Looking for some ideas on mounting a tach in my 66 Valient. I have a small Autometer tach.
Mounting A Tach
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33IMP
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Do you have any blanks on the instrument cluster. If your tach is small enough that's what I would try.
I have mounted mine to the left of the cluster on top of the dash next to the A Pilar.
You could also maybe adapt the plastic a-pilar gauge pods to yours.
I have mounted mine to the left of the cluster on top of the dash next to the A Pilar.
You could also maybe adapt the plastic a-pilar gauge pods to yours.
GREEN GHOST
Well-Known Member
Not sure if it's the same but my 72 dart has the tach mounted using the screw for the a piller trim
DrCharles
Well-Known Member
When I was a fair bit younger, the old "hose clamp on the steering column" secured my Sun Supertach II 
Edited to add: In my '72 Dart, I have this setup:
BCE-Body Hemi Installation
(no idea why the link says that!)
Edited to add: In my '72 Dart, I have this setup:
BCE-Body Hemi Installation
(no idea why the link says that!)
Plymouth 65
I'll be in the shop
How about the left side of the steering column in the lower dash. Just like the Formula S Barracuda. 65'
Jim Lusk
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How about something a bit more work and more radical. Source a '66 Barracuda dash and put it in...
Ironracer
Gearhead
Simple way, on my 66, I had a black Stainless hose clamp... the Duster is a step above, i repainted the steering column ( kinda a low gloss black, looks killer) then took a.worm clamp and HF heat shrink.... looks great! Mounted it between 1 and 2 o'clock. NOTE, that's a quick fix, easy budget Thang. The above suggestions Are WAY BETTER! just wasn't happening in my ride
Ironracer
Gearhead
Some one on here, or maybe more did one recently. LOOKED KILLER
pntastar69
Well-Known Member
Mine, tach, oil pres and water temp.
The smaller tach is in my 70 Dart. Mounted by the pillar trim screw. Been in place 20 years and never loosened up. The big tach is in my '67 Barracuda. It is mounted with a home made bracket with 2 bolts into the pillar with rivnuts.
When I was a fair bit younger, the old "hose clamp on the steering column" secured my Sun Supertach II
Edited to add: In my '72 Dart, I have this setup:
BCE-Body Hemi Installation
(no idea why the link says that!)
yep, that’s one option
That’s another option. Not sure if anything is behind there. The fuse box is just below
I like the a-pillar/dash location.
33IMP
Well-Known Member
Tach drive cable thru the instrument cluster?
Ironracer
Gearhead
Sounds like a mech tach, so I'm guessing that. Hey Man, no idea here is wrong, it's all personal Preference
Hyper_pak
Old School Chrysler Fan
On my old 67 Barracuda I lifted the dash pad, built an C shaped bracket, attached that to the dash frame and then reinstalled the dash pad. Tach mounted on the bracket above the dash pad.
Ironracer
Gearhead
Man, that's cool!
Daves69
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Pictures please, I'm looking for how to mount a smaller tach in my 70 Dart GT project
I have a small Sun tach mounted on Vixen's steering column just a little past the 9 o'clock position. It's just right and doesn't obscure the view of anything else. You can see it in this video.
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