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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 03:39 PM
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Talking New paint

Put a couple new pics in my gallery of my old truck. Started primering the scratches and stuff and figured might as well do the whole thing - looked silly polka-dotted.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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looks good, and your dash sure looks nice too. Mine is in rough shape.
 
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 09:28 PM
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I really like your dash! The tach looks great--and the chrome looks really good! Good Job!! Brett
 
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OOPS! Somehow posted this one in the wrong forum, already posted 'Cheap paintjob'. Oh well, thanks for the compliments anyhow.

The tach didn't work when I bought it. Opened it up and the guts were sprung, so I fitted a little electronic mini tach inside it. Works great, but is 500 to 1,000 RPMS off at 3800. I'm not racing it or anything though, so I'm not too concerned about it.

I'm real proud of the dash btw. Took awhile to piece it together. I'm still looking for a clock to match to put in the other side.
 
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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 11:40 AM
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I really like the rat-rod look. I also really like the way the tach numbers fit in with the speedo. Looks like it belongs there. Good job!
 
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I have the same tach on the way to me... How would an original one hook up? There is an illustration of the tach in my shop manual but I can't find anything about how it is connected. Does it run off of the coil like an aftermarket one would or would there already be something in the harness already?

Thanks

BTW the gauges I am getting have a vacuum gauge there on the other side
 

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