Looks pretty good.

I plugged the odometer reset cable in.

Before installation, I needed to deal with there length of the speedo cable. Right now, it only barely reaches the gauge when installed.

I pulled up the carpet and re-routed the cable.

Now there is plenty of spare length.

I put the rubber retaining ring on the gauge.

Speedometer installed. It sure looks clean. The tach does not look as bad as the photo shows, but I already feel the need to take the glass off and clean it.

Here's the reset cable.

And everything put back together underneath. I did look at the brake pedal arm to see about trying to move the pedal a bit to the left, but that will have to wait for another time.

Making progress.

And losing progress. It looks like the oil strainer cover plate is leaking.

A billet part here would be totally worth the money!

I've been trying to remove the set screw on the knurled nut for two years. Is there something I need to know? reverse thread or some thing? It's sitting in a sandwich bag with oil .

Kevin

I always use new paper gaskets and permatex sealant at this connection

Kevin, I had to drill out the original set screw, and then tap new larger threads. I made my own set screw from a cut-off section of machine screw.

That's what I did. My best guess is that one of the gaskets did not seat properly.

I will have to drain and toss the new oil fill. I guess 4 quarts is cheap to make sure I get this leak stopped.

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I've been trying to remove the set screw on the knurled nut for two years. Is there something I need to know? reverse thread or some thing? It's sitting in a sandwich bag with oil .

Kevin
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Kevin, I had to drill out the original set screw, and then tap new larger threads. I made my own set screw from a cut-off section of machin


Thanks Bob

Kevin

Another trip to Tucson, and another stop at my favorite (metal) store, Industrial Metal Supply. All kinds of steel and aluminum, including amazing cut-off scrap plate and bar sold by the pound. A true candy store for some of us.

Hey, thats my second home. So many sheets of metal and trips to the scrap bin there.

Home again, and the strainer cover continued to leak while I was gone.

There goes 4 new quarts of Valvoline race oil.

And then I could not find my bag of spare gaskets, so have to order some for the strainer cover. Best I could tell, the leak was from the center retaining nut.

While waiting for new gaskets, I got back to the interior. Earlier, I removed and replaced the internal door latch mechanisms, and also rebuilt the door stays. I got another liner kit from 914 Rubber.

Starting on the left door, with adhesive strip attached all around.

Plus the plastic liner. Note that with extreme adhesion of the butyl strip, this is essentially permanent--or at least not reusable.

Door card on, plus the winder and the latch surround.

Then my least favorite part: the retaining spring for the cover of the armrest bin. Last year this took me 20 minutes. This time, I got it on the first try.

All done.

Then I did the right door, with basically the same procedure.

The difference is the lower part of the armrest. To install, this slides rearward onto these L-shaped fittings on the bottom of the armrest.

Done here, too.

View from the inside. Looks ready to drive.

Back home again, and with snow mostly gone, it was time to start swapping out snow tires. I got two vehicles done, and then decided to do some sit-down work. Since I rebuilt the speedometer--and cleaned the glass--the other gauges have bothered me. So I yanked the tach.

Unlike the speedo, the tach had never been opened, and it took some time to work around the retaining ring and slowly pry open the flange.

50 years of stuff on the inside of the glass.

All cleaned and back together. Yes, the rim paint needs some touch-up.

Back in place, and looks good. Now the left gauge needs cleaning. Maybe tomorrow.

I removed the left gauge. I hope somebody took a picture showing where these wires go.

Last one.

Not as bad as the tach glass, but still dirty.

Cleaned and reassembled.

Happy clean glass all across.

Beautiful work on the gauges!

Thanks. Once I got over the idea of opening the bezel ring, it was pretty simple.

I got some vinyl caps, designed for 2.5 inch fence posts.

I tied them together in pairs.

And now have some handy covers for the intakes.

Then I got out new gaskets for the strainer and drain plug.

Strainer and cover installed--and I made sure it was seated evenly.

And torqued properly.

And the drain plug, too. Maybe this time it will not leak.