G'day fellas,
One of your members mentioned to me that he'd come across a posting of the Mustang mini-tach on this forum so of course, I just had to check it out:wink:
As this is my first post, I'd better introduce myself. My name is Mike Brand and I manufacture the Retrogauge Mini-Tach here in Australia. It's great to see it being put to good use in some of the finest examples of Mustangs ever produced. Co-incidentally, I was just chatting with an owner of a GTCS over here in West Oz, who claims it's one of three in the state. He emailed me asking if he should buy a 6000 or an 8000 RPM tach.
For the record, I sell a lot more 8k units than sixes. I think much of the reason that people buy an 8K is that they're of the perception that they will damage a 6K tach if it exceeds the 6000 mark. This is not true (at least with our tachs). We utilize a moving coil movement, which simply comes to an end stop - over revving cannot damage it. The 6k unit also has the advantage of an expanded (less condensed) scale so is also a little easier to read. If you are not regularly going to thrash the gas, I'd say go for the 6000 unit.
I read the above posts thoroughly and you may also be interested to know that the correct paint to use for restoring the needles (or pointers) is Model Master (by Testor Corporation) Fluorescent Red # FS28915. We use a PMS equivalent to this for colouring the Mini-Tach pointers so it will be a perfect match.
You can always PM me or email me at
info@retrogauge.com if you have any questions.
On a personal note, I've just commenced my 67 fastback restomod project. The car is being converted to right-hand drive and will be heavily modified. I've always had original and/or restored Stangs but this time I'm going out on a limb (and no it's not and Eleanor replica). The finished car will also feature some very special instrumentation, the likes of which I'm building especially for the project which will also be a prototype for a new range.
Anyway, thanks for listening.
Cheers, Mike B.