Years (10-12) years ago, while doing land clearing in the nw corner of PA, there was a garage with the overhead door opened up. We were hired to clear the trees on the property and around the structure. There was a 70 or 71 firebird formula with no gauge package, and a hood tach sitting inside. Car had been there for a loooooonnnnnggggg time. I would say easily 20 years. While chatting to the owner he said it was his brothers car. Bought new by him. He let me lightly look at it, but you could tell he wasn't up for show n tell. The car was not for sale at that point. I think it looks okay.
Point is imo, if you have no factory tach,
And you fall into the realm of having a car that the dealer could have put a tach on, then have at it. I would rather go this route than change the cluster. Having a chance in cracking up a 50 year old dash pad, bezel, wiring changes, ect. Life is short, do your car the way you wish. I do think hood tachs are points less on a gauge package car tho.
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