Hi, I recently came across this tacho pod. Can anyone tell me what make it is - eg Speedwell, or Smiths? It is very solid spun alloy, well made, with a hollow ball joint mounting to allow the wiring to pass through the centre. It is currently painted flat black but may have been black wrinkle/crackle finish originally.

Also, it is missing the base of the ball joint mount. I think it should look like this:

If anyone has the base part and wishes to sell, please contact me?

cheers
Matt

It looks like a Speedwell type tacho pod. Mark Forster in the UK makes copies of them:

http://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/pods.html

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That's a Smiths mounting pod. The Speedwell version is similar, maybe exactly the same, but I haven't compared them side by side. Speedwell may have just used the Smiths type or perhaps sourced from the same manufacturer.

I think I have one or two also without the ball joint mounting socket, like the one you pictured. I guess it was too hard to remove the base when removing the tacho from a vehicle as I've seen others at swap meets without the base.

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Hi Winnabbey, thanks - that is useful information. A bit depressing about the mounting bases. I wonder if the ones Mark Forster sells are compatible and whether he can provide the mountings separately. I might make some enquiries.
Cheers
Matt

Marks (mounting brackets) don't have the hole that you would need if the wires were to be fitted as per your photo.

His mounts bolt through a hole in the case where as yours appear to be welded on.

Cheers, Ian

Try an insrument shop , they may be able to help .

Thanks all. 1071, the mounting in this Smiths pod is secured to the alloy housing with a nut over a thread on the inside of the housing. So, it could be removed and replaced with a solid mount potentially. It would be great to find the correct hollow base mount though - it must make for a very tidy installation with the wiring out of sight.