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rehab1964
 Post subject: Tacho housing
PostPosted: Wed Dec 24, 2008 2:07 pm 
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Silly gauge question number 1275.........

Is it still possible to buy those cool alloy "cups" to fit a tacho in? the ones that mount on either the steering column shroud or on the parcel tray?

I'd like to fit a tacho to a coming addition but don't want a plastic one if I can help it

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There are some about ....
This one on EBay comes up fairly often...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPUN-ALLOY-TACHO-HOUSING-HOLDEN-FORD-HOT-ROD-SMITHS_W0QQitemZ330292803966QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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 Post subject: repro
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MINImal effort wrote:
There are some about ....
This one on EBay comes up fairly often...
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPUN-ALLOY-TACHO-HOUSING-HOLDEN-FORD-HOT-ROD-SMITHS_W0QQitemZ330292803966QQihZ014QQcategoryZ6763QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


It looks a lot shinier than the satin finish housing I remember...might be a repro :idea:

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Rare spares can get brand new ones.

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that's the beastie

thanks guys

will hit up the rare spares website too

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