E-Body tach location (aftermarket)

I like this particular tach because it kinda matches the factory gauges to some extent and it's a name brand. It's relatively affordable as well. Around $100 if I remember correctly.

I really dislike seeing a Wal-Mart brand tach in a musclecar. There's an orange survivor Hemi Cuda down the road from me that is ultra cool, but the dime store tach really knocks it down a few nothces.

I mounted my AutoMeter tach on the column. I just used 2 radiator clamps screwed together and some foam between the column and the clamp for friction and to protect the column.

I also used some tissue on the back of the tach so that the tach wouldn't mar the face of the factory tach in case it rubbed it.

I have had the tach mounted like this for years with no problems.

Small tach/shift light utilizing existing screws.

Tom

mine

i didnt want to drill any holes in my dash and just flat dont care for the look of putting a gage in front of other gages or hanginh off steering column
that being said i took a peice of 1" wide flat stock bout 10" long or so
bent it like a candy cane the short side up mounted my 5"monster tach on it
long side is held to the bottom side of dash where the light bar is
has nice bend that fits close to the pad but never touches it
never have to look down at the tach
can easy be removed if need be ,no repaint the column,no covering up other gages

not really best pics but think ya get the ideal

Since e body stuff is so chaep just bondo it to the hood.

I removed the center speaker grill, and fab'ed up a piece of wood to replace it, and painted it black. Makes for a nice solid platform to mount several gauges that are easy to see.

Here is the view from the inside.

This is how I mounted mine - again no drilling.

Here's mine.

I don't have a picture, but you can see my tach in this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loW7OEZ5h0w

well here is a better pic
its eye leval,can be removed with one screw,dont cover any other gages,no extra holes to drill, no paint scratching

you can bend it to get bracket as snug as ya want to the dash but you get the ideal

I don't see the harm of covering the factory tach with an aftermarket one. It's not like the factory tach is close to being accurate in the first place.

to me it just makes it cluttered yes
factory tach prob not the most accurate

How close is your tach going to be to the rearview mirror? That shift light might make it awfully close.