Factory clock option??? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Woobie · 07-12-2008, 05:42 PM

Was talking with a buddy at work today and he said he THOUGHT there was a factory clock available that would mount in the tach location. Anything to this? I've never heard it mentioned before.

Thanks,
Paul

67_C-30 · 07-12-2008, 06:00 PM

Not from the factory to my knowledge, but I've seen them put in there. A Pontiac Rally clock from a 69-72 GTO, Lemans, Tempest amd Grand Prix fits almost perfectly and looks a lot like the other gauges. I seen one of those put in a '70, and looked pretty nice.

BobS · 07-12-2008, 07:04 PM

I've seen literature that shows a dealer-installed clock but I thought it went into the air pressure/vacuum gage spot to the left of the oil pressure gage? I've never seen an actual one in a cluster though.

Bob

N2GMTrux · 07-12-2008, 07:51 PM

I've only seen gauge sets with the clock placed in the vacuum gauge slot... Though I have never seen a factory set up this way.

JimKshortstep4x4 · 07-12-2008, 07:54 PM

Some of the guys have installed clocks in the empty location on the dash and they look really good.

Here is a picture of a clock that was installed some time ago. I don't remember who did it though.

Jim

RicksTrucks · 07-13-2008, 12:29 AM

I picked up a Vette clock that should fit in that same spot. I will try to find a pic

chipflyer · 07-13-2008, 01:32 AM

No factory option code for that.

Jeff

**special-K** · 07-13-2008, 05:16 PM

Noop! No clock in these trucks.Haven`t you heard?These trucks are timeless.

N2GMTrux · 07-14-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by special-K

Noop! No clock in these trucks.Haven`t you heard?These trucks are timeless.

I like that,,, Your rite!!!!!

mrein3 · 07-14-2008, 07:43 AM

One long winter evening a few years ago I played around with a spare 1971 Monte Carlo cluster I'm hanging on to.

The speedo fits in the speedo slot. If you rub the numbers off your truck plastic, it would look factory - other than the PRNDL1L2 window cut in the speedo. I'm guessing that a factory 4-speed Monte doesn't have this cut-out so I'm sure there is a speedo floating around from a Chevelle or Monte that would fool most people. Oh and the Monte speedo reads 120 so you speed freaks can get 20 more mph of readout.

I didn't snap any pictures but the clock did fit in the tach hole.

I finally went with an 80s quartz clock out of a Sub and put it in the vac hole. But the clock is probably going to go as I have a clock in my radio and I would like another gauge there. It is REALLY accurate for a factory clock. I'm used to my Monte and Chevelle factory clocks that keep time for about an hour or so. But with the clock in the radio that one is no longer needed.

Pictures below:

ChevLoRay · 07-14-2008, 09:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

Noop! No clock in these trucks.Haven`t you heard?These trucks are timeless.

...besides, if you have a clock in your truck, one on your wrist and another on your cell phone....how can you tell which one is right??? We never know what time it actually is, if we have more than one clock.

Woobie · 07-14-2008, 04:46 PM

Good point, there ChevLoRay. I've gotten used to not wearing a wristwatch, (work in a machine shop), and my pocket watch is a pain to get out while I'm driving. Guess I'll have to look around and see what I can find.
Thanks for all the info, guys.

Regards,
Paul

bc gman · 07-15-2008, 01:16 AM

There was someone from one of dealerships in Edmonton ( in the early seventies ) that was installing them into the glove box and they looked pretty good, I think my father inlaw has one stashed in his garage somewhere.

BLP1969 · 03-24-2024, 12:14 AM

Google https://classictruck.com/1967-72-clo...8aAqQREALw_wcB there is a factory look clock

Jim Boy · 03-24-2024, 07:32 AM

If you don't know what time it is you are a perfect candidate for retirement. Lose the day and your in!

**HO455** · 03-24-2024, 02:23 PM

This is what my dad did back in the day and what I still do.
Although one of these watches would make it more "factory".

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16637960749...evt=1&mkcid=28

07-12-2008, 05:42 PM	#1
Woobie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 116	Factory clock option??? Was talking with a buddy at work today and he said he THOUGHT there was a factory clock available that would mount in the tach location. Anything to this? I've never heard it mentioned before. Thanks, Paul __________________ 1972 c10 2000 FLHTC 126+k miles, so far 1967 BMW r60 2007 Xterra (Wife's ride) R.I.P. "ESLL"

07-12-2008, 06:00 PM	#2
67_C-30 I have a radical idea! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Sweet Home Alabama! Posts: 6,513	Re: Factory clock option??? Not from the factory to my knowledge, but I've seen them put in there. A Pontiac Rally clock from a 69-72 GTO, Lemans, Tempest amd Grand Prix fits almost perfectly and looks a lot like the other gauges. I seen one of those put in a '70, and looked pretty nice. Attached Images __________________ '67 C-30 Dually Pickup 6.2 Turbo Diesel, NP435 ‘72 C-10 SWB , 350 4bbl, TH350 '69 C-10 SWB , 250 L6, 3 OTT '69 GMC C3500, dump truck, 351 V6, NP435 '84 M1009 CUCV Military Blazer 67 C-30 Turbodiesel build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=254096 My trucks http://s226.photobucket.com/albums/d...ediafilter=all Member of the 1-Ton Club!

07-12-2008, 07:04 PM	#3
BobS Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: West Central Minnesota Posts: 569	Re: Factory clock option??? I've seen literature that shows a dealer-installed clock but I thought it went into the air pressure/vacuum gage spot to the left of the oil pressure gage? I've never seen an actual one in a cluster though. Bob __________________ V-6....only GMC Trucks have it! 62 GMC W5000 NAPCO-V6 65 GMC 2500 NAPCO Panel-V6 66 GMC 1000-V6 66 GMC 1500-V6 67 GMC K1500-SBC (originally a KM-V6) 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC C1500-V6 68 GMC Suburban C2500 70 Chevy K20-SBC 71 Chevy C30 Longhorn-SBC 72 GMC Suburban C1500-BBC 72 Chevy C10-SBC 72 GMC C5500-ToroFlow Diesel

07-12-2008, 07:51 PM	#4
N2GMTrux Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX 76133 Posts: 406	Re: Factory clock option??? I've only seen gauge sets with the clock placed in the vacuum gauge slot... Though I have never seen a factory set up this way. __________________ ...try'n to be a little! This is a great site. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=157669 http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=375640

07-12-2008, 07:54 PM	#5
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: Factory clock option??? Some of the guys have installed clocks in the empty location on the dash and they look really good. Here is a picture of a clock that was installed some time ago. I don't remember who did it though. Jim Attached Images __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

07-13-2008, 12:29 AM	#6
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,639	Re: Factory clock option??? I picked up a Vette clock that should fit in that same spot. I will try to find a pic __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

07-13-2008, 01:32 AM	#7
chipflyer Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Topeka, Ks Posts: 2,293	Re: Factory clock option??? No factory option code for that. Jeff __________________ I'm not a pessimist, I'm just optimistic that bad things are going to happen. 1971 Cheyenne Super K10 - tilt, cruise, air, am/fm, tow hooks, factory buckets! 1986 Jeep J10 pickup, - 5.3L Vortec with 4L60e and NP241.

07-13-2008, 05:16 PM	#8
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Factory clock option??? Noop! No clock in these trucks.Haven`t you heard?These trucks are timeless. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

07-14-2008, 07:43 AM	#10
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,254	Re: Factory clock option??? One long winter evening a few years ago I played around with a spare 1971 Monte Carlo cluster I'm hanging on to. The speedo fits in the speedo slot. If you rub the numbers off your truck plastic, it would look factory - other than the PRNDL1L2 window cut in the speedo. I'm guessing that a factory 4-speed Monte doesn't have this cut-out so I'm sure there is a speedo floating around from a Chevelle or Monte that would fool most people. Oh and the Monte speedo reads 120 so you speed freaks can get 20 more mph of readout. I didn't snap any pictures but the clock did fit in the tach hole. I finally went with an 80s quartz clock out of a Sub and put it in the vac hole. But the clock is probably going to go as I have a clock in my radio and I would like another gauge there. It is REALLY accurate for a factory clock. I'm used to my Monte and Chevelle factory clocks that keep time for about an hour or so. But with the clock in the radio that one is no longer needed. Pictures below: Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

07-14-2008, 04:46 PM	#12
Woobie Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 116	Re: Factory clock option??? Good point, there ChevLoRay. I've gotten used to not wearing a wristwatch, (work in a machine shop), and my pocket watch is a pain to get out while I'm driving. Guess I'll have to look around and see what I can find. Thanks for all the info, guys. Regards, Paul __________________ 1972 c10 2000 FLHTC 126+k miles, so far 1967 BMW r60 2007 Xterra (Wife's ride) R.I.P. "ESLL"

07-15-2008, 01:16 AM	#13
bc gman 71 bb longhorn Join Date: May 2004 Location: Surrey B.C Canada Posts: 170	Re: Factory clock option??? There was someone from one of dealerships in Edmonton ( in the early seventies ) that was installing them into the glove box and they looked pretty good, I think my father inlaw has one stashed in his garage somewhere. __________________ 71 2500 Gmc longhorn with a 402 turbo 400. 09 F150 Supercrew 4x4 05 Mazda 6 sport accept that somedays you are the statue and somedays you are the pigeon.

03-24-2024, 12:14 AM	#14
BLP1969 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Stigler, OK Posts: 23	Re: Factory clock option??? Google https://classictruck.com/1967-72-clo...8aAqQREALw_wcB there is a factory look clock

03-24-2024, 07:32 AM	#15
Jim Boy Registered User Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Wasaga Beach Ontario Canada Posts: 208	Re: Factory clock option??? If you don't know what time it is you are a perfect candidate for retirement. Lose the day and your in!

03-24-2024, 02:23 PM	#16
HO455 Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Portland Oregon Posts: 11,469	Re: Factory clock option??? This is what my dad did back in the day and what I still do. Although one of these watches would make it more "factory". https://www.ebay.com/itm/16637960749...evt=1&mkcid=28 Attached Images __________________ Thanks to Bob and Jeanie and everyone else at Superior Performance for all their great help. RIP Bob Parks. 1967 Burban (the WMB),1988 S10 Blazer (the Stink10 II),1969 GTO (the Goat), 1970 Javelin, 1952 F2 Ford OHC six 4X4, 29 Model A, 72 Firebird (the DBP Bird). 85 Alfa Romeo If it breaks I didn't want it in the first place The WMB repair thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=698377



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