I need to replace my tach cable for my 1964 coupe 300hp and want to know where and what to buy. The JG says it should be gray/ beige for a 1964. The various repo's out there for a 1964 are black, grey or ivory. I know the black is not correct. Is the grey OK and/or is the ivory OK? Is the ivory deemed to be the beige that the JG mentions. Who sells the best NCRS correct version? Thanks, Patrick
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I'm not sure about 64 but the 63 is grey. I didn't think anyone made a replacement in the grey color.
I tried to repair my old cable with a speedo repair kit I got at NAPA. It worked fine for a year then broke again. I am thinking I'll have to install the black repo ones. -
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Patrick, what part of the cable needs to be replaced, the outside case or the inside cable? A new inside cable can be installed in an old case. Check the archives for sources.
If your sure you need a new cable (inside and outside) I believe Paragon or Dr. Rebuild has them in Gray. BUT, there is always a but.
If you have an original you'll notice the rubber case covers the metal at the ends. As I recall on all the repro's, the metal covers the rubber at the ends. Judges spot this immediately.
Occasionally, originals, come up on eBay. If you can wait, get a cheap black one and search for an original.
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I have to see what I have. It may already be a repo. It's dirty but I think its black. The inside cable end that goes into the back of the dist. is tore up. I didn't think about fixing it but if its original I will consider it, if it will be somewhat reliable. I'll clean it up and post a pix to verify if its original. THanks, PatrickComment
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Patrick,
Before you buy a cable measure what you have, casing and cable. Check the archives since the lenght has been a problem talked about in the past.
As for black, I have an original black tach cable on my Mar64 car, however a judge will declare it incorrect! (See Adams pg 221, 230) Enough said.Comment
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alan: most of nolands pics are GM photos but some are pics taken of cars long after they left the st louis plant. the pic on p 221 appears to be non-GM.the pic on 230 is too dark for me to determine if the tack cable is gray or black. Black tack cable housings MAY have been used late in the 64 model year. is your 64 early, mid or late production? regards, mikeComment
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Thanks Mike,
Agree with Nolands pictures being a little late to offer real evidence. The second photo, page 230, is very dark however if you play with it on a photo program one can pull some details out. The subject area never reveals any gray type colors - so I conclude the cable is black, sonce one would see a lighter color (that may be a false assumption). I had the two photos listed in my JG as a questionable area. (posted before I doubled checked) Guess may main point is just because the JG says X Y or Z the part may really be original and if the lost points today are not to bad keep the orignial for tomorrow may bring more information forward, especially for the 63/64 models.
My car is a Mar64 FI with the black cable, swedged ends with a length of 22 1/8 inches. Ends are marked as "TELEFLEX" with large side (tach) marked as 1 and small side (gauge) as 5. I plan to just take the possible 4 point hit.
I have been collecting information on the lenght of tach drive cables. The question seems to arise now and then due to a repro being too long! For example in 63 a 1st design calbe was 24 1/8 long, while the 63/64 cable 2nd design was 22 1/8 long. (data from a 65 parts cat).
Then in 72 parts cat a cable for the 63-67 is listed as 24 1/8. Notice, I have thus far stayed away (far away) from the color question and plan to for a while longer.
For the FI C1's the tach cables have different part numbers (some), however the different in lenght (as opposed to smaller hp cars) does not appear to be a constant value.
If you have any ideas please let me know
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