My distributor is a reworked Ford to use a MSD 6AL ignition system and the tach works just fine.
My distributor is a reworked Ford to use a MSD 6AL ignition system and the tach works just fine.
Terry
Viking Blue 289 Competition Model
#9527
Southern Automotive 351W
Tremec TKO 600 5 speed
3:42 Limited Slip
3-piece Compomotive 17" Pin Drives
Posted the wrong dash wiring pix. This is the one I wanted to show you.
Terry
Viking Blue 289 Competition Model
#9527
Southern Automotive 351W
Tremec TKO 600 5 speed
3:42 Limited Slip
3-piece Compomotive 17" Pin Drives
Bill,
The tach is electrical working off the distributor.
Not all the FIA's had the Harrison tank and I just didn't like the way it looked with all the extra plumbing it requires. I also went with a Tremec TKO 600 close ratio tranny with the mid shift kit and .080 5th gear instead of the Top Loader because I wanted an extra gear with a modest overdrive.
Also I used 3-piece Compomotive 17" wheels...17 X 9 front and 17 X 12.5 in the rear rather than 15" all around. I had planned on doing some track events with the car and good speed rated 15's are really hard to come by.
The BFG KD R-1's on the car are ZR rated and the car needs them. At TWS on the main straight the car should reach well over 140 MPH and I just didn't trust the 15's available at those speeds.
Feel free to ask as many questions as you like and I have a ton of build pictures if you want to see how we did things.
regards,
Terry
Viking Blue 289 Competition Model
#9527
Southern Automotive 351W
Tremec TKO 600 5 speed
3:42 Limited Slip
3-piece Compomotive 17" Pin Drives
This car is as close to the original as you can get, belongs to Buth Capps, Knoxville, TN. He is a stickler when it comes to detail and the original look.
Rick
427 S/C , 427 Side-oiler, 4 Speed Close Ratio Top Loader, 3:73 Gear
#4279405
Question:
Would I hurt the cars looks/value if I made a switch plate as shown in my quest for originality? Or should I just go with a standard style comp dash? Making the plate would be quite simple. But I wouldn't have as many switches unless some were non-operational and only for looks to match CSX2129