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    Tach Resto

    As some of you know I've got hundreds of old tachs and gages (Dan ) around here.
    I send many of 'em out to have new internals installed to work with today's electronics.
    Most are in pretty good shape.....vendors charge an arm and a leg to re do the chrome parts.

    Well I thought I'd take a run at it and pull one apart.
    Real time consuming but I got it done.

    Tach chrome will be sent out to be done and tach will have new internals installed.
    I wanted one of these as it has the adjustable shift points.

    It all goes will I have the 'football' tach done shown.
    It's pretty rare and this one is in good shape.

    Here's one that shows adjustable shift points




    Everything apart



    Backside of chrome piece


    Polishing glass face

    Using Simple Green to clean up pointer




    Nice cinch cup that came with tach

    Football tach
    Thom

    "The object is to keep your balls on the table and knock everybody else's off..."
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    I don't remember ever seeing one with the "football". We thought the adjustable pointers were High Tech and out of our league. We were right!

    Dan

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    • #3
      great work Thom, very nice
      Charles W - BS Photographer at large

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      • #4
        Wow - that turned out nice! good work!
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        • #5
          Nicely done!
          Nick Smithberg
          www.smithbergracing.com

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          • #6
            Was surfing the net last night and happened upon a vendor that sells
            a replacement board for the Sun sending units.

            And.......it's only $75!

            I've been paying $250 for new internals........now it looks like I can purchase
            the new insides and do the deal myself.
            Also I won't have to be taking the tachs apart.
            I'll call them tomorrow to get more details and order up a couple to try. Also will have to brush up on my soldering skills (any tips?).

            I've got many tachs & sending units laying around I can do. I've got two I'll give out to a couple of buddies...they'll be perfect for their rides. Won't be one of those off shore pieces.

            Here's one of my Sun sending units



            Insides



            Replacement board


            Thom

            "The object is to keep your balls on the table and knock everybody else's off..."

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            • #7
              Good find! My only tip is to use the copper braid for desoldering but I bet you already know that one. Even better is to take it to the Electronics Shop at EPA ........ But that no longer exists and I'm outta there. Used to be great to take little projects like that in and have the repair done by a real pro instead of me stumbling around with it.

              Dan

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