Aftermarket tach surround idea

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obrut
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Aftermarket tach surround idea

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I added a aftermarket tach to my dash and I found a solution to fill in the dash without having to cut up a factory dummy light cup.
I wanted to fill in between the tach and the dash
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I bought this funnel from walmart for just under $3.00
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After some careful trimming
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Check fit
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A few coats of SEM trim black
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Looks good for $3
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Just wanted to pass this along, no need to cut up the dummy light cup.
1972 4 door hopefully with a L20B and side drafts before to long
510rob
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Re: Aftermarket tach surround idea

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I love stuff like this. Human ingenuity at it's best! This is a testament to the complexity of your visual detection and visual integration and abstract reasoning. I'm enjoying this post waaaaay too much, but it is super cool.
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zKars
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Re: Aftermarket tach surround idea

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That. Is. Just. Cool.

Now if there even a remote prayer that Walmart Canada has that funnel....
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Re: Aftermarket tach surround idea

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Good point zKars

obrut, can you look at your receipt and find the product code for the funnel? Or post a UPC code for it?
obrut
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Re: Aftermarket tach surround idea

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It is made by flotool and the part number 10718, looks like oreily's and homedepot sell them too. I brought the dummy light cup to the store and just looked for funnels that matched.
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1972 4 door hopefully with a L20B and side drafts before to long
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Re: Aftermarket tach surround idea

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Love it. Thanks for sharing.
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