ricardoa1
Registered User
I will be making myself a 145MPH speedo during the next few cold winter days. I know my car is governed with the darn Auto but Im hoping that will change in the future so Ill be doing this mod without spending a fortune.
You too can have a 145MPH speedo for very cheap money using your exsisting 120MPH speedo. Its not new and im def not the innovator here, but bringing things back up can be new news to the newbies who are paying over $100bux to get a cool 145MPH gauge.
There are several people selling 145MPH faces.
The ones I like the most are the reverse glow ones I have them in my 94SC and they look super cool at night. They are somewhat expensive though.
http://www.streetracerparts.com/Ford_Thunderbird_SC_1994_1995_Halo_Style_Illumiglo_p/srp-0129.htm
There is also someone on ebay selling a kit that has all the years included these are your plain old white face with the green numbers. I saw them last night going for about $22 bux. Unsure on the quality but I am sure it will get the job done.
Another source is the old school NRauto.com very high quality. I used to have these, and they are now affordable they use to be over $100 dollars.
http://www.nrauto.com/sub_index.asp?spage=Gauges
Another source is the guy from TCCOA.
Or last find your self selling a broken 145MPH speedo and steal the face of it and use it on your 120MPH speedo. This will give you the black with eggshell texture that the factory gauge has.
Then read this article http://www.sccoa.com/faq/SpeedometerConversions.pdf
and go to radio shack and get some resistors.
Last have fun Ill try to document my progress.
You too can have a 145MPH speedo for very cheap money using your exsisting 120MPH speedo. Its not new and im def not the innovator here, but bringing things back up can be new news to the newbies who are paying over $100bux to get a cool 145MPH gauge.
There are several people selling 145MPH faces.
The ones I like the most are the reverse glow ones I have them in my 94SC and they look super cool at night. They are somewhat expensive though.
http://www.streetracerparts.com/Ford_Thunderbird_SC_1994_1995_Halo_Style_Illumiglo_p/srp-0129.htm
There is also someone on ebay selling a kit that has all the years included these are your plain old white face with the green numbers. I saw them last night going for about $22 bux. Unsure on the quality but I am sure it will get the job done.
Another source is the old school NRauto.com very high quality. I used to have these, and they are now affordable they use to be over $100 dollars.
http://www.nrauto.com/sub_index.asp?spage=Gauges
Another source is the guy from TCCOA.
Or last find your self selling a broken 145MPH speedo and steal the face of it and use it on your 120MPH speedo. This will give you the black with eggshell texture that the factory gauge has.
Then read this article http://www.sccoa.com/faq/SpeedometerConversions.pdf
and go to radio shack and get some resistors.
Last have fun Ill try to document my progress.
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