Pre-cat Griff need for speed.....o

[antonyj]

Still having trouble with my speedo,
I have replaced the transducer with a new one, (8 pulse) and sent the speedo to Speedy cables who said they couldnt repair it due to lack of parts availability.
They offered to build me a new one, print TVR on the face and everything.
EXCEPT the new one would start at 7 oclock instead on 1 oclock as per precat.This would make it odd against the tacho.
And they want to charge me £225 for the priviledge.

Need some ideas, this is stopping me getting the car on the road !!!!!!!!!
Its driving me mad

[spend]

Speedy cables are same as CAI are'nt they? Early instruments are ETB I think. You should try them:
www.etbinstruments.com/homepage.htm

Dave

[GreenV8S]

antonyj said:

Need some ideas

Breakers?

[antonyj]

The early clocks were Stewart Warner , so ETB cant help.
Tried Bell Hill, no luck.
Even tried TVRparts and Neil thought he may have one but no luck there either.

[Ballistic Banana]

Have you tried some of the Bodywork Guys, Ewelmes,pr wood or Tvr bodyshop, you may be lucky and they may have some kicking about?? or may know where you may get some as they repair damaged cars i am sure they have there sources.

BB

[antonyj]

Tried TVR bodyshop, no luck
Must be some knocking around somewhere....
I believe it was the same speedo in the V8S???

Look at the weather today and my griff is in the bloody garage.



>> Edited by antonyj on Saturday 2nd April 17:16

[petros]

type tvr used parts into your search engine, there are plenty of breakers carrying bits.

[antonyj]

Cant seem to find any on a search engine??

Any other suggestions????



>> Edited by antonyj on Sunday 3rd April 15:45

[antonyj]

Just been looking at ETB site, would anybody think it would be that bad to have non original clocks in a precat?
I.E they dont say TVR on them?

[antonyj]

Sorry to bounce this thread back up, just desperate.

[the dodger]

antonyj said:

I believe it was the same speedo in the V8S???

....and possibly wedge? My 350SE speedo/tacho started at 7 o/c posn and went anti-clockwise.

antonyj said:

Look at the weather today and my griff is in the bloody garage.

Why? My Chim speedo used to read 40% slow. It still went OK though......! New transponder didn't help (except stopped it flickering). New timing wheel to compensate error fitted = OK now!