Homemade tach housing

Post by **Ranchero50** » Sun May 20, 2007 2:33 am

Whittled this out over the last two nights at work. Cup started as 3" EMT and the cap was flat 16ga steel that was hand beaten on a pile of rags. I welded the cap to the cup and chucked it up on the lathe and sanded it smooth. The riser is a piece of 1.5" stainless pipe that I squeezed to an oval with the vise and a piece of 1" square stock, the programmed the mill to cut the radius' for the cup and column. The column flange is 2" EMT that was turned on the lathe and then cut on a bandsaw. Plan on either sandwiching it between the column and the dash mount of siliconing it to the column if it fits right. Took about three hours to make and about four more to figure out how to do it. I'll probally spray it with clear or powdercoat it clear if I remember to get some powder at the carlisle All Fords show next weekend.

Jamie

xxxtina63 · Post by **xxxtina63** » Sun May 20, 2007 3:00 am

Now that is just Toooo cool!

I think all trucks should have come with one of those as standard.

Post by **Ranchero50** » Sun May 20, 2007 8:12 pm

Some more pics of the install. The column tube fit great and overall it went in very easily (much better than a hose clamp...) I'd recommend the cut up 2" EMT on the column as a tach base to anyone.

I chose to just spray it with some satin clear for now. It's nice to know that I'm shifting around 2k normally and it idles great at 600 rpm.

Jamie

wt4speed#2 · Post by **wt4speed#2** » Sun May 20, 2007 9:10 pm

Don't really have the need for a tach ,but with a housing that sweet I could just wing it. Great job.

390Nut · Post by **390Nut** » Sun May 20, 2007 11:11 pm

You need to make some more of those!

71Ford100 · Post by **71Ford100** » Mon May 21, 2007 12:52 am

390Nut wrote:You need to make some more of those!

Kinda what I was thinking. I bet you could make some good money if you had a assembly line set up.

Post by **Ranchero50** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:34 am

Thanks for the comps, I don't know what other tachs would fit this housing. This one came out of a '84 bluebird bus via eBay for $2.25. It's 0-4000 rpm and works perfectly with the 360. Runs at 2200 RPM in fourth at 50mph with 4.10's.

Jamie

CA180 · Post by **CA180** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:53 pm

Your truck run without keys?

Nice lookin pod man!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » Mon May 21, 2007 9:15 pm

good job and nice work.

71 LONG BED · Post by **71 LONG BED** » Tue May 22, 2007 6:07 am

CA180 wrote:Your truck run without keys?

My F350 does too!

But you do have to turn the tumbler to get it to run.

Awesome looking housing! I'm digging the brushed stainless look.

GT-Racer · Post by **GT-Racer** » Tue May 22, 2007 5:41 pm

very cool piece.

kknip · Post by **kknip** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 12:40 pm

Nice! How much for one?

I really like knowing how much RPM is going on under the hood.

dwebster8783 · Post by **dwebster8783** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:04 pm

you start making more of those I would buy a few for sure. Way better than those cheesy looking ones from summit.

Dan

Redcap · Post by **Redcap** » Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:21 pm

That is VERY cool! Nice job!

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