HOW TO.... make tachometers
z_dutchie
12-26-2003, 05:28 PM
in this how 2 I let see how i make a tachometer for my RX-7
things you need
- Styrene tube 7/32 '' (or something with the same size)
- tube cutter
- putty
- & offcourse .... creativity :smile:
first of all cute s bit of the styrene tube +/- 5 mm thick
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072477002_enSIMG0451.jpg
then fill it up with some putty..
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072478215_enSIMG0452.jpg
for the shift light use your creativity in this case i use a bit of round plastic (not to big)
now I only must paint the meter silver & white and add a few lines for the km/h
and paint the shift light red :smile:
*preview*
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072478491_enSIMG0462.jpg
I hope you get something with this! :sunglasse
cya frank
things you need
- Styrene tube 7/32 '' (or something with the same size)
- tube cutter
- putty
- & offcourse .... creativity :smile:
first of all cute s bit of the styrene tube +/- 5 mm thick
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072477002_enSIMG0451.jpg
then fill it up with some putty..
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072478215_enSIMG0452.jpg
for the shift light use your creativity in this case i use a bit of round plastic (not to big)
now I only must paint the meter silver & white and add a few lines for the km/h
and paint the shift light red :smile:
*preview*
http://live.quizilla.com/user_images/Z/zdutchie/1072478491_enSIMG0462.jpg
I hope you get something with this! :sunglasse
cya frank
ProSStreet
12-26-2003, 07:55 PM
30 views. no replies, so i will. I like it, if the pictures were clearer i wouldve liked it more, pretty helpfull for me, thanks
slimsi99
12-26-2003, 11:08 PM
Just making sure that you are not going to put kilometers per hour on that tach, since tachometers read RPM's (revolutions per minute) just checking, I know that it might be a typo, I was just checking. Plus I thought I would be nice and reply as well, since quite a few of you guys were kind enouggh to help me out with my question. But hell of a good idea, maybe I will give that a whirl on my next one. Thankyou!
Kasso
12-27-2003, 02:11 AM
nice Tut! and its already in the How-to depository!
David_
12-27-2003, 08:22 AM
hehe, i like that, i might chuck that on my id trueno if it doesn't come with on, tahanks
Snooker
12-27-2003, 11:27 AM
Thanks, that's kinda easy.
mstngcobrasvt98
12-27-2003, 02:38 PM
Thats pretty good, now if only my camera would work, id show my hand made gauge faces..
SchuberT
12-27-2003, 02:44 PM
i like this tut... think i'll try it once i get some tubing thanks!
willimo
12-27-2003, 04:12 PM
Looks good! I'm impressed. Have you thought about using aluminum tubing? You could polish it (or not) and it would look more metal than silver paint (I know some tachs are painted). There tons of sizes of aluminum tube, you could make both the tach and the shift light from the stuff.
Thanks! It never occured to me to make it myself, I've got a handful of leftover faces from turned aluminum tachs so this is a boon for me.
Thanks! It never occured to me to make it myself, I've got a handful of leftover faces from turned aluminum tachs so this is a boon for me.
EMAXX
12-28-2003, 11:44 AM
Thats cool. Good how to. I'll have to use this sometime.
papi62596
09-09-2011, 08:19 PM
I'm sorry, but all I see are boxes with red exes in them. am I doing something wrong to view them? I did read the instructions and will try making some. Thanks for the tip.
MPWR
09-09-2011, 08:43 PM
Nah, you're not doing anything wrong. It's just that this thread was posted eight years ago- at a time before there was much in the way of durable image hosting. People would host pics all kinds of places- their own personal websites, Geocities, or even actually on (gasp!) AutomotiveForums.com. Most of these pics are likely permanently lost. So it's not just you.
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