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 jo_tas
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 posted on April 9th, 2007 at 10:20 PM |
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Chasing info on this Tachometer..
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)
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| posted on April 9th, 2007 at 11:03 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 01:38 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 01:44 PM |
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red = switched positive. piggy back into headlight etc
black = ground
green = negative side of coil
white = dash lights
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 04:22 PM |
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Yes,
KMART used to sell all sorts of car parts back in the 70s...
quality was OK too...
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 06:34 PM |
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red = switched positive. piggy back into headlight etc
black = ground
green = negative side of coil
white = dash lights
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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..
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 08:33 PM |
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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.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 08:52 PM |
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I would never fit that to a car, just beacause it has kmart printed on the front lol.
Alex.
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| posted on April 10th, 2007 at 09:04 PM |
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posted by crazyfiggi
I would never fit that to a car, just beacause it has kmart printed on the front lol.
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"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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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 08:22 PM |
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Well its all wired up now and works perfectly!
Thanks for the help!
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| posted on April 11th, 2007 at 08:43 PM |
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We need to see an "installed" picture.......
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| posted on April 12th, 2007 at 07:06 AM |
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Lets see it reving
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jo_tas
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| posted on April 12th, 2007 at 07:17 PM |
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LOL ok maybe i'll make a vid on the weekend :P
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