Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

[Nick F.]

Question: In a 65 Corvette, is it possible to install a 6500 redline tach into a instrument cluster that presently has a 5500 redline tach? Are there any wiring differences to the rear of the instrument cluster? Can the face of the tach be changed from 5500 to 6500? I would assume the 6500 tach would have to be re-calibrated to work properly?

[Joe L.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

Question: In a 65 Corvette, is it possible to install a 6500 redline tach into a instrument cluster that presently has a 5500 redline tach? Are there any wiring differences to the rear of the instrument cluster? Can the face of the tach be changed from 5500 to 6500? I would assume the 6500 tach would have to be re-calibrated to work properly?

Nick------


The only differences in the tachs is the yellow and red arcs on the face of the tach. To change the redline, all you have to do is to change the tach face (or change to another tachometer that already has the higher redline face). No rewiring or recalibration of the tachometer is necessary.

[Nick F.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

Thanks Joe, I can always count on you for straight answers

[Mike G.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

classic gauges in atlanta can change it. 770-366-5830 if you need it changed

[Nick F.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

classic gauges in atlanta can change it. 770-366-5830 if you need it changed

Thanks Mike. I definitely add this to my ever growing list of vendors.

[Michael F.]

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Thanks Mike. I definitely add this to my ever growing list of vendors.

Might want to add this to your list.

This is the one I would use.

http://www.harrisonspeedometer.com/

[Richard M.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

I went to Bill Harrison's shop 2 weeks ago with a speedo from the '67 I'm working on. Bill fixed it up right there for me and did a great job. He also tested the other gauges for me on the spot before I put the cluster back together when I got it all back home. I also brought my original 56-57 gauges and left them for him to restore.

Bill is a super person to work with and I highly recommend him as well. BTW he has beautiful silk screening for original gauge faces, and he also does custom gauge faces using different colors(his white face conversion was gorgeous), MPH to KPH conversions and can add KPH screening to existing MPH faces. He showed me some pieces he just finished for some customers and his work is outstanding.

Rich

[Nick F.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

I went to Bill Harrison's shop 2 weeks ago with a speedo from the '67 I'm working on. Bill fixed it up right there for me and did a great job. He also tested the other gauges for me on the spot before I put the cluster back together when I got it all back home. I also brought my original 56-57 gauges and left them for him to restore.

Bill is a super person to work with and I highly recommend him as well. BTW he has beautiful silk screening for original gauge faces, and he also does custom gauge faces using different colors(his white face conversion was gorgeous), MPH to KPH conversions and can add KPH screening to existing MPH faces. He showed me some pieces he just finished for some customers and his work is outstanding.

Rich

Thanks Rich for this info. Can you tell me where he's located, I'm in Central Florida.

[Richard M.]

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Hi Nick,

He's in Jupiter.......full address, etc here:

http://www.harrisonspeedometer.com/index.html

Rich
p.s. Tell him I sent you.

edit.....Michael Frost had it in the thread above it too.....we all missed it.

[John H.]

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Thanks Rich for this info. Can you tell me where he's located, I'm in Central Florida.

Nick -

Google "Harrison Speedometer".

[Nick F.]

Re: Changing tachs from 5500 to 6500

Hi Nick,

He's in Jupiter.......full address, etc here:

http://www.harrisonspeedometer.com/index.html

Rich
p.s. Tell him I sent you.

edit.....Michael Frost had it in the thread above it too.....we all missed it.

Thanks Rich & Michael for the website. John, appreciate your help as always. I'll definitely give him a call and ask him questions I as get further into this gauge cluster.