<VV> Re: VirtualVairs Digest, Vol 22, Issue 91

[Rodney Sampson]

All:
   I really liked the Autometer series, however, I was not able to 
locate either the vacuum nor the head temp guage.
   Has anyone found a suitable vendor that has ALL the guages necessary 
for a  Corsa replacement ?

Thanks
Rodney Sampson
HACOA

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>Message: 6
>Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:52:52 EST
>From: Sethracer at aol.com
>Subject: <VV> Corsa Gauge Re-Placement
>To: georgedjones at gmail.com, evildave606 at hotmail.com
>Cc: virtualvairs at corvair.org
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>In a message dated 11/28/2006 8:42:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,  
>georgedjones at gmail.com writes:
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>Roland,
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>Unless you're interested in doing some fiberglass work,  you're not likely to
>find anything that's ready to bolt in. Most late model  owners choose to
>mount their tachometers in the center position in the  stock dash. Ancillary
>gauges tend to be mounted above the factory radio, as  long as you don't have
>an A/C car. Others have tended to mount them under  the dash, and some have
>even built center consoles and mounted them there.  Placement is limited only
>by your imagination and your fabrication  abilities.
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>I have a friend who has a 65 Corsa. His vision capabilities are limited -  He 
>can drive okay, but the stock Corsa gauges are too dark for him to see  
>easily. I took apart an extra Corsa dash and tried to see an easy way to  update it 
>for him. The Corsa uses a separate Gauge and lens for the Tach and the  
>Speedo. (The Monza and 500 use a single lens for the whole dash). I picked up  the 
>latest Autometer catalog at SEMA. They show several series of gauges with  
>"electro-luminescent" illumination. Some with black lettering on a white  
>background. They have both a speedometer and a tachometer that would seem to fit  
>well in the Corsa "tunnels". The speedo is an electric one, with a driver/sender  
>on the cable to provide a pulse to the gauge. They provide a method of  
>calibration. Has anybody tried some of these gages? It looks like an easy  mounting 
>in the Corsa cluster, at least for the Tach and the Speedo. - Seth  Emerson  
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