Azzvan

[jesus_is_alright]

Ok so getting the clutch cable shortened today so  next weekend we will have our maiden voyage take 2. Also found out Flexible Drive Agencies can make a speedo reduction box once i know how far out the speedo is. I'm just hoping that the new speedo cable will give me a more stable reading and the needle won't wobble all around the place like it did before

[ben]

I'm just hoping that the new speedo cable will give me a more stable reading and the needle won't wobble all around the place like it did before

i had this. a greased the cable up and man it ran smooth as after that.. also should make your cable last a lot longer also.

cheers
ben

[Bedfordcrazy]

Thanks for the pic. lol  As for the speedo, make sure they get it 100% right, or you could get booked. I dont know about other states, but up here now the 10% leaway is gone, if we are just 1k over now we get done. B4 you could be 4 or 5k over to compensate, not anymore. I use my cruise control in zones 80 and under, and set the cruise 3 or 4ks under the speed limit, just to be on the safe side.

george.

[jesus_is_alright]

Yeah, i know on my barina i can put the needle on the last 0 of 100 and i'm still doing 99, but its good to know
I'll get the box made up and then test the speedo again against the GPS just to make sure
But if i do get done through a redlight camera, i'll ask to see the picture and then post it for you george

[Rogue Trooper]

You'd be better off putting it on a dyno to get the speedo checked rather than using GPS.

[Bedfordcrazy]

Hey guys, my speedo was set new from the factory, my head unit has a digital speedo built in, and i also have a GPS speed alert that gives the digital speedo as well. I  check all three together every few months just to make sure they are all accurate. But since being hit in the back by the dingbat in the carpark, i also have a 4 camera drive - cam system, one camera covers the cluster and speedo, and all cams record at the same time, so i can bring them up on a split screen and record to dvd for evidence. Best part is in a crash, i can bring up the forward cam and speedo cam, and i can prove exactly how fast i was going at the point of impact, no disputes for me now, and i can replay the incident on a dop down screen seconds after the crash, assuming that there is a truck left.  Probably a bit of over kill, but i like gadgets, and as i have proved the guy in the wheelchair always gets the blame, and in the case of the carpark, once he realised he had no damage he took off, and there was nothing i could do to stop him or get his details, drivecam will do all that for me, i can view it then and there, or when i get home load it to my flashdrive then to dvd for the cops and insurance company. $1000 well spent.

George.

[Bas NZ]

Ok, lost the other post Busy was on in regards to the speedo reduction, here is the set up on my Black Beddie, runs VN 3.8 v6, don't forget I run the standard diff due to the overdrive on the auto a change wasen't needed as yet, but don't have a rev counter so that may be a different story, it runs ture, take this unit out and it rus at 10ks out when I sit on 100ks

[jesus_is_alright]

So i got 2 of the 4 mags i ordered from the US (hope the other 2 are still in the post)
These have a 4.5" backspace, not 3 3/8 so they should pull my fronts in nicely, and make steering a bit more possible
But life is never easy, the wheel nuts i have dont fit (so i need 10 more wheel nuts) and the centre hub hole is too small and needs machining out. Grrr why cant things be easy
On the + side, they match my rears better than the ones i currently have and they look the bomb.
PS you can buy my old set if you want, will work great for rears, terrible for fronts

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Deep-Dish-US-Indy-Mags-HQ-Pattern-Mags-Only-No-Tires-/250785785779?pt=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3a63ff67b3#ht_500wt_1156

[jesus_is_alright]

Delays Delays Delays. Grrr, why?
Still only have 2 of the 4 mags i need to get her rolling again, still need to machine all 4 out, still need to fit tyres, still need shock monts re-welded, still need to fill everyhing up with oil, still need to bleed the brakes and still need to drive her for the first time since november.
I'm sure i posted all this a week ago, and said that i'd be driving her by now but, grrr!
I now wanna get her in for paint next monday, after the long weekend, but who knows, i might just be in the exact same position i'm in now

Rant over-thanks for reading

[jesus_is_alright]

Did a quick photoshop of the grey i want for my van. Dunno how to make it look glossy though, Abodator help
But it'll be a solid gloss color in real life, not metalic