You could stick it in Jimmy B's pocket next time he comes. Yes, I'll have to use a 168 tooth fly wheel and the old 3 bolt starter. I'm watching some on eBay but I'm sure someone around here has what I need. Thanks for thinking of me. I'm really happy with the piece I got even though I'll have to turn the center hole and drill and tap it for the T86. The bosses are cast into it.
@Six Ball I will be Nevada on the 5th, but I still need these parts until I sort out my setup - sorry about that. The family and I are in Vegas for a few days
... Just picked up a vintage Sun tach that was intended to be a shelf sitter also ... ... Then while doing a search for transmitters ... I ran across the Tachmatch converter ... It converts any tach to any engine for around fifty bucks ... https://www.technoversions.com/TachMatchHome.html ... Going to give it a shot and mount it in my '35 ...
The "second" B & M Hydro-Stick, I bought used, was built from a slant pan Hydra-Matic, had a B & M bell-housing that oriented the Hydro "flat", and used the more common, stick shift and Powerglide, 3 bolt starter motor (not the very rare, Hydro only, for the Chevrolet V-8's). It had this same shifter, except mine had a straight stick; I could never find out who it was made/marketed by. Does't really make any difference now, I GAVE away ALL my Hydro stuff away some 20 years ago; I've regretted that ever since. I am Butch/56sedandelivery.
I've got the frame for the '39 cab, guess that makes for another official build project. Garden cart axle & wheels make for an easy roll. Bob
Yeah, what's 4 years when you think we're celebrating the 90th anniversary of the 1932 Ford. I like old. I always liked the Football tachs. They're still pretty reasonably priced. I had mine converted by Williamson's about 10 years ago & it never missed a beat. I have the sender mounted on the firewall & it looks like the day I installed it. I think it was about $200 back then. I know there are some D.I.Y. kits now. And speaking of old Sun tachs, here is the very first version, including the matching sender. Sun, as we know it, was established in January of 1946. I think they stamped the production date on the back of their tachs, but I don't want to start exploratory surgery on this one. I'm reasonably sure the date would be 1946 if I removed the actual tach from the cup. The sender is odd in the fact that it is larger than most of the Sun senders you see (like the EB-9A). It also has a cover plate that has a receptacle for a C flashlight battery. I'm not quite sure what the deal is there. You gotta love the history of these companies & how their products develop.
I've collected a few over the years The Sparkomatic tach is dated 1960.....company owned by Offy ****ord PA
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