Tachometer

[In The Doghouse]

Was tachometer placement pretty consistent among all 1966 cars?  Was there a template they used to drill the holes, or did someone just drill where they thought the tach should go?  It would be nice if several people could provide measurements of the distance from the left edge of the speaker grille to each of the tach screws, and the distance from the front edge of the speaker grille to each of the tach screws.

[J_Speegle]

Was tachometer placement pretty consistent among all 1966 cars?

  Was there a template they used to drill the holes, or did someone just drill where they thought the tach should go?[/quote]

Its possible but don't think anyone has a ever found and talked to the guy that did that task. IF there was a template they might have only used it initially then after enough cars he could likely locate the holes in just about the exact same spot every time

[In The Doghouse]

I removed the tach and dash pad on my car, and there are only the one set of screw holes drilled, which I assume are the originals.  The back of my tach hits against the windshield, but I don't want to bend the bracket.  Does anyone else have this problem?

[DennyD]

Nooboob, The Tachometer on 6S1568 nearly touches the inside of the windshield glass. It's so close to the glass that you might think its resting against the glass, but you can slide an envelope between the top of the tach and the glass, it's that close. The tach sits firmly on the dash pad and does not even vibrate enough to rattle off the glass when in motion. I don't know if there was a stencil or how they determined where to drill the pilot holes, but the technicians at S.A. have it placed perfectly. If I were you, I'd tweak the base just enough to keep it from rubbing while using the original holes for your screws. Good luck. Denny

[Bigfoot]

Or buy an OG dash and re-set.

[GT350Lad]

I removed the tach and dash pad on my car, and there are only the one set of screw holes drilled, which I assume are the originals.  The back of my tach hits against the windshield, but I don't want to bend the bracket.  Does anyone else have this problem?

Mine is close but you could pass a price of thin cardboard behind it, only one set of holes but decent size holes and no spacers 

Cheers

[Doug C]

Can someone post a photo of the "screws" that hold that bracket on the dash?  Thanks

[In The Doghouse]

Can someone post a photo of the "screws" that hold that bracket on the dash?  Thanks

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=955.0

[Doug C]

Can someone post a photo of the "screws" that hold that bracket on the dash?  Thanks

http://www.saacforum.com/index.php?topic=955.0

Thanks and that's what mine look like

[SFM6S1348]

6S1348 tach is about 3/4 inch from the windshield at the top back edge.
Looks like it is set forward slightly more than some.
I have never had it out the car. Original dash pad and tach to my knowledge...