miata tach install

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

so after i went coil on plug my tach stopped working. the miata guys dont have any problems with the cops so i figured why not install a miata tach.... looks goofy next to my protege speedo... what do you think?

[festyfreak39]

well its definatly.... different...?

[hofficergrover]

Looks fine to me.

[Bert]

I gotta hand it to you for improvisation! As long as it all works and doesn't shake loose everything is there. Good for you. You got yourself an "A". I teach high school shop and 'brain-dead' is a term I often use to describe the new generation; there isn't a shred of intuition, inventiveness or mechanical ability to be found in much of this current crop of future car owners.
Way way back I had an exquisite V12 Jaguar speedo (240 k top end) adapted into an Austin Mini dashboard. It had an odometer, was correctly calibrated, had a soft green glow and really stood out next to the stock BMC water and oil gauges. Also adapted a rear facing quartz driving light into the transmission reverse system (along with a separate switch tucked out of sight) so that tail-gaters could be 'zapped' at will. Financially cheap undertaking but a considerable amount of time and effort to accomplish.

[perucho]

Frankencluster!

[PhoenixSHO]

Frankencluster!

Thats a polite way to say that it sucks (the way it looks) , and I would agree. Props for trying , but you need to try harder I believe. Maybe another model/years?

If it works for you then its perfect , but a couple years back I completely dropped the '' It'll do '' manners that I had , and it makes you accomplish greater things.

[91mcnasty]

Some of us have to work with what we have.

[inkswitch]

Some of us have to work with what we have.

Amen to that....

[Zanzer]

Heck, I've seen worst looking stuff come from the factory.

I gotta ask..do the temp gauge and speedometer needles get into sword fights? :mrgreen:

It looks like the speedo needle would hit the temp gauge after the car warms up and you're running below 15mph. Unless yours runs as cold as mine does LOL

[91_festy_Gl]

Hmmm. I wonder if the cluster housings could be made into blanks so people could make there own cluster. it would be a good way to make your gauge setup and speedo the way you want. Digital would be pretty sweet!

[DrMaxwellEdison]

^^^^ don't go under 15mph ^^^^^

[Zanzer]

^^ That's gonna make stopping for gas challenging to say the least :mrgreen:

[getnpsi]

Id use the miata tach and perhaps a miata speedo, with some aftermarket fuel and temp gauges? Just break the whole rear of cluster out and start with a new piece of plexiglass. I think its good to source things that are confirmed to work tho.

[anomoly40]

Thats a polite way to say that it sucks (the way it looks) , and I would agree. Props for trying , but you need to try harder I believe. Maybe another model/years?

If it works for you then its perfect , but a couple years back I completely dropped the '' It'll do '' manners that I had , and it makes you accomplish greater things.

Makes getting beat by a "turd" box that much more embarrassing. Why do you think rat rods are so cool? All the pieces that need to work, work.

[fastivaB6TG25MR]

Thats a polite way to say that it sucks (the way it looks) , and I would agree. Props for trying , but you need to try harder I believe. Maybe another model/years?

If it works for you then its perfect , but a couple years back I completely dropped the '' It'll do '' manners that I had , and it makes you accomplish greater things.

make something better or faster lately?

i had to use the miata tach cause the festy one wouldnt work with the coil on plug ignition... everything works and is accurate...