Classic Instruments installed
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Melting Slicks
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From: Gig Harbor Wa
Classic Instruments Speedo & Tach installed
I just installed a new speedo and tach in my 1970. Classic Instruments G-Stock series electronic speedo and tach. I wanted to keep the interior looking as stock as posible and these seemed to fit the bill. The have a slight greenish tint to them just like the stockers, too.
Last edited by 70 LS1; Aug 5, 2008 at 01:01 PM.
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It seems with just a little bit more effort, they could have made the speedo and tach look like duplicates of the factory stock units. I know everyone's taste differs, but for me I'd like the look of factory stock with the convenience of electronic drive. Particularly, it'd be great to get rid of the mechanical tach drive. It tends to get in the way, and restricts your choice of distributors. Also, saying goodby to the mechanical drive going back to the transmission tail shaft would be a convenience.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Gig Harbor Wa
I too wanted the factory look and first contacted Classic Instruments about converting my speedo and tach to electronic. They wanted $2000 to do that. So I figured these were close enough.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Gig Harbor Wa
The black ring in the picture is an adapter that I made from a sheet of Lexan. The first one took about half an hour to make and the second took about 5 minutes. I painted them with satin black so they would blend with the stock bezels.
$205 Speedo
$80 Speedo adapter (Dakota Digital SGI-5C converts PCM output to match speedo)
$130 Tach
$10 Lexan
$5 Paint
