K... Ima keep it short cause people like pictures better than my psychobabble.

I picked up an engine hoist and a few parts today. I have "new" (un-stained anyway) capret now, a remote hatch release, and the greatest find of all... a factory-tachometer from a manual Dodge Colt GT (turbo DOHC 1.6L 4g61). Yay! Years ago I posted a DIY for swapping spedometers into a ex/vx/si cluster to keep the mileage right when doing a factory-tach upgrade. Well, it turns out the process is the same for other imports as well.






Now I have a 9000 RPM tach, and the KM210 (FWD Turbo) gear ratio as it is for a F5M33 transmission (AWD Turbo) that I'm using... and interestingly enough, the rev's per minute are actually printed at the bottom of the spedometer face where the bezel covers it, and they all match! So when it's finally driveable, the speedometer will be correct. Win for teh Jafro.



Of course now I'm debating swapping odometers in the faces if possible because the Colt tops out at 125, and the GT tops out at 145 mph. The GSX is already trapping 118's, and the Colt weighs a thousand pounds less so I know it will peg this thing. I can't change just the faces or the previous paragraph would be completely wrong.