Andrew Mace wrote:
On Wed, 26 Mar 1997, Barry Schwartz wrote:
> There is no way I know of to use the mech tach on a non-mech distributor.
> Short of rigging some sort of crank attachment with a 2/1 reduction. The
> electronic tachs look slightly different than the mechaniclal ones, bezels
> are a chromed rimed/black style and the pointers are slightly different as
> well as the markings. If you replace the tach I suggest you replace all
the
> instruments as they will all look slightly different. That's if you want
> them to all look the same.
Barry, you heretic, you! How could you suggest that? Tossing out those
wonderful gauges with that wonderful "period" font? In favor of late-style
gauges? Yeccccchh! Ross, don't listen to him!!!! ;-) Do what I suggested,
get a late electric tach from a 1975-on Spitfire, gut it out and use the
needle, face and
chrome bezel from your old one.
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Okay guys, sounds like an electric tach in a mechanical tach housing is the
way to go. So, does anyone out there have a used, but working, post-75
electric tach from a Spitfire that they would be willing to part with?
Please e-mail direct to:
ross.vincenti@transamerica.com or call (213) 742-4756. Thanks.
RDV
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