Bugeye + 1275 + Tach Drive

[BWillis]

I have not received my tach cable yet but looking at the fit of everything it looks like it will be nearly impossible to get the tach drive and cable to fit with the 1275 and distributor. Am I just worrying for no reason or is there something I need to know?

Surely if this were an issue I would have read about it by now....

 

[Bugeye58]

Ben, dimensionally the 1275 is virtually identical to a 948. so I don't see why there should be any problems at all.
Jeff

 

[BWillis]

Is the distributor the same? Including the vac advance unit?

 

[Bugeye58]

The same for all intents and purposes, Ben.
Jeff

 

[spritenut]

I have a tach drive generator on a 1275 in the 58 Bugeye.
It fits and works.

 

[BWillis]

Thanks!

Onward!

 

[Trevor Jessie]

... but I think I remember someone having problems when they used too short of a belt/wrong adjustment bracket. Or maybe that was a different car.

 

[BWillis]

After looking at pictures of other peoples cars it does look like my generator isn't as high as the others. I got my belt from Moss, maybe its to small? I'll take it off tomorrow and measure it.

Thanks,

 

[ncbugeye]

I also have a mech-tach on my 1275, works like a charm

 

[BWillis]

Heres an earlier shot of my engine with generator. Does it look like my belts to short compared to what you guys have?

 

[Trevor Jessie]

hard to tell from that angle. don't forget that the drive adapter has an offset.

 

[jlaird]

Agree

 

[Billm]

Ben
I do notice that you have the "big" (racing) pulley on your generator. Is that correct (ie will it read-out correctly) or are you supposed to have the normal one?
Bill

 

[jlaird]

That looks like the correct pully.