Peter Lucas wrote:
>
> Has anyone ever replaced their mechanical tach with an electronic one.
> It needs to fit in the dash of a 64 Spitfire. The reason I'm looking
> into this, is due to the fact that I replaced my distributor (that had a
> tach drive) with one that does not.
> Thanks in advance,
> PL
Peter,
I stuck with the original distributor in my '63 so I could keep the
mechanical tach drive. I re-built it (read: disassembled, cleaned,
re-bushed, painted & re-assembled) and modified a Pertronix unit from a
1500, I beleive to fit - works great. Anyway, so ti is possible. I
think Joe's got the right idea if you do want to convert, so it's up to
what you want to do...
Peter Ficklin
'63 & '68 SPits
BTW - the hardest thing about the re-build was getting the pin out of
the drive flange on the lower shaft. I ended up drilling it out
carefully, and then replacing it with a roll pin from Home Depot. Good
luck
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