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07-07-09, 07:11 PM
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| New Tach for the V8
I've been wanting to replace the Tach in my 60 since the OEM tach is not calibrated correctly for the V8 and I did not want to do the Potentiometer. I have been looking at all the Autometer gauges, since I will be adding a tranny temp gauge in when i do the 700r4 next week as well.
I had however read somewhere that a Sunpro 2 5/8 fit real nice with some funky bracketry in the stock location, replaing the old oem pod completely. I happened to be in a auto parts store today and they had a Sunpro in stock Part #CP7906.
I had a spare dash from a 60 and started working on making it fit, and just did not like how it sat in the location. It was too far back. I decided to take it apart and see if I could make it fit in the original pod that housed the OEM tach.
I was in luck, the holes lined up for the screws, some slight trimming of a tab in the bottom of the pod, and an extra hole drilled for wires, and even the original lighting will work.
Once I had it installed in the dash, I plugged it in and basically fried it......   I had incorrectly assumed the stock wiring will match up. I should have checked the wiring before I just assumed.
SO, a real nice install, and once I get the new one, I will finish the wiring and have a working Tach.
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07-07-09, 07:13 PM
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| After the install
Final install pics
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07-07-09, 07:54 PM
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| nice I like it
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07-07-09, 08:13 PM
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| That looks awsome. Very creative! | |
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07-08-09, 08:20 AM
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| not bad at all. I guess your already missing me after your fried it LMAO.
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07-08-09, 09:01 AM
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| nice... I'll have to do the same. | |
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07-08-09, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mwalls54  not bad at all. I guess your already missing me after your fried it LMAO. | LOL yeah, did I meter the wires? Meter? me? LOL! As I have said many times before, electrical is not my forte.
Thank goodness it was only a $25 gauge. I was pretty darn pleased with myself till I did that. I should have just run the red to fusebox, black to ground and the green to the plug at the coil, instead of what I did. Oh yeah, and it would not start with it plugged in to the harness. Probably grounded it out somehow.
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07-08-09, 10:26 AM
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| Nice job on that - somewhere in my build thread is info on using the stock stuff and having it rebuilt to work with the GM V8, also I had my faceplate re-printed with a new redline as well.
Your solution looks faster/easier
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07-08-09, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by philos1 Nice job on that - somewhere in my build thread is info on using the stock stuff and having it rebuilt to work with the GM V8, also I had my faceplate re-printed with a new redline as well.
Your solution looks faster/easier |
Yep, I had read yours and also spoke with Iaintscared and if not for the cost, would have gone that way.
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07-08-09, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by exrsa1 LOL yeah, did I meter the wires? Meter? me? LOL! As I have said many times before, electrical is not my forte.
Thank goodness it was only a $25 gauge. I was pretty darn pleased with myself till I did that. I should have just run the red to fusebox, black to ground and the green to the plug at the coil, instead of what I did. Oh yeah, and it would not start with it plugged in to the harness. Probably grounded it out somehow.
Ex | QUICK......Red Wire or Blue Wire.......Well, what are you going to do????
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07-08-09, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by britklr QUICK......Red Wire or Blue Wire.......Well, what are you going to do???? | BOOM!!!! I chose the wrong one for sure!
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07-08-09, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by exrsa1 BOOM!!!! I chose the wrong one for sure! | Naaa.....shoot the hostage....
Good luck on your next one!
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07-08-09, 09:29 PM
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Installed the new tach tonight. I actually metered the wires from the plug this time, and figured out I was way off on my assumptions. All good now, and the tach works great. The lighting is too bright, and I will have to address that by moving the tach inside the pod closer to the window.
All in all a 1  job.
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07-08-09, 10:39 PM
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| Looks awesome. Very nice job.
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07-08-09, 11:17 PM
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| Wish I would have known about this instead of spending big $$ for Redline to calibrate mine-- which has not worked yet.  Problem on mine seems to be the computer is not sending the proper signal...
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