Hood Tach on a C3???
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From: Arlington Va Current ride 04 vert, previous vettes: 69 vert, 77 resto mod
how about a vacuum operated pop up tach that reveals it self when you start the engine??? i think there was a muscle car that had a vent system for the air cleaner that opened via engine vacuum. that would be way cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it would be like a C3 version of a heads up display.
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From: San Diego - Deep Within The State of CONFUSION!
Originally Posted by lostpatrolman
Havent seen that, but some guys have put them under the edge of their raised hoods. Very clean look.
Or so I thunk at the time.
With a new circuitboard, new filter and many hours of frustration, my tach works now but is wayyYYYYYY off! so I may just go in there and put that shift light in place after all.
If I can find it!
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From: The Motor City
I have a 2 1/16 oil pressure gauge under my L88 hood. With the hood down it's invisible from outside the car but it's just out of my direct field of view so I can see it easily from the driver's seat. I would imagine that a small tach would work the same if you had a high rise hood.
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Melting Slicks
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From: St. Petersburg, Fl///Columbus, Ohio
DAMN!!!! so far the only ones I can find say PONTIAC or FORD on the face ( Looks like the Torino's had them too)!
Plan "B" is to use my 1973 dist. to run the tach.... and use an MSD or Crane cams box to fire the coil off the crank sensor in my 1999 Vortec engine
Plan "B" is to use my 1973 dist. to run the tach.... and use an MSD or Crane cams box to fire the coil off the crank sensor in my 1999 Vortec engine
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Melting Slicks
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From: San Jose California
The Phase III Motion Vettes used the Pontiac hood tach on their cars. I'm sure they probably repainted the face removing the Pontiac label.
As for me, I will be mounting a shift light under the rear facing scoop on my L88 hood. Out of sight to all but the driver and passenger. Should be clearly visible when 7K comes up in the blink of an eye.
Chuck
As for me, I will be mounting a shift light under the rear facing scoop on my L88 hood. Out of sight to all but the driver and passenger. Should be clearly visible when 7K comes up in the blink of an eye.
Chuck
