Mark Allanson
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| posted on 14/9/04 at 10:04 PM |
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Obscured speedo
I have just cut the front off my speedo and set the mileage to zero, on placing the binacle front on the dash, I think the speedo may be obscured by
the steering wheel.
Has anyone had this problem, I know I could set it off centre but I want the symetry for looks
 
Rescued attachment SpeedoObscure.jpg
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Viper
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| posted on 14/9/04 at 10:41 PM |
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Mr sva won't like it.
how about a smaller wheel?
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Dave Ashurst
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 06:38 AM |
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Cut a section of the wheel out?
I'll get my coat...
Seriously though, Mr SVA didn't seem to mind mine which was based on Mk2 escort instruments. See the pic below, taken at a petrol station on the
way to the SVA test in March 2002.
Looks similar to yours to me.
regards
Dave
 
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Northy
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 07:03 AM |
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Mark,
Fit a smaller wheel? But still a Ford one, from a Fiesta or something? Still type approved then.
Cheers
Graham
Website under construction. Help greatfully received as I don't really know what I'm doing! 
"If a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?"
Built 2L 8 Valve Vx Powered Avon
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GeoffT
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 08:03 AM |
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Mark,
I also had this problem, don't know which instrument setup you're using but with the MK11 escort binnacle the speedo and rev counter
can be simply swapped around - may also be possible with the sierra unit, worth checking to see.
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 08:34 PM |
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The sierra wheel definately obscures the speedo, you can see upto 100mph clearly and from 135 onwards (sum ope!). I guess this is a fail. I am going
to try my 12" astrali wheel with its solid boss to see if it improves matters, I will have to make a velco pad for SVA, and get a collapsable
boss, does anyone know where I can get one with a 4" PCD and a centre bore of 3 1/2". Atrali have a nice on on their site, but I cannot
find one online for sale!
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Lightning
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 09:20 PM |
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I got a boss from The Gearbox in Exeter for my Moutney, but the boss was Astrali
About £15 I think
Steve
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 09:25 PM |
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Sounds like a good price, I'm not in Exeter very often though. I looked on ebay, there is one for a Mk4 escort which looks very similar to the
sierra one
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Lightning
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 09:35 PM |
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If I had seen this thread earlier I could have brought one down . I was in Penzance today. And what a lovely day. Then went to Treen beach. God I work
hard!
Steve
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 09:56 PM |
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Next time you're down, pop in, we are on the A30, OK at work, thats where the car is!
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 15/9/04 at 11:01 PM |
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I'll let you know tomorrow, We've got the same setup as you are suggesting and our SVA is tomorrow at 8am.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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RoadkillUK
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 02:34 PM |
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Been for SVA today (will post later with result) but failed on a few minor points, anyway as for the Speedo, he never mentioned it.
Roadkill - Lee
www.bradford7.co.uk
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 16/9/04 at 05:33 PM |
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Ideal, but with the 12" wheel, there is no problem!
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