[DeTomaso] Gauge face plate for 2 5/8 ths gauges

[Ken Green]

Wellllllllllll,
 
    If I ever actually get my car running, I'd like it to look good to balance all the years it's looked awful, LOL  I'd like the gauges to look like a complete set.  But I haven't been able to find a black face 200 MPH electronic speedo that at least looks close to the MSD gauges.  There has to be an MSD speedo out there somewhere  
 
Ken





--- On Mon, 2/23/09, Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com> wrote:

From: Mad Dog Antenucci <teampantera at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gauge face plate for 2 5/8 ths gauges
To: kenn_green at yahoo.com, detomaso at realbig.com, "boyd casey" <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:27 PM





Just buy a GPS then you know not only how fast you were (or were not) but it gives you time/distance/trip info. 

Erik Belter made me up a trick little portable plate with felcro straps that slips between the Tach and Speedo pods for ORR runs. Its secure and its easy on and off.



 
Mad Dawg Antenucci 
Team Pantera Racing 
The 1st & still the only vintage race team in open road racing 
www.teampanteraracing.com






From: Ken Green <kenn_green at yahoo.com>
To: detomaso at realbig.com; boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:05:51 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Gauge face plate for 2 5/8 ths gauges

Boyd,
 
    I still haven't been able to find an MSD speedometer, and If I do find one, it will have to be tricked to be a higher speed speedometer to be reasonable for us.  The MSD speedometers are only 140 MPH, but are the type that you program, and could be scaled.  From looking at the MSD gauges, I think an overlay could easily be used to modify the face.
 
    If anyone finds an MSD speedometer (preferably the 5 inch) please let me know.
 
Ken


--- On Mon, 2/23/09, boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com> wrote:

From: boyd casey <boyd411 at gmail.com>
Subject: [DeTomaso] Gauge face plate for 2 5/8 ths gauges
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 1:22 PM

I was going to finalize the deal for new MSD lazer gauges that  ken green
found for sale at a big discount and I was wondering how I might install
them without screwing up the look of the car. I was thinking of fabricating
a new gauge faceplate to install the 2 5/8 th's " gauges. These are
the MSD
lazer gauges that are programmable, and have touch screen faces they are
supposed to be extremely accurate and they look very cool .1 combo amps/
volts dual sweep , 2. water temp, 3. Oil pressure, 4.  Programmable fuel
level and Possibly 5. fuel / air ( if I can't fit this on the panel I was
thinking of on the dash on the horizontal strip to the right of the tach.. I
was going to make more room on the faceplate by eliminating the switches I
no longer use. I only use 1. headlights, 2. Windows, 3.heater fan. I don't
use1 . courtesy lamp, 2. manual fan, 3. extra switch. Any thoughts or ideas
? or has anyone made the transition to larger gauges?
Boyd
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