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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#583947
Hi all
Picked up this tacho on the weekend, and just wondering if anyone has seen one before? Any idea when it was made? It looks old.. and the electrics are very basic looking!
Any info would be great!
(I already asked this in a post in the tech section but thought i might have more luck here)

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#583958
By looking at the pic I"d say late 70's to very early 80's. I have a Smith's tacho on an old Honda that my Dad and i have and it looks very similiar to that and he bought it late 70's for a car at the time. The one in the pic I would say is a copy of the Smith's Tacho I have. Switch on the back is to switch from 4 cylinder to 2 cylinder etc etc to suit the engine configuration on the car you're putting in on.

[ Edited on 9-4-2007 by LIFE IN THE LOW LANE ]
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amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#584059
another guess. I think the label must mean 4 stroke 4 cyl - 2stroke 2 cylinder / 4 stroke 6 cylinder - 2 stroke 3 cylinder. It looks pretty much same as older VDO tachos but I've never seen a japanese one.

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#584062
red = switched positive. piggy back into headlight etc
black = ground
green = negative side of coil
white = dash lights

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#584101
Yes,
KMART used to sell all sorts of car parts back in the 70s...

quality was OK too...


Lee
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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#584140
amazeer wrote:red = switched positive. piggy back into headlight etc
black = ground
green = negative side of coil
white = dash lights
Cool.. so with the red, i need to hook it up to the fusebox on the same fuse as the headlights? I was just going to put it somewhere that gets power when the ignition is on..

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#584179
Headlight fuse was just an example. You're right, anywhere that get power when ignition is on, but not off. Your stereo is probbaly another good place. If its not a switched power source you'll drain your battery albeit slowly when switched off.

crazyfiggi Wolfsburg Wizard

657 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#584182
I would never fit that to a car, just beacause it has kmart printed on the front lol.
Alex.

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#584185
crazyfiggi wrote:I would never fit that to a car, just beacause it has kmart printed on the front lol.
Alex.
"back in the day.." trying hard NOT to show my age.....everything you ever wanted for your car from the best selection af mags to tyres and auto go-fast bitz could be bought from Kmart. It used to be what the go fast shops now days try to be.Kmart racing was BIG business and they still sponsor stuff now.The Kmart stigma could take a while to get used to though....there was no Supercheap etc back then.
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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#584432
Well its all wired up now and works perfectly!

Thanks for the help!

MickH Hairy Gutted Sloth

3,389 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#584442
We need to see an "installed" picture.......🙂
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jo_tas Custom Title Time!

1,547 posts · joined Aug 2004 ·

#584715
LOL ok maybe i'll make a vid on the weekend :P