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adding small gauge to a tach
There have been several examples posted where a small gauge was added to a tach. In the Oct. Excellence (photo legend on p. 103) it says that the gauge was added to a 930 tach after the boost gauge was removed.
Is that what most people have done to add a gauge to a tach? Does it seem like a fairly cheap DIY way to do this?
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The real problem is not drilling three small holes in the tach face to install the additional movement. It's getting the scale on the face (the usual suspects use a silkscreen process) and getting the bezel ring on and off without making it look like the dog chewed on it.
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I believe you can buy the tach/voltmeter combo. What combo are you thinking about?
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no ho speedometer has done several different combos for us using the 930 tach idea- clock, voltmeter, a/f ratio led bar readout. you may want to contact them directly
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check this thread out...
Photoshop, Tach advice/help needed
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Of course North Hollywood could do the tach/other combo in the traditional green for you as well as re-indexing the tach needle to put the redline at the top.
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Randy, if you want green gauges the best thing to do is have one of the usual suspects re-silkscreen the faces of your current gauges:
Tach-- will not work with CDI ignition as it requires a HV pulse from coil Speed- may not read the same from a 915 as a 901 Clock- later versions are Quartz, not mechanical/battery Oil pressure, temperature resistance changed in 1968, sender different Fuel-- don't know whether fuel tank capacity increased to 65L?
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Thanks John - I do have a type 911 trans. tho.
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