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    Offline Jesus H Chrysler

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #15 on: April 26, 2011 - 05:28:17 PM »
    You mean like this?



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    Greg, in the middle of MA has:
    1970 Dodge Coronet 440 "Zom Bee"
    1972 Dodge Challenger convertible 440 5 speed.
    1973 Dodge Challenger 318 "Brown Bomber"
    2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Blackberry Pearl.
    2001 Jeep Wrangler locked, lifted and lighted.  "Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Corporation"


    Offline SMS

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #16 on: April 26, 2011 - 05:58:30 PM »
    That is awesome!
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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #17 on: April 26, 2011 - 06:33:43 PM »
    id put it on my car just because of the coolness!
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    Offline Jesus H Chrysler

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #18 on: April 26, 2011 - 07:48:17 PM »
    That's why I bought it!  I'm still leery of punching holes in the T/A hood, but hey it's fiberglass I can fill it in if I don't like it.
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    Greg, in the middle of MA has:
    1970 Dodge Coronet 440 "Zom Bee"
    1972 Dodge Challenger convertible 440 5 speed.
    1973 Dodge Challenger 318 "Brown Bomber"
    2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Blackberry Pearl.
    2001 Jeep Wrangler locked, lifted and lighted.  "Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Corporation"

    Offline bandt

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #19 on: April 26, 2011 - 09:29:18 PM »
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    Offline Devil

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #20 on: April 26, 2011 - 09:38:31 PM »
    That isn't a real original Chrylser hood tach.  Someone took a reproduction and stuck a chrysler fender emblem on it.

    Here is a brand new universal one.

    http://www.mfsperformance.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3&products_id=5&zenid=5lmpefjhgl3i6j9gggpj9ncrp4
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    Offline tommyg29

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #21 on: April 26, 2011 - 10:37:39 PM »
    IIRC the company was Dixco? that made the hustlestuff hood tachs. I almost bought one a couple years ago for a 71 road runner.
    The pontiacs were big on hood tachs.
    They look cool but are a pita. They are hard enough for the driver to see much less a guy in another car!! Plus they tend to leak moisture/condensation, etc.
    If I ever get a road runner without an interior tach I'll get one though.
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    Offline AARuFAST

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #22 on: April 26, 2011 - 10:49:52 PM »
    Info on Mopar tach from Hamtramck.
    The Tach was an option from these pages see pic below.
    Pontiac mounted the tach on the their cars from 67 to 72.
     click here>>   http://www.mfsperformance.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3
     Plymouth, mounted them on the inside dash in 1970 and on the hood 1971.
    Ford and GM also had them.
    There is a page on Hamtramck of the hustlestuff but I cannot locate it.

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    « Last Edit: April 26, 2011 - 10:52:27 PM by AARuFAST »
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    Offline Jesus H Chrysler

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #23 on: April 26, 2011 - 10:50:18 PM »
    The ebay one looks like a Pontiac unit with the fender Pentastar stuck on.  Mine is a Dixco.  It's physically identical to the Ford unit that seems much more common.  I've seen a bunch of this style tach with a Ford emblem on Mustangs.  I've also seen a few with the red white and blue Mopar emblem.  This is the only pentastar one I've seen.  I don't know if its an "official" Mopar part or just one that they printed the emblems on.  I would have preferred a Direct Connection logo just for period correctness, but I'll take what I can get.

    Edit: There's the Mopar one on the sheet!  I think I paid a bit more than $58.45 tho...
    « Last Edit: April 26, 2011 - 10:52:58 PM by Jesus H Chrysler »
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    Greg, in the middle of MA has:
    1970 Dodge Coronet 440 "Zom Bee"
    1972 Dodge Challenger convertible 440 5 speed.
    1973 Dodge Challenger 318 "Brown Bomber"
    2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Blackberry Pearl.
    2001 Jeep Wrangler locked, lifted and lighted.  "Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Corporation"

    Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #24 on: April 26, 2011 - 11:41:11 PM »
    That would look really cool on my Barracuda.
    I have had them on a few pontiacs but not on a plymouth,  yet. 
    Anyone know where to find one like Jesus' tach?

    Thanks for the hamtrack info. 
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    Offline AARuFAST

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #25 on: April 26, 2011 - 11:53:17 PM »
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    1970 Gran Coupe Ragtop. 1 of 66
    Gran Cpe Convertible 1 yr only.

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    it was the most boring
    2 minutes of my life!!!!"

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #26 on: April 27, 2011 - 12:44:00 AM »
    Those are pontiac or generic.  Am I missing one with the pentastar?
    Or do the generic ones come with whatever you want on it?
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    Offline RB2929

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #27 on: April 27, 2011 - 07:30:56 AM »
    Don’t want a generic hood tach.  Either an original (probably too difficult to locate one) or a good reproduction.
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    Offline tommyg29

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #28 on: April 27, 2011 - 08:00:34 AM »
    they pop up on ebay from time to time.
    I almost bought a decent one until the bid went north of $200
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    Offline Jesus H Chrysler

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    Re: Hood tach on '71 CUDA's
    « Reply #29 on: April 27, 2011 - 10:10:32 AM »
    Looks like all you need to do is find a generic or even Ford Dixco and this guy can get the pentastar faceplate for it.

    http://www.tachman.com/dixco.htm

    Here's one that needs a repaint anyway:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-Dixco-Hood-Tach-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem3cb76e9b52QQitemZ260775517010QQptZVintageQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories#ht_500wt_1182

    I've noticed they usually go for over $200 whenever they go up for auction.  I'm sure there are deals to be had if one is patient enough.
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    Yes I own a 1972 Dodge Challenger Convertible T/A S/E with a 440 Six Pak. Can it get any more wrong?

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    Greg, in the middle of MA has:
    1970 Dodge Coronet 440 "Zom Bee"
    1972 Dodge Challenger convertible 440 5 speed.
    1973 Dodge Challenger 318 "Brown Bomber"
    2012 Dodge Challenger R/T Classic Blackberry Pearl.
    2001 Jeep Wrangler locked, lifted and lighted.  "Jeep is a registered trademark of Chrysler Corporation"
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