant6pak OP enthusiast
Slant6pak OP enthusiast S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 364 Houston, Texas	Hey guys, I've been on the search for a vintage tach drive distributor for my 68 Coronet. I'm trying to find one with a vacuum advance that can be converted with a Pertronix. Can somebody give me some pointers on what to look for? I've seen a couple early 60's pieces, some later iron body units that are "supposed" to be Race Hemi parts for big money, and I've seen some old Mallory distributors that look like they may be tach drive but I cannot tell.... Are new drive cables still available? Does anybody still make a vintage looking tach that is cable drive? Thanks 2016 Challenger Scat Pack Shaker 1000 ci Brass Era Speedster project

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Slant6pak] #1571672 01/31/14 06:48 PM 01/31/14 06:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL Chris2581 master
Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	I have never seen a tach drive distributor with a vac advance. Your best bet would be to find a Mopar unit,and Accel also made them along with Mallory.There are plenty on the net and I think one was for sale on this site. Tach...There are plenty of Stewart Warner tachs out there,just have to look. Ebay is where you'll find this stuff,but don't pay too much,there are deals. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Slant6pak] #1571673 01/31/14 06:49 PM 01/31/14 06:49 PM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,231 State of retirement 5 52savoy master
52savoy master 5 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,231 State of retirement	I'm assuming you need a RB distributor You can search ebay for one of the old DC race electronics or race Hemi and convert it. At this time for whatever reason, race Hemi distributors are going for less than the old Direct Connection dizzys. They aren't being remade from what I know so it's Ebay, the internet or swap meets. "Big money"....? Define it I've got 2 race Hemi tach drives and have about 200 bucks in them Vacume advance..not interested. Chrysler made vacume advance tach drives for C-bodies Last edited by 52savoy; 01/31/14 06:51 PM.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Chris2581] #1571674 01/31/14 10:11 PM 01/31/14 10:11 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Quote: I have never seen a tach drive distributor with a vac advance. Your best bet would be to find a Mopar unit,and Accel also made them along with Mallory.There are plenty on the net and I think one was for sale on this site. Tach...There are plenty of Stewart Warner tachs out there,just have to look. Ebay is where you'll find this stuff,but don't pay too much,there are deals. You haven't seen them all ! 8020518-P1310615.JPG (132 downloads)

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 62maxwgn] #1571675 01/31/14 11:17 PM 01/31/14 11:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL Chris2581 master
Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	I have not ever seen one..in other words,they are RARE. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 52savoy] #1571676 02/01/14 12:17 AM 02/01/14 12:17 AM
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6PakBee I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,717 North Dakota	Quote: ......Chrysler made vacume advance tach drives for C-bodies It's been years but I seem to remember that my 1965 Sport Fury with the 426 wedge had a tach drive distributor. Had a screw on cap over the cable connection. Also had the two piece electric console tach. Never could figure that one out. "We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Slant6pak] #1571677 02/01/14 12:18 AM 02/01/14 12:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,180 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,180 Bend,OR USA	You should be able to go to a good speedometer shop to have them make you a new cable with the proper ends and length You have a PM on this Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Cab_Burge] #1571678 02/01/14 02:19 AM 02/01/14 02:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,269 fredericksburg,va C cudaman1969 master
cudaman1969 master C Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 8,269 fredericksburg,va	I have one that i had on my max wedge back in 71 (then switched to electronic) with vacuum and dual points, don't know what year exactly it is. I think i just bought one that's electronic, I'll check sat. It still has the tag, 65 hemi maybe. I'm thinking they were made between 58-65.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: cudaman1969] #1571679 02/01/14 02:47 AM 02/01/14 02:47 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	The 360 horse 413 in my old 300K had one. I would have kept it if I had another RB distributor at the time...

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Jim_Lusk] #1571680 02/01/14 02:56 AM 02/01/14 02:56 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,607 Western Washington Sixgun top fuel
Sixgun top fuel Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,607 Western Washington	I have at least one good one, maybe 2.Points type and the one I am sure I have is a prestolite, I think.Back in my stash in HI, going back in may to ship the 3 cars.PM me if anything.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Sixgun] #1571681 02/01/14 04:47 AM 02/01/14 04:47 AM
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Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 62maxwgn] #1571682 02/01/14 05:15 AM 02/01/14 05:15 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,012 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,012 U.S.S.A.	Quote: Quote: I have never seen a tach drive distributor with a vac advance. Your best bet would be to find a Mopar unit,and Accel also made them along with Mallory.There are plenty on the net and I think one was for sale on this site. Tach...There are plenty of Stewart Warner tachs out there,just have to look. Ebay is where you'll find this stuff,but don't pay too much,there are deals. You haven't seen them all ! I have one like that also , single point prestolite. It's NOS I bought it for parts .

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: JohnRR] #1571683 02/01/14 12:48 PM 02/01/14 12:48 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Most all Chrysler 300 letter cars from 60 to 64 with multipliable carb's had dual point Prestolite tach drive with vacuum advance.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 62maxwgn] #1571684 02/02/14 03:20 AM 02/02/14 03:20 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA Jim_Lusk I Live Here
Jim_Lusk I Live Here Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 18,678 Fresno, CA	Quote: Most all Chrysler 300 letter cars from 60 to 64 with multipliable carb's had dual point Prestolite tach drive with vacuum advance. And some with a single carb...

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Jim_Lusk] #1571685 02/02/14 03:03 PM 02/02/14 03:03 PM
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52savoy master 5 Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 4,231 State of retirement	and not rare at all. Chrysler made thousands of cars over the years with that Prestolite distributor. I had a large box full of them in the early 70s.. I couldn't hardly give them away. Sold the whole box for $20 just to get rid of them. There isn't week that goes by on Ebay where at least one is listed

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 52savoy] #1571686 02/03/14 02:27 AM 02/03/14 02:27 AM
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 364 Houston, Texas S Slant6pak OP enthusiast
Slant6pak OP enthusiast S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 364 Houston, Texas	Thank you to all that have replied, I may have located an early 60's Prestolite distributor, and thanks to a fellow Moparts member, I have located a very nice Stewart Warner tach. I also found a place online that makes drive cables, which leads me to my next question. What kind of drive end does the Prestolite use? 2016 Challenger Scat Pack Shaker 1000 ci Brass Era Speedster project

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Slant6pak] #1571687 02/03/14 02:50 AM 02/03/14 02:50 AM
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sixpack4spd master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,874 Upstate, NY	If it doesn't work out, I have a real nice factory dual point vacuum advance tach drive distributor I'd be willing to part with.

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: 52savoy] #1571688 02/03/14 03:15 AM 02/03/14 03:15 AM
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hemi-hunter member H Joined: Feb 2013 Posts: 76 louisiana	I was wondering how rare my distrib was its a iron, tach cable drive, electronic unit that I pulled from a race hemi. it uses the chrome elec box. what do these sell for and can theybe converted to MSD?

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: hemi-hunter] #1571689 02/03/14 03:25 AM 02/03/14 03:25 AM
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,100 Rogue River, OR Jeremiah master
Jeremiah master Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 9,100 Rogue River, OR	Quote: I was wondering how rare my distrib was its a iron, tach cable drive, electronic unit that I pulled from a race hemi. it uses the chrome elec box. what do these sell for and can theybe converted to MSD? Take a look at this thread: https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...amp;Search=true

Re: Vintage Tach Drive Distibutor for R/B? [Re: Slant6pak] #1571690 02/03/14 03:43 AM 02/03/14 03:43 AM
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perfmachst member P Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 170 renton , washington	hi,usually mopar used a round end with a tang on it. mine are that way.however, do not use speedo cable as its wound wrong way, will unwind. tach cable is wound oppisite. reason, i know, i had a spare cable made, they used speeed cable, its wound right handed, left handed with real tach cable.

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