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    Default name the car this tacho came off

    howdy guys, a mate of mine is looking for one of these tachos, but i cant for the life of me remember what they came off.

    can anyone help?

    i always thought they were ke1x, but others reckon it was definately ke2x?



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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    Very similar to VF Valiant Pacer (though they had a slightly different face). I think they are a Smiths brand.

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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    never seen a valiant valiant tacho like that
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    hi cam
    how would you get shit in the tacho
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    never seen one before in relation to KE1X rolla.
    SL had tacho in the dash (3 gauge setup) compared to normal which had no tacho (2 gauge setup, larger dials)

    this one is also named as VF pacer tacho
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    don't think vf's had a tacho, VGs had a round tacho next to the speedo.
    unless they were mounted somewhere else
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    they were "mounted" on top of the dash pad on VF Pacers, this was the first Pacer model with the 225 Slant 6, the VG Pacer .. with 245 Hemi had a proper Tacho dash VH Pacers had the same dash as R/T Chargers..

    I think that the VF pacer was the only car to come from the factory with this Tacho, it was offered as an accessory (IE dealer fitment) on other cars.
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    Ke20 SL 1973 had a Stewart Warner tach mounted in a black pod on the dash.I think from memory they were around 2" or slightly bigger. One of the cars I wish I had never sold. It also had a blacked out panel on the boot.
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    Default Re: name the car this tacho came off

    VF Pacer and they were an option on the 72 or 73 KE 20 SL.A guy I went to school with in the 70's his mum had one from new and it had that particular tacho.
    Cheers Brett.

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