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Hood Tach Decal
Is there a definitive source on the orientation of the paint decal for the Pontiac Hood Tach?
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'69 R/A III Firebird Convertible 14.0s @ 100.8mph AMA/OEM/OER |
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Sorry to press this but please does anyone have an original tach they can check and let me know what they find? Does it face up or down relative to the dial face?
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'69 R/A III Firebird Convertible 14.0s @ 100.8mph AMA/OEM/OER |
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Top pix is correct.
Faces up.
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John '68 Firebird Ram Air 4-spd Conv. John 14:6 Semper Fi |
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Top???
Left or right?
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`70 GTO, 370 hp, 3:90, TH400. |
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I believe John was referring to the tach on the left which is likely an original. I pulled my original tach out of storage and........... the decal is just the opposite of the one shown in the photo on the left. So......... I'm guessing whoever built the tachs wasn't too fussy and either way could be correct. Although mine is an original, it matches the photo on the right, which looks like a repop unit. My car was built in April or May of 68 (I forget which month). Old Joe |
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Who makes the most correct hood tach?
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Happiness is just a turbocharger away! 960 HP @ 11 psi, 9.70 at 146. Iron heads, iron stock 2 bolt block , stock crank, 9 years haven't even changed a spark plug! selling turbos and turbo related parts since 2005! |
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Does anyone have any other vintage photos they can post that might help confirm which orientation is correct?
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'69 R/A III Firebird Convertible 14.0s @ 100.8mph AMA/OEM/OER |
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I will get a picture of my original 67 hood tach this weekend when I get home.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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Well my car is no help, pulled the hood insulation back and you can see where the decal would have been at the left side on my original 67.
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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Here is a 67 on Ebay
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Jeff R 60 Jaguar Mark 2, 3.8L Automatic 67 Sprint Firebird 230 OHC-6 4-Speed A/C 78 Catlina Safari, Pontiac 400 powered 77 Astre Formula, 215 Buick V-8 T-5 73 Lemans Safari, 400 4bbl 4-speed 71 Catalina Enforcer, 455 4bbl 06 Mallet Solstice #024 LS2, Now with a Tremec 6060 6-speed! 2012 F-150 Echo Boost (My local Ford Dealer SUX!!!) 2020 Dodge Charger Scat pack (recovered) |
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