Tachs...Lets see'em.

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Sep 25, 2007 | 09:12 PM

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Matts72

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Dang, it would have explained a lot of your posts (J/K

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I just set mine up on the dash in the corner and ran the wires in the door weather strip.

Sep 25, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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Bullitt390

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Don't have a picture, but mine is mounted where the ashtray was.

Sep 25, 2007 | 10:23 PM

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73f100shortbed

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Sep 25, 2007 | 11:03 PM

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Matts72

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I'd like to find a big one that only went to 6000 RPMs so I could see the needle use its full range of motion with my 400.

Sep 25, 2007 | 11:21 PM

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Sep 25, 2007 | 11:43 PM

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Matts72

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You know, I wonder what it would take to get a heads up display in these trucks... I know a lot of newer cars have them, but a little tach and speed reading up on the windshield would be pretty sweet.

Sep 26, 2007 | 12:16 AM

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greythorn3

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head up you can buy stand alone units that do that..

search on google

ray

Sep 26, 2007 | 08:31 AM

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garypettengill

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In a gauge pod on top of the dash. Mil1ion is right, A/T's don't need a tach but when I started chasing milage I wanted to know what my engine ws doing and a small tach seemed to be best for my application.
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Sep 26, 2007 | 11:59 AM

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Yeah Dennis! are you trying to step on the toes of deaf people?!?

Its my truck and Ill have a tach if I want too

My granddad always said "A sign means nothing to a man who cant read"

Dec 3, 2007 | 04:03 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by 79f150toy

I dont have a/c in my truck, so theres a blank spot above the headlight and wiper switch.(where the a/c vent is on MBBFord's dash pic.) WHen I have a chance, Im gonna take a hole saw and cut a hole in the bezel and mount it in the dash.

79Toy:

That's what I did (see below). Goes right in and looks good, too. I maxed out the available space and used a 3 1/4" gauge, but there are smaller gauges that will go inside the square embossing and probably look even more factory. Bonus: The gauge kit came with several different gels provided for the backlight, so I used the green and it happens to match the Ford factory green backlight of my stock dash cluster perfectly.

FBF

Dec 3, 2007 | 05:28 PM

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Kinda bad pictures since the interior is all ripped out right now

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd15/mwvdub/Race%20Truck/IMG_0391.jpg

http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd15/mwvdub/Race%20Truck/IMG_0500.jpg

Just built a little bracket, bolted the tach to it and the other end is held to the dash with a magnet.

Dec 3, 2007 | 05:49 PM

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Here's mine, similar to an earlier post

Dec 3, 2007 | 08:43 PM

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Swamp Rat

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Speaking of tachs, Mallory #MFL662 makes a decent tach available in 3.5" and 5" that has a built in adjustable rev limiter. I've been using one on my mopar. You don't see them much, but I got mine from PAW a couple years ago. Just under 95 bucks. They're worth a look. Joe

Dec 7, 2007 | 05:38 PM

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George Frasier

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No pic's. My '75 has a med-sized tach on top of the steering column between the gauges with a 2" vacuum (manifold) gauge to the right of it. No AC - when the $$ gets right, I'll mount a 2" fuel pressure gauge where the AC "space" is to the left corner. Just a farm/camping truck, but I like to know the specifics for better mileage.