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[Stot]

Thanks! I think i'm lucky enough to have a lot of the tools I need to save a lot of time on it so far.

I'm looking at the dash at the moment. I was thinking of some classic Smiths dials or something like that but its cable drive and 1024 revs per mile so not all that common, and besides I have a perfectly good dash from the MX5 and there's a guy on MX5Nutz who does custom dials. Only problem is the shape of the instrument cluster doesn't flow nicely, but it does upside down so I'm currently designing some dials.




I'm going to have bezeled bulbs/leds for the warning lights.

Moving the position of the needles is easy, major problem is the odometer would be upside down. So I took it out and flipped it over. Just had to fettle the back a bit to allow it to fit.



And while i was there I zeroed the odometer.



Only initial problem is I don't have a way of resetting the trip meter a the moment because the reset button would be where the indicator tell tale is.

Not the end of the world, I could do without a trip meter.

I should note. That last photo is just me playing with paper dials, not the finished items!

Cheers
Stot