MK1 Tacho set up?

[mk1esky71wpn]

Hi I have just purchased a ford for the first time in my life. An esky mk1 71 and im not sure where the tacho goes into from the dash can anyone help. Its all new to me i am usually a holden man.

[Roy Rogers]

If yours is a standard Escort eg 2 clock set up, there is no factory space for a tacho. The 6 clock set up you see on ebay for a Mk1 Escort comes out of a GT,RS2000 or Twin Cam to put these into the dash it must be cut and a few other things changed, the only exception is when a clock was optioned on a Mk1 Escort. They used the same dash and instrumentation as the GT,RS and TC but removed the tacho and replaced it with a clock (it is very similar to the TC Cortina one)

[mk1esky71wpn]

Hi its a GT 6 dial dash and a celica 5 speed i found the hole in the gearbox and delow automotive have the perfect fit. hopefully it works as the gearbox is empty i wonder it would have dirt go into it?