[Mk1 God]

So finally this weekend I got motivated to attack my tach and solve the problem of not enough numbers on it. After building the new engine which sees 8500~9000 the old 7000 tach was rather useless. So here is my approach to solving this issue and still retaining an oldskool/OE look.
Basically retrofitted the guts from a generic 10000 rpm tach, scanned and photo shopped a new face plate, got the fine people at Kinko's to print in on a label paper and put it all together.

and the results.......

 

[exjnv]

this is awesome.

 

[macodola]

very well done. good idea:beer:

 

[sk8ordie]

B1tchin. you the guy runnin the b18c5? JK. looks clean.

 

[Vegeta Gti]

I need to do this as well since my car can rev over 8k, even though I rarely push it there(no need). what guts are you using?

 

[girdwood]

If you wouldn't mind elaborating a bit more, I'd love to see more info/pictures of how you did this. I love it, great idea.

 

[Muffler Bearing]

i'd like to see the engine that requires such a tach :thumbup:

 

[HeyMayneItsB]

i'd like to see the engine that requires such a tach :thumbup:

+1 opcorn:

 

[sighbat]

Maybe this?

 

[WCHLVR]

Those strut caps are interesting.

 

[nairmac]

this is awesome.

:thumbup:

 

[olipirate]

Those strut caps are interesting.

yeah they are. moar!

 

[Mk1 God]

Will post some more pics later on this evening.
The guts are from a tach I bought at Princess Auto ( a cheap automotive/farm equipment store in Ontario) .... it's one of those tach you would never think of putting in your car so there was no second thought on taking it to pieces....

As for the engine, here it is

 

[SGLoki]

standalone?

 

[Muffler Bearing]

standalone?

looks like cis to me.

 

[subliminalmk1]

looks like cis to me.

Yep the uber rare cis-i.

 

[sighbat]

16v that revs to 10k with an oem oil warmer.........

 

[Vegeta Gti]

I want more info!! I can hit 8800 and push that 180/190 mark as well... it'd be nice to have both as you do

 

[2mAn]

After building the new engine which sees 8500~9000 the old 7000 tach was rather useless.

gotta give more details about the engine than just a pic. a dyno sheet would be spectacular opcorn:

 

[sighbat]

dry sump and solid lifters?