I was on Performance Years forum last night searching for factory tach info and came across a great resource if anyone is looking for tach installation in a full size. I just wanted to post up the pics here.
BEWARE OF A MISTAKE IN THESE GM INSTRUCTIONS. THEY SAY TO CONNECT THE BROWN WIRE TO THE POSITIVE TERMINAL ON THE COIL. THAT IS WRONG, IT SHOULD SAY THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL ON THE COIL.
Hey 65 wagon, its coming along a bit slow but I am ready to put the sheet metal back on starting tomorrow. Doing some parts swapping lately has kind of preoccupied me but i have a deadline of September to take this thing for a real long drive, so maybe I'll see ya..
I just wanted to make sure i don't forget this post. It is going to be useful very soon.
I think you two guys above ^^^^ should get together, sit down, discuss which of your projects are going to be finished, and send me all the stuff that's leftover that you're never going to use....
And Ken, I am dreaming of doing this tach install on mine one day also. So far a dream, but I have two possibilities of purchasing one, so it may happen. The one possibility is a slim one but you never know.
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1966 Strato Chief 2 door, 427 4 speed, 45,000 original miles
1966 Grande Parisienne, 396 1 of 23 factory air cars (now converted to a "factory" 4 speed)
easy fix, you need a tiny brass chisel hammer, by the way thats the tach im looking for, hey i just read Carls post, i only have 65 parts no 66 here so any left overs would not work in your situation
-- Edited by 65wagon on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 02:19:13 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 02:46:32 PM
easy fix, you need a tiny brass chisel hammer, by the way thats the tach im looking for, hey i just read Carls post, i only have 65 parts no 66 here so any left overs would not work in your situation
-- Edited by 65wagon on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 02:19:13 PM
-- Edited by 65wagon on Wednesday 8th of February 2012 02:46:32 PM
Thank 65, I may try to get up the courage and see what happens. I just hope it doesn't look worse when I'm done. Fine work is not my strong suit. As for my tach I have plans for it.... needs to be fixed cosmetically and the inner workings too. Then mount her in my 66. Gonna add up to $.
There is a tach and pot on Ebay right now though but it isn't going to go cheap.
Any time Ken. You know I want to seee your car completed almost as bad as you do!
