69 fury, tach.

[max1196]

Ok. So I get it right, no clock, there's where the tach. goes. Where do I find one of these tachs?

 

[Wollfen]

Good luck with that, they are rare as hens teeth.

 

[Turboomni]

I would consider a clock.

 

[CanCritter]

Last one l saw woulda cost me 1000 in trade....they didn't want cash....yet to see another.....clocks are easy.....

 

[polara71]

Last one I saw went over 800 dollars on e bay. It was NOS , but I couldn't go that high. I've seen three not in cars in 30 years.....

 

[Carmine]

All you need is a good photo + new tach + fab skills + silk screen printer = reproduction.

 

[polara71]

Oh....that s ALL I need? Or the winning lottery number which is about the same odds

 

[Carmine]

Oh....that s ALL I need? Or the winning lottery number which is about the same odds

Seriously, none of that is really hard. Small tachs are a dime-a-dozen, so are the clocks. Disassemble old clock, use housing and face. Remove printing from clock, paint black. Create tach face on computer, take to a guy that makes T-shirts or knows how to print vinyl graphics. Put new tach behind re-created face.

Of course I oversimplified this, but not really impossible.

 

[polara71]

No, it's not impossible , I've seen it done but I cant/wont

 

[max1196]

Seriously, none of that is really hard. Small tachs are a dime-a-dozen, so are the clocks. Disassemble old clock, use housing and face. Remove printing from clock, paint black. Create tach face on computer, take to a guy that makes T-shirts or knows how to print vinyl graphics. Put new tach behind re-created face.

Of course I oversimplified this, but not really impossible.

Does anyone have a good clear picture of the tach. I am aware of how hard it is to find one of these. Yes I have many clocks to choose from to work with at creating my own unit, but I would like a very accurate pattern to go by for the face of what I may have to create. Thanks.

 

[polara71]

I do, when I get to the home computer I will post it up

 

[max1196]

I do, when I get to the home computer I will post it up

Thank you.

 

[68 4spd Fury]

Probably just as rare but Police Cars of that year had an oil pressure gage in the clock spot, just an option.

 

[polara71]

The oil gauge is a bit easier to locate because of all the police units that came with them

 

[CanCritter]

 

[polara71]

 

[Carmine]

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The only hitch I see in my plan would that the tach would need a 180-degree sweep from 0-to-6 grand. I honestly don't know if that would be hard to find or not. Probably easiest to simply copy the face from a piece of light aluminum.

 

[tallhair]

Max if you can find a way to do this successfully you might be able to sell a few

 

[polara71]

I would only install an original but I agree. There is a small market.

The guy who built the 71 Polara four speed six pack car in Virginia did a nice job in making one for that space but the photo eludes me

 

[Carmine]

Would this part also fit a Chrysler dash? It sure looks similar. Maybe use a slightly different (skinnier) font.