Tachometer

what are you guys running for a tach? one mounted in dash? on steering wheel colum? also note the pice are up in the welcome/garage pics.........

 

I have mine on the steering colum. Easy to see, don't have to take the eyes off where you are going.

 

Don't have one, my motor never runs fast enough and I'm not racing.
Don't get me wrong here I just haven't been able to justify the price for a nice Autometer or VDO and I don't want cheap gauges. Now when I get me a new dash panel and do it right I might put one in the dash.

 

i was thinking of replacing my steering column one the autometers look good, will have to check out the VDO., anyone have a [pic of a dash mounted one????

 

I mounted on on the steering column, I'd like to mount it in the dash when I get a new dash, but that is a big hole saw to purchase for only one use

 

if I end up getting on and buy the hole saw it will be avaliable for use for whoever.....

 

JC Whitney $20 special in the dash. Cut the hole with a metal scrool blade on a jigsaw, but I had the dash out anyway so it was easy. The cheap tach has worked great by the way.

 

Try a tree panning tool much cheaper, can be resharpened and will cut a range of holes from about 1 1/2" to 6" in diameter. Works much better with a cheap drill press but can be used in a hand drill.

 

Here's mine

 

This is the tool, Tree Panning is old machinist lingo for this tool, couldn't find anything on the net except machine forums that still call it that.



The 2nd type and most common!

 

I have a Sun Mini Tach like Baby John's, but with the black face. It's mounted on top of the steering column. Good visibility and out of the way.

 

Mike you can get one from www.mscdirect.com
If you are interested I can get you the part# thru the main catalog at work, easier to find in the 3100 page book than searching the website. J&L tool, Traverse tool & supply, Mcmaster Carr and various others. I have an old one that my father made somewhere around here.

Did anybody notice Johns oil pressure in the pic, especially considering its idleing.

 

I've never used one of those tools but I've seen them @ plain old hardware stores. Probably not as good as something a tool and die maker would use, but probably good enough for a single hole or maybe a dozen.

I just used a hole saw for the small guages and a jig saw for the speedo.

 

Did anyone notice the volt meter. Not ammeter that's what Nixon had in it when I got him, the volt meter.

It always registers 14 volts. Think that may be a circumstance of the one wire conversion?

 

I noticed the 66 miles on the odometer

What would you expect the voltmeter to read? 14 is whatcha want methinks.