Popular Post Kimjon Posted August 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2018 I found a tacho that suited the cars interior. Problem was this particular tacho couldn't be rotated in its cup like most other ones. If I mounted it straight above the steering column it would have obscured the view of the speedo from 20-80mph (which is pretty much exactly where you don't want to block out of view). So solution was to make a side mount, that would locate it lower down so I could see the speedo and fuel gauge, plus retain access to the headlight and wiper knobs etc. Then the not so little job of totally disassembling the steering column to gain access to the inside of the column so I could bolt the bracket in place. But we'll worth the effort! Almost looks factory, which is the look I was going for. Kj 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Ragtop Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Nice work man, all these awesome threads of yours and I didn't even know you had a car! I want to something similar for the bug, didn't have the heart to cut the dash. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimjon Posted August 5, 2018 Author Share Posted August 5, 2018 9 hours ago, 63Ragtop said: Nice work man, all these awesome threads of yours and I didn't even know you had a car! I want to something similar for the bug, didn't have the heart to cut the dash. Cheers. Go on do it...it wasn't that much effort to achieve. I sanded the radius/curve into it. I used the mill to speed up the process...but it could have been done easily enough without it. I found the ideal mounting spot by sticking it to the column using a giant blob of putty first, then took measurements from there to determine the final shape of the bracket. Here's a slightly different angle. I had to still be able to access the switches behind. The gear selector also has to rotate freely as the column is split into 3 segments...but blob of putty allows you to trial and error the fit until it's where you need it to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 Thats some quality work, looks like it was supposed to be there! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Gruntfuttock Posted August 5, 2018 Share Posted August 5, 2018 It's the details that make or break a build. So much good work is undone by a sloppy attachment or something that doesn't line up, one item can detract from the whole thing. Nice work... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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