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69halfton · 02-03-2008, 05:12 AM

im thinking about taking the old tach off my column, and buy like a 5 inch monster with a shift light.

what i need to know is where have you guys mounted them...

and pictures would be really great!

...i think it might sorta ruin the very "stock" look of my truck.

69halfton · 02-03-2008, 08:04 AM

ttt?

Kager67 · 02-03-2008, 08:17 AM

Alot of guys just run the screws through the dashpad into the steel below it. It will definately ruin your stock look. IMO

kage

bowtieboy93 · 02-03-2008, 08:21 AM

if theirs no speaker in your dahs you can mount it through the grill like i have, its removable and will go back to stock in 5 mins

69halfton · 02-03-2008, 08:54 AM

you mean speaker on the left hand side of the dash, near the pilar? or as in the deck in the middle of the truck?

PICTURES PLEASE!

Spray-Bomb · 02-03-2008, 10:04 AM

I don't have a dash pad on mine, so I put one screw through one of the holes for the pad & then put a screw & toggle through one of the oval holes in the dash

So no drilling

bowtieboy93 · 02-03-2008, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69halfton

you mean speaker on the left hand side of the dash, near the pilar? or as in the deck in the middle of the truck?

PICTURES PLEASE!

sorry like this
middle grill with 2 bolts

Bob 68327 · 02-03-2008, 11:01 AM

Mine

HotGMC · 02-03-2008, 11:16 AM

You guys beat me to the pictures, im going to go take a picture of mine in the morning. i have mine on a piece of metal that goes through my vent so i am able to swivel it.

i'll have a picture in the morning

1fun71 · 02-03-2008, 12:13 PM

On mine I used one of the screws that hold in the air controls on the bottom side of the dash. That way I didn't have to drill my dash, plus with a huge tach it can be distracting up high. I can catch the shift light from my peripheral vision. .

69halfton · 02-04-2008, 10:55 AM

got a picture of the one hangin from the heater controls?

scatesracing · 02-04-2008, 12:26 PM

I screwed mine to the piler....nice clean install no wires hanging out and it is kind of hidden instead of hanging out inthe middle of the windsheild you can see it in this pic

1fun71 · 02-04-2008, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69halfton

got a picture of the one hangin from the heater controls?

I will get a pic for you tomorrow (sunday)

1fun71 · 02-05-2008, 04:28 AM

ok heres the pic. also on my tach the shift light is removable and has extra length of wire so I could still mount it up high if I wanted.

HotGMC · 02-05-2008, 08:55 AM

How it Normally sits.

Thats how far i can swivel it out.

HotGMC · 02-05-2008, 08:57 AM

ohh and i forgot. this is how i have it screwed in.

sorry about the photo quality it was with my phone, and we are having a nice sunny day

G35MIKE · 02-06-2008, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob 68327

Mine

whoa... you spin your v8 to 7500 rpm? yikes..

Bob 68327 · 02-06-2008, 08:15 AM

Spin it till it quits pullin'

69halfton · 02-06-2008, 08:21 AM

1fun71, i think i like you placement the best.

if its not too much trouble, could you get a picture further out so i can see more of the cab?

that way ill get a feel for how much it stands out...

bob, your placement it cool too, probably the least noticeable.

how do you read the fuel gauge though

i like you saying too aha "spin it till she quits pulling"

Bob 68327 · 02-06-2008, 08:23 AM

The pics not that clear you can read the fuel gauge over the tach easy !!

HotGMC · 02-06-2008, 05:08 PM

no one likes the placement of mine? haha i kinda like it. it gives it the racy look i guess, people see it and assume the best

my girlfriend doesnt like it because it gets in her way, but it doesnt get in mine(her is partly cause of my bucket seats that SAG).

I was hoping to get a better response though. i dont think they were clear enough, im gonna take some better pics of them without the sun all in the picture.

1fun71 · 02-06-2008, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 69halfton

1fun71, i think i like you placement the best.

if its not too much trouble, could you get a picture further out so i can see more of the cab?

that way ill get a feel for how much it stands out...

bob, your placement it cool too, probably the least noticeable.

how do you read the fuel gauge though

i like you saying too aha "spin it till she quits pulling"

yeah sure I will get you a pic after work tonight.

**hilljob26** · 02-07-2008, 12:14 AM

Ultimately I Dont Think You Will Ever Get A Factory Look Unless You Put It In The Dash,redo All The Guages With Autometer And Keep The Bezel,those Look Really Cool.thats The Plan For The Next Truck Of Mine

1fun71 · 02-07-2008, 07:33 AM

Ok maybe these well help you out....... Hey hilljob do you recognize my dash knobs

corn · 02-07-2008, 07:38 AM

Heres an old pic of my interior when I had a 5" tach on the column...

02-03-2008, 05:12 AM	#1
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Monster Tach? im thinking about taking the old tach off my column, and buy like a 5 inch monster with a shift light. what i need to know is where have you guys mounted them... and pictures would be really great! ...i think it might sorta ruin the very "stock" look of my truck. __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-03-2008, 08:04 AM	#2
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: Monster Tach? ttt? __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-03-2008, 08:17 AM	#3
Kager67 what knocking sound? Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: good ol North Dakota Posts: 148	Re: Monster Tach? Alot of guys just run the screws through the dashpad into the steel below it. It will definately ruin your stock look. IMO kage __________________ 1968 C-10 1953 belair two-door post 1955 chevy 3600 big window 1950 studebaker starlite coupe 1968 Impala SS

02-03-2008, 08:21 AM	#4
bowtieboy93 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: (Cloverdale) Surrey BC Canada Posts: 1,566	Re: Monster Tach? if theirs no speaker in your dahs you can mount it through the grill like i have, its removable and will go back to stock in 5 mins __________________ Travis travis_moffatt@hotmail.com 1969 Chevrolet C-10 LWB, 350c.i., TH350, In Pieces. 1991 GMC Sonoma, IROCS s10 grill 1963 Ford Galaxie 351/C4

02-03-2008, 08:54 AM	#5
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: Monster Tach? you mean speaker on the left hand side of the dash, near the pilar? or as in the deck in the middle of the truck? PICTURES PLEASE! __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-03-2008, 10:04 AM	#6
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: Monster Tach? I don't have a dash pad on mine, so I put one screw through one of the holes for the pad & then put a screw & toggle through one of the oval holes in the dash So no drilling __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

02-03-2008, 11:01 AM	#8
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: Monster Tach? Mine Attached Images __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

02-03-2008, 11:16 AM	#9
HotGMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 128	Re: Monster Tach? You guys beat me to the pictures, im going to go take a picture of mine in the morning. i have mine on a piece of metal that goes through my vent so i am able to swivel it. i'll have a picture in the morning

02-03-2008, 12:13 PM	#10
1fun71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 119	Re: Monster Tach? On mine I used one of the screws that hold in the air controls on the bottom side of the dash. That way I didn't have to drill my dash, plus with a huge tach it can be distracting up high. I can catch the shift light from my peripheral vision. .

02-04-2008, 10:55 AM	#11
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: Monster Tach? got a picture of the one hangin from the heater controls? __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-04-2008, 12:26 PM	#12
scatesracing Machinist Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Derby Kansas Posts: 296	Re: Monster Tach? I screwed mine to the piler....nice clean install no wires hanging out and it is kind of hidden instead of hanging out inthe middle of the windsheild you can see it in this pic Attached Images Last edited by scatesracing; 02-04-2008 at 12:32 PM. Reason: added pic

02-05-2008, 04:28 AM	#14
1fun71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 119	Re: Monster Tach? ok heres the pic. also on my tach the shift light is removable and has extra length of wire so I could still mount it up high if I wanted.

02-05-2008, 08:55 AM	#15
HotGMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 128	Re: Monster Tach? How it Normally sits. Thats how far i can swivel it out.

02-05-2008, 08:57 AM	#16
HotGMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 128	Re: Monster Tach? ohh and i forgot. this is how i have it screwed in. sorry about the photo quality it was with my phone, and we are having a nice sunny day

02-06-2008, 08:15 AM	#18
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: Monster Tach? Spin it till it quits pullin' __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker



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02-06-2008, 08:21 AM	#19
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	Re: Monster Tach? 1fun71, i think i like you placement the best. if its not too much trouble, could you get a picture further out so i can see more of the cab? that way ill get a feel for how much it stands out... bob, your placement it cool too, probably the least noticeable. how do you read the fuel gauge though i like you saying too aha "spin it till she quits pulling" __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

02-06-2008, 08:23 AM	#20
Bob 68327 72 Chevelle Club Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newton , Iowa Posts: 2,052	Re: Monster Tach? The pics not that clear you can read the fuel gauge over the tach easy !! __________________ I Have The Right To Remain Silent,But Lack The Ability 1972 Chevelle ... Mine 2006 Trailblazer... Hers 2002 Buick century ... Kids 2002 K1500 Z-71 EXT CAB ... Daily Driver 2005 Rockwood Roo ... For Camping 1974 Harley-Davidson XLH Sportster 84'' stroker

02-06-2008, 05:08 PM	#21
HotGMC Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stockton, Ca Posts: 128	Re: Monster Tach? no one likes the placement of mine? haha i kinda like it. it gives it the racy look i guess, people see it and assume the best my girlfriend doesnt like it because it gets in her way, but it doesnt get in mine(her is partly cause of my bucket seats that SAG). I was hoping to get a better response though. i dont think they were clear enough, im gonna take some better pics of them without the sun all in the picture.

02-07-2008, 12:14 AM	#23
hilljob26 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Gypsum Kansas 67448 Posts: 1,681	Re: Monster Tach? Ultimately I Dont Think You Will Ever Get A Factory Look Unless You Put It In The Dash,redo All The Guages With Autometer And Keep The Bezel,those Look Really Cool.thats The Plan For The Next Truck Of Mine __________________ 21 2500hd duramax 58 apache HILLJOB GRAPHIX--for all your graphic needs My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=542497 LS ENGINE SWAP INFORMATION THREAD http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=377348 4l60 to an NP205 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...43#post3697343

02-07-2008, 07:33 AM	#24
1fun71 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 119	Re: Monster Tach? Ok maybe these well help you out....... Hey hilljob do you recognize my dash knobs

02-07-2008, 07:38 AM	#25
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: Monster Tach? Heres an old pic of my interior when I had a 5" tach on the column... Last edited by corn; 10-10-2009 at 12:16 PM.

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