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I found the wire I was looking for. The tach light harness plugs into the clock harness.

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Old 05-16-2018, 09:36 PM
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Need nimble fingers on a 61, but it wasn't hard to do.
That interior is beeeutiful.

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I sent you an email with pictures but it came back server unavailable at this time..

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It has been talked about on here before, but I can confirm that my TI tach doesn't work with points. Any one got a points tach? Maybe a slight trade for the TI tach?

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I saw a article on a 64 GP in Hemmings Classic car magazine a few months back. This car had the vacuum gauge installed in the dash like all above photos. My recollection is Pontiac never did this? Anyone know for sure? Also, anyone know if a 63/64 Catalina without a console could be ordered with a vacuum gauge?

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Old 06-16-2018, 06:49 PM
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I saw a article on a 64 GP in Hemmings Classic car magazine a few months back. This car had the vacuum gauge installed in the dash like all above photos. My recollection is Pontiac never did this? Anyone know for sure? Also, anyone know if a 63/64 Catalina without a console could be ordered with a vacuum gauge?

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I’ve seen that Hemmings article too. The owner removed the upper part of the center console to install the aftermarket A/C. Since the original location of the vacuum gauge on the console was removed, the owner mounted it on the dash. All automatic GPs in ‘63 and ‘64 had the vacuum gauge mounted on the console and not the dash. The tach was optional on the dash. Someone else can reply regarding manual transmission cars, as those may have had the tach on the console. I don’t believe the vacuum gauge was ever installed on the dash as is seen on the car in the magazine.

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Old 06-16-2018, 09:53 PM
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I’ve seen that Hemmings article too. The owner removed the upper part of the center console to install the aftermarket A/C. Since the original location of the vacuum gauge on the console was removed, the owner mounted it on the dash. All automatic GPs in ‘63 and ‘64 had the vacuum gauge mounted on the console and not the dash. The tach was optional on the dash. Someone else can reply regarding manual transmission cars, as those may have had the tach on the console. I don’t believe the vacuum gauge was ever installed on the dash as is seen on the car in the magazine.

That was quite a article Hemmings Classic Car put out. The A/C compressor and brackets was Pontiac, so what I think happened was the car had a dealer install A/C and they removed the upper portion of the console to add the add on ducting and switches. The car has the correct rocker molding, however the rocker molding front fender extension, which G/P and Catalina do not have has the Bonneville ribbed type. The article also talks about the 389 and then says only the 421 engines used solid lifters!
By 1964 the SD program was all over, no solids after 1963 to my knowledge!

I think there are probably better examples of 64 G/P's out there that they could have used. They also really need a Pontiac person to proof read their articles.

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I’ve seen that Hemmings article too. The owner removed the upper part of the center console to install the aftermarket A/C. Since the original location of the vacuum gauge on the console was removed, the owner mounted it on the dash. All automatic GPs in ‘63 and ‘64 had the vacuum gauge mounted on the console and not the dash. The tach was optional on the dash. Someone else can reply regarding manual transmission cars, as those may have had the tach on the console. I don’t believe the vacuum gauge was ever installed on the dash as is seen on the car in the magazine.
original off the road 45 years 64 Grand Prix 4 speed car I just picked up , seems to be a STD 389-4v car with STD open 3.42 rear but had BOTH the OEM vacuum gage on the console plate and a dash mounted OEM tach....

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Need nimble fingers on a 61, but it wasn't hard to do.
I see this thread came up again. What cup and adapter did you use to mount the tach on your 61? Was it the stock 63-64 parts. Still want to mount a tach on my 62 and haven't pulled the trigger yet.

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Old 07-18-2022, 05:13 PM
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I dont remember.Either a 63 0r the 61 that mounted on the tunnel. Tach is a 61. It wasnt a problem.

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