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joe231 · 07-24-2009, 11:05 AM

just point at my speedo and and say "mi aguja, es que faltan"

jgh64pkup · 07-24-2009, 11:09 AM

i had to look that up
my dad is mexican but i dont know any spanish

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 11:22 AM

according to my translator (iGoogle)...
it is "my needle, she is missing"

Hoser, feel free to chime in with your spanglish version

JohnC · 07-24-2009, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by joe231

John i just found this.....

http://www.classicparts.com/1973-89-...ctinfo/27-227/

I think I have it all fixed with the parts I got from the salvage that day. Thanks though.

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 12:38 PM

cool deal, now we know where to get the stuff......in case you break something

oh wait...that's me

Hey Scott, you still have that extra steering wheel?

JohnC · 07-24-2009, 03:55 PM

Yeah I bought a new contact piece that is in the column. Put the wheel on, and snap!

I grabbed on from the salvage though. So that should fix it.

I have the horn button for Scott's wheel. I also have the stock one that I took off.

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 04:05 PM

blazenlo95 · 07-24-2009, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnC

It will look even brighter when you go with the LED's.

Do they really need to be much brighter then what they're at now? I upgraded my bulbs....painted the back of my cluster white last week too. I got hammered at a party last weekend so my wife had to drive home....Thats when I noticed that she was also glowing from the bright ass gauges. :LOL:

menace121978 · 07-24-2009, 08:53 PM

joe231 · 07-24-2009, 09:37 PM

JohnC · 07-25-2009, 02:24 PM

To each their own really. I think it's mainly for the look of brighter gauges. Some like it some don't

jason65 · 07-26-2009, 07:53 AM

Looks good Joe.

joe231 · 07-26-2009, 10:11 AM

Thanks Jason!

joe231 · 07-26-2009, 10:17 PM

well, bad news...the tach doesn't work...got the needles all replaced and the tach hooked up. It resets to zero when the ignition is turned on, but when you start the truck the tach jumps to 5000, then if you rev it up it pegs. I'm thinking maybe this tach is from a 6 cylinder truck...anybody have any ideas?
John, did you happen to notice what engine was in the truck you pulled it from?

menace121978 · 07-27-2009, 12:36 AM

damn, thats a bummer joe. dont have any ideas at the moment but i 'might' know where to get another. it will be a few days though i'll let you know. Dennis

JohnC · 07-27-2009, 08:26 AM

I don't think they put the tachs in the 6 cylinder trucks. It was in that crewcab truck. The SPID sheet said it had a 454 in it, but they wrote on the windshield that it had a 305 in it. Guess the search is on for another one huh?

joe231 · 07-27-2009, 10:00 AM

yeah,
dunno
I read somewhere to make sure you get a tach from a V8, not a six or it will have to be re-calibrated......time to look for another one or someone who repairs them....but it sure looks cool in there

JohnC · 07-27-2009, 10:47 AM

Yeah I've heard that too, but I have never heard of a 6 cyl square body having a tach. So I would assume that it should be in a V8. That and the truck it came out of would never have had a V6 in it!

I think there was a place in OKC that did speedometer repair. I'll see if I can find them again.

joe231 · 07-27-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by menace121978

damn, thats a bummer joe. dont have any ideas at the moment but i 'might' know where to get another. it will be a few days though i'll let you know. Dennis

Sorry I missed your post Dennis...that would rock

Thanks man!

menace121978 · 07-27-2009, 09:35 PM

anytime buddy! its the least i could do (help my friends on here) while things are up in the air w/ mine. its my neighbors father-inlaw. he supposedly has 2. i'll find out tonight or 1st thing in the morning.

JohnC · 07-28-2009, 11:54 AM

Hey if he's not using the other one I might be interested since someone swiped mine!

menace121978 · 07-28-2009, 12:08 PM

well i talked to my neighbor last night and he said his father inlaw would sell them as whole clusters. the way he was talking the needles must be made out of gold or something. so the good neighbor deal is out the door!

sorry guys... i'll find out for sure tonight when he gets home. and i'll keep my eyes peeled at pick n pull too.

JohnC · 07-28-2009, 12:11 PM

Cool. Yeah you don't come across them very often, but they are out there.

menace121978 · 07-28-2009, 12:15 PM

and this guy knows it too. he's built a few square bodies. but come on... he's talking $100 a piece. that to me is kind of ridiculous.

JohnC · 07-29-2009, 08:20 AM

Yeah that seems kind of high, but I guess if you want one bad enough. I don't though!

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joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: I'm one of you guys now according to my translator (iGoogle)... it is "my needle, she is missing" Hoser, feel free to chime in with your spanglish version __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 07-24-2009 at 11:22 AM.

07-24-2009, 12:38 PM	#230
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: I'm one of you guys now cool deal, now we know where to get the stuff......in case you break something oh wait...that's me Hey Scott, you still have that extra steering wheel? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-24-2009, 03:55 PM	#231
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now Yeah I bought a new contact piece that is in the column. Put the wheel on, and snap! I grabbed on from the salvage though. So that should fix it. I have the horn button for Scott's wheel. I also have the stock one that I took off.

07-24-2009, 04:05 PM	#232
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07-24-2009, 08:53 PM	#234
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07-24-2009, 09:37 PM	#235
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07-25-2009, 02:24 PM	#236
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now To each their own really. I think it's mainly for the look of brighter gauges. Some like it some don't

07-26-2009, 07:53 AM	#237
jason65 Registerd User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,118	Re: I'm one of you guys now Looks good Joe.

07-26-2009, 10:11 AM	#238
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: I'm one of you guys now Thanks Jason! __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

07-26-2009, 10:17 PM	#239
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: I'm one of you guys now well, bad news...the tach doesn't work...got the needles all replaced and the tach hooked up. It resets to zero when the ignition is turned on, but when you start the truck the tach jumps to 5000, then if you rev it up it pegs. I'm thinking maybe this tach is from a 6 cylinder truck...anybody have any ideas? John, did you happen to notice what engine was in the truck you pulled it from? __________________ *CHEVY ONLY* Last edited by joe231; 07-26-2009 at 10:24 PM.

07-27-2009, 12:36 AM	#240
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: I'm one of you guys now damn, thats a bummer joe. dont have any ideas at the moment but i 'might' know where to get another. it will be a few days though i'll let you know. Dennis __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

07-27-2009, 08:26 AM	#241
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now I don't think they put the tachs in the 6 cylinder trucks. It was in that crewcab truck. The SPID sheet said it had a 454 in it, but they wrote on the windshield that it had a 305 in it. Guess the search is on for another one huh?

07-27-2009, 10:00 AM	#242
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: I'm one of you guys now yeah, dunno I read somewhere to make sure you get a tach from a V8, not a six or it will have to be re-calibrated......time to look for another one or someone who repairs them....but it sure looks cool in there __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*



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07-27-2009, 10:47 AM	#243
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now Yeah I've heard that too, but I have never heard of a 6 cyl square body having a tach. So I would assume that it should be in a V8. That and the truck it came out of would never have had a V6 in it! I think there was a place in OKC that did speedometer repair. I'll see if I can find them again.

07-27-2009, 09:35 PM	#245
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: I'm one of you guys now anytime buddy! its the least i could do (help my friends on here) while things are up in the air w/ mine. its my neighbors father-inlaw. he supposedly has 2. i'll find out tonight or 1st thing in the morning. __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

07-28-2009, 11:54 AM	#246
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now Hey if he's not using the other one I might be interested since someone swiped mine!

07-28-2009, 12:08 PM	#247
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: I'm one of you guys now well i talked to my neighbor last night and he said his father inlaw would sell them as whole clusters. the way he was talking the needles must be made out of gold or something. so the good neighbor deal is out the door! sorry guys... i'll find out for sure tonight when he gets home. and i'll keep my eyes peeled at pick n pull too. __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

07-28-2009, 12:11 PM	#248
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now Cool. Yeah you don't come across them very often, but they are out there.

07-28-2009, 12:15 PM	#249
menace121978 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: orangevale, ca Posts: 3,626	Re: I'm one of you guys now and this guy knows it too. he's built a few square bodies. but come on... he's talking $100 a piece. that to me is kind of ridiculous. __________________ "Dennis the Menace" 1978 Silverado (2wd, 1/2 ton, short bed)complete nut & bolt frame off restomod LQ9/4L80E MY LS SWAP/FRAME OFF BUILD BOOK 2006 TBSS way too much to list

07-29-2009, 08:20 AM	#250
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: I'm one of you guys now Yeah that seems kind of high, but I guess if you want one bad enough. I don't though!

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