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Title: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Joliet Jim on May 17, 2016, 08:09:08 PM

Ok replacing the dead speedo with a GPS unit from speed hut on the old Cali stone. Any suggestions on what to use to cover the hole where the speedo cable goes? Also anybody reuse the chrome speedo housing?

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: oldbike54 on May 17, 2016, 08:12:27 PM

 How about an LED in a soothing color , mood lighting as it were .

 Dusty

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: rodekyll on May 17, 2016, 08:19:22 PM

The inner plastic of a bottle cap/other earth-shaped (flatXround) gasket and the screw collar from the dead tach cable?*


*Extra points if you think of how to squeeze any more stereotypical guzzisti into that statement without using the words "suspenders", "dino", or "clamp".

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: pete roper on May 17, 2016, 08:19:39 PM

Jim, just take the drive to a bolt store to match up the thread with something and install it. Do remember though that under the speedo drive pinion there is a hardened steel washer. Make sure you pluck it out with a magnet after removing the pinion or you'll end up in a world of pain.

Pete

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Scud on May 17, 2016, 08:20:17 PM

(http://thumb.ibb.co/nr2K1F/IMG_3127.jpg) (http://ibb.co/nr2K1F)


I went to the hardware store and bought a piece of black PVC pipe fitting that had about the right shape. I cut it out and glued it to the inside of the bucket with gooey black stuff (probably RTV IIRC). This was a Speedhut gauge in place of an ITI on a 2003 V11 LeMans.

Or blue mood lighting could work...

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: oldbike54 on May 17, 2016, 08:22:57 PM

 Jim , you want we should start a poll ? :laugh:

 Dusty

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Scud on May 17, 2016, 08:29:21 PM

Quote from: Joliet Jim on May 17, 2016, 08:09:08 PM

Also anybody reuse the chrome speedo housing?

Here's how I adapted some home electrical parts to mount the stock bucket over the Speedhuts. There's a thread with a lot of other ideas over at V11LeMans.com. I think it's called "Installing Speedhut Gauges."


(http://thumb.ibb.co/g2M1Fa/IMG_3119.jpg) (http://ibb.co/g2M1Fa)

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Joliet Jim on May 19, 2016, 07:21:48 AM

 Thanks guys for some good ideas, well maybe not dusty.  :bow:  I was probably leaning towards the RK solution because I hadn't rally thought about pulling the drive and just replacing with a bolt. I'll have to checkout v11 again for that thread.

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: oldbike54 on May 19, 2016, 07:29:01 AM

 What's wrong with mood lighting ? :laugh: Seriously , ran a pair of switches for lights and ignition on the /5 , the type that light up when in the on position . One red , one blue , really kind of cool .

 Dusty

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: charlie b on May 19, 2016, 10:19:22 AM

Rubber bottle stopper  ;)

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on May 19, 2016, 05:30:29 PM

Just fill it in with Bondo and spray it black.

(http://i1304.photobucket.com/albums/s526/Kiwi_Roy/Dash%20V11%20Sport/2FillCablehole_zps75239640.jpg)

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Joliet Jim on May 19, 2016, 10:25:55 PM

Thanks kiwi Roy but I meant the engine side  :thumb: and the stone has a chrome speedo bucket, but still better than the mood lighting suggestion  :laugh:

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: Kiwi_Roy on May 19, 2016, 10:48:32 PM

Take the nut off the old cable and glue a dime to it.

Title: Re: GPS speedo what to do with drive hole
Post by: oldbike54 on May 20, 2016, 08:32:12 AM

Quote from: Joliet Jim on May 19, 2016, 10:25:55 PM

Thanks kiwi Roy but I meant the engine side  :thumb: and the stone has a chrome speedo bucket, but still better than the mood lighting suggestion  :laugh:

 Some of you guys are impossible to please  :laugh:

 Dusty