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Old 01-17-2013, 12:07 AM   #51
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

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So more or less I would need this kit and:

To make the sheetmetal mounting plate
Speedometer itself
Individually wire the gauges
Apply the gauge face
Paint the lens

Am I missing anything?
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That's the long and short of it, yes. You will also need a certain amount of patience! This is do-able, but isn't just a couple hour job. It takes some fiddeling with it to get everything just right.
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Old 01-17-2013, 07:28 AM   #52
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

I am good for 2 please, No rush.
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Old 01-17-2013, 11:51 AM   #53
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I'm in for one of the $25 deals
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Old 01-17-2013, 01:17 PM   #54
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

What did you snag those light fixtures out of? Those don't look like the ones in my cluster.
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Old 01-17-2013, 02:14 PM   #55
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I'm in for one. thanks
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Old 01-17-2013, 06:57 PM   #56
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That's the long and short of it, yes. You will also need a certain amount of patience! This is do-able, but isn't just a couple hour job. It takes some fiddeling with it to get everything just right.
I'll take 1 also.........

Providing that you are willing to be besieged by posts for help when I butcher the first cluster
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Old 01-17-2013, 09:37 PM   #57
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

I am interested in trying this!
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Old 01-17-2013, 11:46 PM   #58
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

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I'll take 1 also.........

Providing that you are willing to be besieged by posts for help when I butcher the first cluster
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Ok, anybody who wants one, send me a PM and I'll respond with payment options. I'm going to go to the printer tomorrow and put in my order so he can get to work on them, but like I said, it will probably be a week or so before I get them.

Also, I wanted to comment on the being "besieged by posts for help" comment. I will help everyone with any problems you may encounter when doing this, but all the questions will have to be posted in this thread. That way if somebody else has the same question, it's in the thread and anyone can see it.
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Old 01-17-2013, 11:48 PM   #59
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What did you snag those light fixtures out of? Those don't look like the ones in my cluster.
THey are actually out of a '65 chevy. They are sockets that ground to the tin, just like the heater control light in a '67-'72.
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Old 01-18-2013, 12:21 AM   #60
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

I may get with you in the future on the decals ls1nova. I am gonna research it a bit more and may attempt it! It will save some $$$ so why not?
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Old 01-20-2013, 05:38 PM   #61
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

How do you go about getting the original numbers off the gauge face before you painted the new ones on? Sanded or what? Thanks.
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Old 01-20-2013, 06:31 PM   #62
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How do you go about getting the original numbers off the gauge face before you painted the new ones on? Sanded or what? Thanks.
No sanding necessary, just polish them off with a soft rag (I use an old t shirt) and some Mothers aluminum wheel polish. Takes a little rubbing but its not hard to do at all.
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Old 01-20-2013, 07:32 PM   #63
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Old 01-21-2013, 02:49 PM   #64
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Payment sent a few days ago....forgot to post it in the thread
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Old 01-21-2013, 03:16 PM   #65
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

real nice work
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Old 01-21-2013, 08:54 PM   #66
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Any more of these kits available?
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:13 AM   #67
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I'll take 2 of the kits. I'll send you a PM.......
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:28 AM   #68
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Thought I'd post a quick update. I had the tune in my truck finalized yesterday, and now the speedo is dead on the money! I drove the truck to my buddy's house in Topeka, and when he was done with it, driving it home, the speedo was within 1 mph of what my GPS was saying.
What did you have to have done as far as a tune to get it to read properly?
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Old 01-22-2013, 09:42 AM   #69
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Re: 67-72 Electric speedo

Couple of questions:
1.) what kind/brand of paint is it you are using to airbrush the stencil?
2.) Is that a factory or aftermarket tach you are using? Did you have to modify it to work on an LS motor?
3.) any chance you have a wiring diagram of what you made?
Thanks for sharing this modification.
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Old 01-22-2013, 12:26 PM   #70
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What did you have to have done as far as a tune to get it to read properly?
Just the basic tune stuff you would do to get any speedometer to read correct. You set your rear gear ratio, and tire size. Any tuner should be able to do this.

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Couple of questions:
1.) what kind/brand of paint is it you are using to airbrush the stencil?
2.) Is that a factory or aftermarket tach you are using? Did you have to modify it to work on an LS motor?
3.) any chance you have a wiring diagram of what you made?
Thanks for sharing this modification.
1) I used some old Testors model car paint I've had for years, it's a mixture of green and white
2) It's an aftermarket tach, you just need to set the tach resolution from 6 to 3 in the tune. This doubles the signal sent to the tach since LS motors puit out a 4 cylinder tach signal.
3) I can make a diagram, but basically I just wired it like the printed circuit, with a few changes, like the voltmeter rather than the ammeter.
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Old 01-22-2013, 12:53 PM   #71
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2) It's an aftermarket tach, you just need to set the tach resolution from 6 to 3 in the tune. This doubles the signal sent to the tach since LS motors puit out a 4 cylinder tach signal.
So what did you do for the gage face? Or is it an aftermarket repop of an original?
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So what did you do for the gage face? Or is it an aftermarket repop of an original?
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Yes, it's just a repop of an original, nothing fancy needed to make the tach work.
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Old 01-24-2013, 06:18 PM   #73
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Put me down for one
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Old 01-25-2013, 09:29 AM   #74
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Old 01-25-2013, 10:13 AM   #75
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I'll take one as well! PM sent
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