Last Minute Preparations for First Long Trip - Tach and Wind!

It's the saturday before departing for the 300 mile trek from Point Pleasant Beach NJ to Norfolk VA.  I've got my brother Alex (just in from Europe) helping me to limit some of the high-speed wind drafts, and install a "remember to shift" tachometer (I had the music blasting once and tried to merge onto the interstate in 3rd gear, accelerator pedal started pushing back at me).

Buzz out the rust on front vent..

Lights off..

Before...

Unfortunately can find the after shott, but Al removed also the vents and painted everything black.  We also used some tape to make a better seal for the duct flaps and even temporary covered the entire front vent to prevent any air from coming in (which blasts up through the fresh air ducts on the dash).  Not anymore!  (until it gets warmer...)

Tach!

Here's Alex cutting the stock bracket (for a clock?) to fit the $40 tach I picked up at work.

Meanwhile I ran one wire to the rear of the car for the negative pickup.  Fun hiding it...

Night time at test drive OK :)

I am hoping to also have a volt level gauge, Oil Pressure, and Oil Temp (SunPro makes one that could fit under the radio).  However, on inspecting the package I'm not sure the sensor wires can be extended to the rear.  Have to read up on how others installed these vital gauges.  Until then!