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02-11-2009, 09:46 PM
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: California,
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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Tach Drive Distributor
Those of you with 289/302 based engines. Is there any serious interest in
attempting to get a run of Cable Drive Distributors made? I'm thinking MSD.
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02-12-2009, 07:02 AM
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Location: Bartlett,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Everett-Morrison LS1
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You might want to check Accell---they used to have them
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03-14-2009, 09:07 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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Not any longer, officially...........
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03-14-2009, 11:19 PM
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Location: Auburn,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289 FIA HiPo 289 with Shelby dual quad intake
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why the interest in a tack drive distributor? If you don't mind me asking
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03-15-2009, 10:13 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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They are "From the era" and they work without any dreaded electronics.
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Rick
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03-16-2009, 09:39 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Unique 289 FIA HiPo 289 with Shelby dual quad intake
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If you are just trying to find one, I found this one on Ebay with no one bidding on it http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ACCEL...Q5fCarQ5fParts The picture in not clear as to the tack drive but I'm pretty sure that's what the "T" on the model # stands for. I also have one in a box in my shop that came off my 289 HiPo |
12-22-2010, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Oakland CA and Clayton NY,
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Cobra Make, Engine: GT350,289 w/48IDA Webers
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick Parker
Those of you with 289/302 based engines. Is there any serious interest in
attempting to get a run of Cable Drive Distributors made? I'm thinking MSD.
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Hi Rick,
I know this is an old post from last year, but I too have been toying with the idea of a tach drive cabel driven distributor. In response to your post, Ford offered a tach drive distributor under (Motorsport) M-12127-A304 it was build/made by MSD in the mid 1980’s they do surface from time to time used.
MSD offered one for the 289/302/5.0 as well. It too is now discontinued. I’ve been looking for the model number but I have been unsuccessful.
Another alternative/road I’ve been going down was mentioned earlier. Accel offers the 37201T Tach Drive. Again now discontinued, they can be had fairly cheap I found one on eBay for $75.00 in the 37000 series. My plan is to install a Petronix unit # AC-182A and run it with a MSD 6AL box.
Funny thing about Accel, the 37000 series (dual points), 39000 series (BEI) and the 43000 series (BEI II) have interchangeable bases, meaning I took the 37201T tach drive base and stuck it under a 39000 series BEI top from what I think was a Pontiac distributor both it as a complete unit off eBay with an Accel Lazer II box (like an MSD) for $50.00! Cheap! In my opinion.
I have pictures of all this stuff, I’ll post them when I get a chance.
I do like the look of a stock OEM Ford dual point with a Pertronix unit in it for originality purposes though.
Happy holidays,
~Earl J
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12-22-2010, 01:14 PM
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I have 2 of these distributors, one for a 351 and the other for a 302. Both are the Ford Motorsport pieces. I am probably going to use the one for the 302, the one for the 351 needs a few small pieces that are available, but I would make it available to someone.
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12-22-2010, 01:26 PM
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CSX2431 (Ken Miles, Hiem joint car) has the cable drive coming off the front end of the crank.
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12-22-2010, 09:12 PM
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I have also seen pictures of Generator driven tachometer, which is/was common on some farm tractors too.
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12-28-2010, 12:38 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA #2039
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Tack Drive Dist.
Another source is pictured in the "Inspirations for my ERA 289" by Jeffy. He has a Mallory 26 series unit on his car. It looks great!
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12-28-2010, 12:44 PM
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Crank Driven Tach
If anyone is thinking of a crankshaft driven tach, I have a new correct 2:1 Motarola tach unit.
Pat
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02-05-2012, 07:44 PM
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Cobra Make, Engine: NAF 289 Slabside Early Comp Car with 289 Webers and all the goodies. Cancelling the efforts of several Priuses
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I recently installed the Ford Motorsport Tach Drive Distributor. I had to use a 90 degree adapter off of the distributor to bring the cable over one of the outlets from the Weber manifold and allow it to gently sweep into the rear of the tachometer on the LH side of the dash. It was a fun project.
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01-20-2016, 06:48 PM
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tach drive distributor
Nelson Specialties has a few 289 tach drive Ford Motorsport distributors for sale
8004947532
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01-21-2016, 05:58 AM
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Cobra Make, Engine: Contemporary Cobra, 427 side oiler
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ralc
Nelson Specialties has a few 289 tach drive Ford Motorsport distributors for sale
8004947532
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