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> 120mph silver dot Speedometer, ..to replace 150 in a 2L car.
Literati914
post Jul 2 2020, 08:35 PM
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One of my project cars (w/ the 2056cc GA) came with a 150mph speedo - it has NO silver dot and only a few numbers (30, 60, 90, 120, 150), I'm wanting all three gauges with silver dots, so I picked up a 120mph gauge (has silver dot and many more numbers).

It's my impression that a 120 is not gonna be ideal with the 2L (and maybe even larger engine down the road), or if they're even compatible - Will they play nice together? Is it common, or "just not done"?

I do actually like the 120 gauge better, because of the silver dot AND the additional numbers that it has.. can a 914 even exceed 120 ? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) ..

The other option is to try and swap the dot/needle from the 120 to the 150 and live with less numbers (not a big deal). Anyone know if that's as easy as it sounds?

Looking for thoughts ideas and opinions on this delema (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) and don't want to send off to any gauge specialist either.
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post Jul 3 2020, 12:11 PM
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150-mph silver-dot speedos may have also come on 1.7 cars.

Not entirely sure my car was a 1.7, but it had a 150 mph silver dot in it when my family bought it in 1986. Car had the appearance pack, but no center console with gauges, no oil temp gauge in the main gauge cluster, no Fuchs wheels (it was on Pedrinis), and 1.7 heads on the (1911?) engine in the car in 1986. It was one of the first 200 of the "first 1000" 1973 models, and had more 1972 equipment than 1973 equipment when I started driving it in 1991~. Only "1973" things I can think of were front bumper guards and the side shift 901. So much else was 1972—doors, windows, top, rain tray, headlight switch, etc etc.

Would love to hear more about this.



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