A lot of tachs showing up on ebay - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

RuralRoute C-30 · 10-31-2010, 09:40 AM

Usually might see one now and then but was browsing last night and came across five! Guess that also means there are another five square bodies no longer on the road.

Wish there were actual production numbers to know how many millions were produced. They still seem to be breeding somewhere with rust no longer an option!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-87...item3a5fe12253

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-...item5195eac696

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/80-87...item3a5fe11fa2

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-74...item1e5f4a2f60

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-87...item3a5fce515a

Take your pick if so inclined.

Enjoy the day,
Mark

b454rat · 10-31-2010, 09:44 AM

I have some I want to sell, but too many on there now....but no still no diesel tachs....

RuralRoute C-30 · 10-31-2010, 09:52 AM

I'd like one for the 85 C-30 but the install would have to be dummy proof. There is one there that supposedly came from an 85-86 suggesting plug & play for the cluster but lacks the wiring for the tach.

I get confused easily if the parts are not all there. I've learned to use my ears with the C-30.

Mark

b454rat · 10-31-2010, 10:46 AM

If you get one from a 78+up, it will be a plug and play. The wiring for the tach is easy, even if you don't have the original wiring. One to a keyed positive, one for ground, one for TACH on the distributor.

I swapped a tach cluster into a couple trucks I used to have, one being an 87 that was injected, worked great. Shouldn't have sold the truck with them still in there.

RandyP · 10-31-2010, 12:56 PM

One of them is a 7k tach, never seen that before. It also has a 100mph speedo with a VSS hooked to it? Can't say I've seen that before either. Granted I'm not very well versed in the 80 and down stuff.

b454rat · 10-31-2010, 03:36 PM

That one is something that was built. The speedo is a regular 70s style, and the tach is out of a Camaro, dunno what year. VSS was just added on the back of the speedo.

K30_dump · 10-31-2010, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by b454rat

The speedo is a regular 70s style...VSS was just added on the back of the speedo.

Hello,

Is that fairly easy to do on an older speedo? I plan to use a '77 cluster (complete with vacuum gauge and tach) in my K30 build, but would love to use the newer cruise system. Back of the 100 MPH speedometer is embossed for the sensor head...is it as easy as cutting the metal out, or is there more to it?

Any info appreciated, thanks

Joe
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b454rat · 10-31-2010, 10:05 PM

I think you just need to thread it in. It's soft metal, so shouldn't be too hard....

K30_dump · 10-31-2010, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by b454rat

I think you just need to thread it in. It's soft metal, so shouldn't be too hard....

Hello again,

Thanks for the reply. Mine isn't actually cut out for it though

. Square hole is embossed, so it should point out where to cut. I think they all have the blade to read off of, just need to cut the hole for the head I guess.

Thanks for the help,

Joe

P.S. - Weren't you the one I spoke with on Pirate a while back about a vacuum gauge?

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10-31-2010, 09:40 AM	#1
RuralRoute C-30 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 511	A lot of tachs showing up on ebay Usually might see one now and then but was browsing last night and came across five! Guess that also means there are another five square bodies no longer on the road. Wish there were actual production numbers to know how many millions were produced. They still seem to be breeding somewhere with rust no longer an option! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-87...item3a5fe12253 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1973-...item5195eac696 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/80-87...item3a5fe11fa2 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-74...item1e5f4a2f60 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/73-87...item3a5fce515a Take your pick if so inclined. Enjoy the day, Mark __________________ 1985 Chevy C-30 Hydraulic Dump Bed 2001 Saturn SC2 (go to work car) 2010 PT Cruiser (wife's car) "Reality is just a hallucination brought on by lack of alcohol."

10-31-2010, 09:44 AM	#2
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,469	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay I have some I want to sell, but too many on there now....but no still no diesel tachs.... __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 4” SAS 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 6" SAS

10-31-2010, 09:52 AM	#3
RuralRoute C-30 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: East Central Illinois Posts: 511	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay I'd like one for the 85 C-30 but the install would have to be dummy proof. There is one there that supposedly came from an 85-86 suggesting plug & play for the cluster but lacks the wiring for the tach. I get confused easily if the parts are not all there. I've learned to use my ears with the C-30. Mark __________________ 1985 Chevy C-30 Hydraulic Dump Bed 2001 Saturn SC2 (go to work car) 2010 PT Cruiser (wife's car) "Reality is just a hallucination brought on by lack of alcohol."

10-31-2010, 10:46 AM	#4
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,469	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay If you get one from a 78+up, it will be a plug and play. The wiring for the tach is easy, even if you don't have the original wiring. One to a keyed positive, one for ground, one for TACH on the distributor. I swapped a tach cluster into a couple trucks I used to have, one being an 87 that was injected, worked great. Shouldn't have sold the truck with them still in there. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 4” SAS 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 6" SAS

10-31-2010, 12:56 PM	#5
RandyP Getting Old; Going Broke Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Owasso OK Posts: 2,764	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay One of them is a 7k tach, never seen that before. It also has a 100mph speedo with a VSS hooked to it? Can't say I've seen that before either. Granted I'm not very well versed in the 80 and down stuff. __________________ *Why is every used 350 sbc out of a corvette?* There's only two things that excite a man, expensive toys and real expensive toys. *VEGETARIAN: That's an old Indian word meaning "I don't hunt so good."* When the going gets tough, switch to power tools.

10-31-2010, 03:36 PM	#6
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,469	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay That one is something that was built. The speedo is a regular 70s style, and the tach is out of a Camaro, dunno what year. VSS was just added on the back of the speedo. __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 4” SAS 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 6" SAS

10-31-2010, 10:05 PM	#8
b454rat Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY Posts: 3,469	Re: A lot of tachs showing up on ebay I think you just need to thread it in. It's soft metal, so shouldn't be too hard.... __________________ 2000 GMC CCSB 454/4L80 6” lift SAS 1999 Chevy CCSB 454/NV4500 4” SAS 1999 GMC Yukon 350/4L60 6" SAS



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