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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 11:57 AM
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Is there an ele tach that can take the place of the mech. tach in my 74? one that looks factory
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Mr NAVYRET
Is there an ele tach that can take the place of the mech. tach in my 74? one that looks factory
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You can convert your mechanical tach to electronic. I think most of the parts suppliers sell a conversion kit?

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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Is there an ele tach that can take the place of the mech. tach in my 74? one that looks factory
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Perhaps convert to HEI and electronic tach using parts from a '75?
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:22 PM
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Perhaps convert to HEI and electronic tach using parts from a '75?


That's what the previous owner of my '73 did. I've since converted to Auto Meter gauges but the '75 tach w/ HEI worked well.

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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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I'd like to make the same conversion to my 74, I think the best option for original look by far is the 75-77 tach. Unfortunately they seem to be rare and expensive.
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Old Feb 27, 2012 | 05:43 PM
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You would need an HEI for the tach signal and I don't know how different the lettering is between 74 and 75 tachs. I bought a 75 tach on ebay that turned out to have a fried circuit board. I replaced the board with one from Willcox and transferred the face from the 72 tach to the 75 mechanism.

I would bet that The Corvette Shop in N.Y. (forum member paulywannafly) would have some tachs available. He had a very large parts collection when I visited his shop several years ago.



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