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[virtual bodysnatcher]

Hi people, we've a Moke-alike which I'm aiming to make an airbox for and upshot will be the speedo cable runs where the new box and rampipe will be, I'd prefer not to have to make holes and grommet to run the cable through the box (makes it a begger to fit among other things) and figure an electronic one'd be the puppy to do away with the cable, have scouted out speedos etc but not found anything direct replacement for the 140mm mini one with the fuel gauge, idiot lights and stuff, can only think there isn't one, anyone out there have any ideas? I'm thinking electronic internals?

[dklawson]

To the best of my knowledge there is no such direct electronic speedometer that will fit the center binnacle opening with all the bells and whistles you listed.

You CAN make an adapter plate to fit a programmable analog speedo (VDO or AutoMeter come to mind) in the center binnacle opening and around that gauge you could put the idiot lights. This would leave you with the need for a separate fuel gauge. You should be able to fit a 52mm round gauge (somewhere) from a post 1965 MGB or similar. Don't forget that the fuel gauge and any Smiths electrical temperature gauge you fit will need to be supplied by the voltage stabilizer.

I hate to tease you with a picture... but I made this gauge:
http://home.mindspri...es/Senders2.jpg
The gauge started life as a 90 MPH Mini speedo. I modified it heavily to accept an 80mm diameter VDO movement behind a custom face.

[virtual bodysnatcher]

That does look neat and what I was thinking of really, have the temp gauge as a separate already.

Not surprised there's no direct replacement, have seen the Smiths 'leccie ones in Merlin etc which look neat enough tho' do tend to go up to a tremendous 140MPH which is kinda excessive for the little mokie dok. as it's a kitcar there's no real reason I can't make a carbon dash to fill the 140mm hole and stick separate fuel/temp gauges and an idiot light or two, but I do like the old style combined effort, I know there's angled drives so's the cable goes off at 90 degrees which'd likely work ok as is just the central exit of the cable that's the main problem so'll likely go with one of those and see how it progresses, thought a post here'd be a good place to start, obviously it can be done!

Other thing about an electric one'd be we can calibrate it to the 12" wheels (motor's outta a 70's A series so'd have had 10" so the speedo isn't accurate, not that it matters)

Cheers for the info tho, most interesting, will study the pictures ......