Road Runner Nest

My Tachometer is no longer working. Should I replace the tach with a new one or should I have mine rebuilt?
Thanks

Here's my take, I don't trust any of the Kung Fu parts that are available now, so I would get it fixed. Talk to Real Time engineering, they have a new design board that you can install, or maybe they will do it for you.

is it just dashes that rebuilds them? I'd get it rebuilt seeeing how hard it is to find one nowadays, the repo ones aren't the same

I bought a "reproduction" and promptly returned it. First of all, the range was wrong at 0-8000. 2nd the pointer color was wrong as was the lettering font. Terrible. It drives me crazy when I see these installed with old weathered instruments. My suggestion? Instrument Specialties in Rhode Island. Can't beat the results.

I know what you mean, that's what I was talking about on the Kung Fu stuff. Actually though an 8000 rpm tack was an option.

71bird wrote:I know what you mean, that's what I was talking about on the Kung Fu stuff. Actually though an 8000 rpm tack was an option.

really? do you have any info on this?

I saw a few original cars in magazines with it.

There was only one tachometer order code for 71 B bodies, and only one service part number. IF an 8k tach was available I would expect it to be part of the track pack option, and my car with original super track pack has a 7k tach. I believe you may be thinking about E bodies.

An 8k tachometer was not an option on '71 B-bodies. I can not speak for seeing one in a magazine. I have run across MANY '71's with the tack option--many with the super-trak-pak option, ALL were 7k units. Even owned an early build date one (2nd week production) 7k unit.
Jeff

I agree 7K tach only for 71-4B.