Installing a vintage Suntune Tach in a vintage Datsun 521 Pickup - Bonus Fuzzy Dice Install!

[@jimlegalley6656]

Enjoyed your instalation video! Very educational. It took me much longer to install my tachometers on my 521's since I'm not a real mechanic. It's great to learn from others. Keep your videos a coming.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Thanks!! That's what I love about KZbin. You can learn anything.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

Great explanation of the install! Last tach I installed was on my 2dr Corolla back around 1983. Good call too about setting the calibration to 4 cyl!

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Thanks Uncle Mark!! I'll admit, before this I hadn't installed a tach in almost 10 years.

[@unclemarksdiyauto]

@@ProjectTimeGarage Did you ever install a vacuum gauge? They were also popular. Had one in my 68 Satellite Sport. The more vacuum you could achieve, the less fuel you were burning! Mine had a outer ring with mpg that you would adjust to what you were trying to average. (Your best mpg)

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

@@unclemarksdiyauto I've definitely used them for tuning. I keep my trusty vac gauge and my dwell meter in the ignition drawer of my box. Oh, and a points file since I work on so much junk. Also, I sent an email to you earlier today, fyi.

[@dgiorgi1725]

Nice professional job. Well done and it looks like it belonged there from the factory.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Thank you sir!

[@dgiorgi1725]

@@ProjectTimeGarage your welcome and the "warts" are completely gone too, lol.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

@@dgiorgi1725 LOL, good to know!

[@nickfenlon8879]

Have a suntune in a 68 442 I just bought def planning on keeping it thanks for the instal video wasn't hooked up when previous owner LS swapped it

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Cool, glad the video helped!

[@pidgeiam4979]

I like it sir. Nice job man.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Awesome, thank you!

[@bluehandsvideo]

Great job on the details. I would have liked to have seen how you spliced the blue wire into the existing bullet connector. Did you crimp on a new contact? I like that you kept the original boot. Nice touch! It's nice that your truck already has a brake light switch at the pedal. Slightly older 521's had a pressure switch at the top of the splitter on the firewall.....the one right near the little light that you spliced into.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

I actually wrapped the new wire and soldered it to the existing connector. I wanted a solid connection that could easily be removed later if needed.

[@bluehandsvideo]

@@ProjectTimeGarage Good call on the soldering.

[@mattclark7748]

sweet

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Thanks!!

[@smileysun9212]

I want that shirt without the fiat tires but have 71 & the words Motorized Wheelbarrow. The mirrors are different but that’s fine. I would buy a couple.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Deal!! I'd like to make a run of these shirts anyway. I LOVE that phrase. Give me a few days and I'll get some made. If it's OK, I'd like to give you a shout out in the video where I debut the shirt.

[@smileysun9212]

😎🤗 can’t wait & will give one for Dad for Christmas. Can never get it back but excited to be reminded of the good ole days. I like the color you used for it on the shirt & I wouldn’t change it. Your going to have so much fun with your Motorized Wheelbarrow & that will be your mascot. You might need to make a new channel just for it. 😂 You can take it to events & that to promote your channel. I think others will like it too. If your ever interested & in your future you can come show off your Motorized Wheelbarrow at the Cache Valley Cruise’n in Logan Utah to have fun & promote your channel selling merchandise. It’s a lot of fun for others to get together & to show their cars. They been doing it for 39 years in July & next year for 40yrs they will be giving away two cars to one lucky winner. To find out go look it up. They give away a classic car each year but you need to buy tickets for the drawing. It’s the biggest one in Utah & people all over comes. It’s a car show with all kinds of fun events & a band comes. I know of a guy who helps out with it & he’s a KZbinr. DIY Love Life & has things on the Cruise’n. I never meet him in person yet & we live in the same Valley, he just started his channel last year. Matt’s off-road recovery got a bunch of new subs when he was here last year. You’ll be known for the Motorized Wheelbarrow.👍 I’m glad to pass that on to someone to run with it & have fun. It’s just one year older than I. It’s good to meet ya Bryan & my name is Kerry & I’m from Utah. You can shout me out how ever you want & I’m no KZbinr but I do like to give others support & ideas.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

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[@smileysun9212]

You know how to make a grown man cry & that’s awesome! I’ll have to get some & I hope you sell a bunch. 👍

[@OncruiseKontrol]

Hello. Just watch your vid. Have the same tach I installed on my 70 Chevy C10. What’s the LED bulb # you replaced the old one with. Thanks.

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

It's found at SuperBrightLEDs.com - The bulb is a 194 COB in warm white. Very high quality LED bulb that should last forever.

[@OncruiseKontrol]

Thank you. So warm white? Yours illuminated greenish? Or is that just the video making it look green?

[@bigblockkings1031]

My suntune tach only has yellow red blue and beige wires! I don't know what to do! Please help 🙏

[@ProjectTimeGarage]

Ooh, without taking it apart and putting it on a test bench, I have no idea.