<VV> Speedo Face - refurbish

[Ron]

OK, does anyone know anybody that can make a new speedometer face for the 
Corvair speedometer, stock or otherwise?
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Arjay Morgan" <n3lkz at yahoo.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 9:33 PM
Subject: <VV> RE: Km vs MPH speedo face


> Aside from the odometer portion of the speedometer, gearing is not an 
> issue. The speedometer needle moves a certain distance (call it a 
> percentage of its arc) for each X number of revolutions per second. To the 
> speedo it's not mph or kph but degrees of arc across the face. What makes 
> a KPH speedo different is the graduations on its face. The number of 
> degrees of arc for say 100 kph vs 62 mph is the same. All that needs to be 
> changed is the graduations and present day signmakers use computers to 
> neatly divide up the space. just about any signmaker with 20th Century 
> equipment can make a speedo face in KPH. The problem is getting him /her 
> to take on a job that won't make 'em a lot of money. I've even seen 
> dual-nation speedos where the KM scale is simply a decal that goes in 
> front of the MPH mechanism. Tacky, but it works. I'd ask my guy, Bob, down 
> here in Zephyrhills to do it on his whizzz-bang sign cutting machine,but 
> he'd quote me a price nobody on this group woud want to
> hear., at least not in pleasant company
>  just a thought and your mileage will vary
>
>  Arjay Morgan
>  64 monza convert
>
>
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