Hell no. It was more like taking the 79-81 round plugs to the 82-83 plugs and figuring out which wire goes to which one. Talk about a 2 or 3 hr PITA. I like it better myself since its a big tach and I didnt like my aftermarket one, so it was worth it to me.
shoulda used Brandons diagram, dunno if the pins are in the same locations from 79-81 as 82-83 tho, but you gotter! 8)
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=2973.0