rinigado Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 I'd post this elsewhere, but since I can only confirm this fits on a 521 steering shaft, I'll just put this here. I picked up an autometer monster tach for cheap on CL and needed some way to attach it. It still needs a coat of filler and paint to make it look nicer, but 3d printed a bracket that seems to do the trick. If anyone wants the .stl files to make a copy, I'll get those posted somewhere. It has a notch for the cables that run to the steering wheel, a couple of 1-1/2 10-24 socket cap screws with captive nuts to hold the two halves together, and a threaded hole for a couple of short 1/4-20 machine screws to hold the Autometer-supplied clamp ring in place. 3 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Very nice. There are a couple of 3d print threads in general discussion. That would be a good place to link Your files. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 That's really cool. 1 Quote Link to comment
Crashtd420 Posted April 20, 2017 Report Share Posted April 20, 2017 Makes me wanna but a 3d printer... good idea and nice work.... 1 Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Looks cool... 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 The mini AutoMeter tachs have slots/tabs that have about the same reach as the bolt spacing you have there. I'd really like to have a mount for the smaller tach. Like a nice mount-not a fucking hose clamp. 1 Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 The mini AutoMeter tachs have slots/tabs that have about the same reach as the bolt spacing you have there. I'd really like to have a mount for the smaller tach. Like a nice mount-not a fucking hose clamp. yeah, looks pretty much the same. The big tach had a similar metal mount as the smaller ones, with a piece of steel tube between the screw holes at the ends of the ring clamp where a bolt would go all the way through. I made the plastic just a bit shorter than the length of that bit of steel tube, to allow for a couple of washers to protect the plastic. If I knew the measurement of that bit of tube, it'd be easy enough to change the dimensions and make a version of the file that'd mount the smaller tach. I was originally looking at putting a smaller tach on the truck, but this big one showed up so cheap that I couldn't resist. I did have it hanging under the dash below the radio by a couple of zip ties until I got this bracket figured out. 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Well, you did a great job. I need to find d a local that does 3d. Any other 521 parts in the works/thoughts? 1 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Find a local table top gaming store, many of them do 3d printing in house. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 21, 2017 Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nice bracket for your tac! Now we know you are capable of design, what is next! LOL Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted April 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nice bracket for your tac! Now we know you are capable of design, what is next! LOL let's be clear...capable of designing a clamp :P 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 It is a start. Mike Klotz started with something small and now look at what he is capable of. http://www.bluehandsinc.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/bluehandsvideo/videos Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I hope you have something other than a stock L16 under the hood to justify that tach :rofl: Clamp looks good though! :D Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 I hope you have something other than a stock L16 under the hood to justify that tach :rofl: Clamp looks good though! :D I thought the tach added 10 hp Quote Link to comment
rinigado Posted April 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 in case anyone wants the files to print this, they're up at http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2262464 Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 tach for a L 16? Quote Link to comment
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