riverdogs00 Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I've been looking at these vintage SUN and Dixco tachs for a while now, typically in FB groups and have always wanted to put one on my green 454 LS7 car. It was originally a standard 350/350, and no stock tach. I had a new Moon tach (china) on it when I first completed the build, but wanted something a little more rustic to go with the rest of the build. Many of these tachs came with a separate box that was needed for operation, and those boxes generally are not worth the time and effort and I don't believe are compatible anymore. I finally pulled the trigger on a SUN Greenline for my car. It was made in 1965 I believe, and while the blueline would have been more period correct...I thought the color would clash lol. Anyway, worked with a great guy out of PA and he walked me through the process. There is a company that makes a small box that takes the place of the old larger boxes that no longer work and you cant get parts for. That company is https://technoversions.com/TachMatch.html Pretty straight forward. I think this tach reads a touch low ( 200 rpm or so), but I can live with it as long as I know. I dig the look. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott S. Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 Did you have and issues with the ignition system ? My "points" tach doesn't play well with the HEI distributor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I have a couple of these tachs.Thanks for the link.I might be sending mine down and see if they can make them work. Need one for my ( dare I say it) '65 Chevelle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dtret Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 2 hours ago, 420ponies said: I have a couple of these tachs.Thanks for the link.I might be sending mine down and see if they can make them work. Need one for my ( dare I say it) '65 Chevelle. Of course you can say ….. because it’s not a …. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420ponies Posted September 26 Share Posted September 26 I just can't come near that on this site...... I know that some our members know what else is in my garage, It's a long story but it keeps the wife happy that someday she'll have a very rare car. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverdogs00 Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 16 hours ago, Scott S. said: Did you have and issues with the ignition system ? My "points" tach doesn't play well with the HEI distributor. In this car, its a MSD digital E curve distributor. It took a couple of tries to dial it in. the tachmatch device has a potentiometer that is first calibrated and then you can fine tune. Car runs fine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverdogs00 Posted September 26 Author Share Posted September 26 1 hour ago, 420ponies said: I just can't come near that on this site...... I know that some our members know what else is in my garage, It's a long story but it keeps the wife happy that someday she'll have a very rare car. Yup, I wouldn't put one on my SS, but its right at home at my day 2 style build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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