Very lucky Clock/Tach EBay purchase

[bigblockv6]

Originally Posted by 1960HDGMC

Just a thought, but maybe the dealers tended to front mount simply because it was easier. I would think they could front mount without removing the entire gauge assembly and panel. Perhaps there cuts would not have to be as accurate, with the chrome bezel there to cover the cut edge of the hole. To back mount ,you might have to remove them so you can get them in correctly. And I know to back mount you have to be dead on, on your hole cutting. Just a thought. Greg Mead

Some appear to be front mounted but they're actually not. What it is the bezels are cut out larger in diameter revealing more chrome as well as protruding more forwarding giving the gauges a larger appearance as in the case of GMCNUTS cluster. If the gauges were mounted from the front there would be nothing left of the black beveled part of the cluster as in the case of FUNKY61'S newly acquired gauge cluster

[bigblockv6]

Ok here are the pics of back mounting installation of the gauges.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by bigblockv6

Ok here are the pics of back mounting installation of the gauges.

Cool! Thanks, I think I can handle that. Now I just have to find a set.

Several years ago I almost caved in and bought the tach that has the red football; I believe someone said that style was used in the '50's. The text style didn't match very well either.

This thread has motivated me to search again.


Thanks again,

Clarke

[bigblockv6]

I actually bought a couple of those with the football on it(RC-50) . I ended up installing one on a 66 GMC because my customer liked the way it looked, the numerals actually match closer with the clock, not all that bad and any RC-50 is good substitute for the RC-5A Tach.

[bigblockv6]

SNC01178.jpgI decided to throw in some pics with the football Tach mounted in the 62-66 cluster.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by bigblockv6

Attachment 2699I decided to throw in some pics with the football Tach mounted in the 62-66 cluster.

Thanks for sharing... That tach looks like the one I looked at a couple of years ago, except it only went up to 4k RPM, which is enough for our motors. I made note of the two numbers you referenced.

[Funky61]

Well for some unknown reason I wasn't able to access the site. Finally got thru!
Here are few more photos on how this was mounted. Clock does not work.

[Funky61]

The clock does not work and had this written on the side, plus the name "woodworth" and here are the mounting screws used.

[bigblockv6]

It looks like someone made their own brackets mounted on top of the factory brackets as a wedge to hold the housing and also set a screw on top of the cluster to lock the clock in place. The clock I got dates to June 1962 it also didn't work so I sprayed a little WD-40 then it started working. As an alternative clock, Studebaker used one also in the early 60's I think in their "Hawk" other than a black bezel and less bolder numerals of the same font that clock was identical. I picked one up back in 1993 for about $20 at a swap meet and the seller had no idea what it was for, I bought it because it reminded me of the GMC/Borg clock. I'll post some pics of it later.

[Clarke]

Originally Posted by Funky61

Well for some unknown reason I wasn't able to access the site. Finally got thru!
Here are few more photos on how this was mounted. Clock does not work.

Thanks for sharing... So the first picture with the strap across the entire back (of the tach?) gauge must be installed from the front? I noticed the strap is connected to the back of the gauge in lieu of the plastic cluster, so it appears the plastic cluster is "pinched" by the flange on the gauge and strap on the back?

Just double checking; I want to make sure I understand how each method is attached.


Thanks again,

Clarke