Bought an SVO speedometer...sort of
So I was doing my usually "84 Mustang" perusal on Ebay, and I saw "SVO speedometer 84 85 86" $19.99-which got me very excited. Saw the pic, looked good, next thing you know I'm buying it now and paying paypal. BUT what I ended up and finally noticed after by heart stopped racing, is the FACE of an SVO gauge..no mechanicals. I know, rookie move on my part. The questions is, what can I do with this? Is it of any use in my 84 GT? I'm guessing no without the mechanicals.
Last edited by vxr500; 05-13-2016 at 02:37 PM.
1984.5 GT 5.0 5 Speed ANALOG
BBK Long Tubes/H pipe/FM
Edelbrock Intake/Holley 600
8.8 w/FMS 3.73s
Steeda Shifter
2010 GT 5 Speed DIGITAL
Track Pack
Pypes Violator axle back
Airaid Cold Air
My understanding is that you could get an aftermarket face decal that puts numbers on the markings that are blank. The face should fit on your existing mechanicals and work fine.
I did a dyno test on my 84 and it wrapped right past the 85 marker and had no problems. The Feds mandated that all speedo's could only read 85mph. This was to make us drive slower..
Yeah right, we just didn't know how fast we were driving.. No gps or cell phone apps yet.
someone else chime in if this is not correct.
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."
Albert Einstein
1984 20th Anniversary GT350
Almost "Stock"
It is pretty much useless without the mechanicals.
Kendal
I guess my question would be...why would someone just remove the face. Only thing I can figure is the speedo was broken??
Second what Kendal said.
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The right side mounting tab thing looks bent?
86 LX Coupe 4E
84 SVO Watkins Glen Pace Car 1E
85 SVO Hertz 4E
85.5 SVO 2R orig owner
86 SVO 7B
66 Fastback
55 Willys Jeep Overland Wagon
Oh well. I guess I'm stuck with it then. Is there any way to mess with a stock 85 mph speedo to get it to work? I think I have an extra one somewhere.
1984.5 GT 5.0 5 Speed ANALOG
BBK Long Tubes/H pipe/FM
Edelbrock Intake/Holley 600
8.8 w/FMS 3.73s
Steeda Shifter
2010 GT 5 Speed DIGITAL
Track Pack
Pypes Violator axle back
Airaid Cold Air
Look at that seller's sold item list, directly under your "speedometer."
Mike
My '78 Fairmont build - http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...539-78-Big-Red
Buy one of these little clock kits and make a clock out of it.
Not serious. Don't hate on me.
Last edited by dburdyshaw; 05-14-2016 at 01:18 AM.
I think that's a good idea. What else are you gonna do with it? You might find a tach face later and you could turn it into a matching barometer...Originally Posted by dburdyshaw
A speedometer shop should be able to re-calibrate your existing speedometer head to work with that face.
But no, it's not just a swap-and-go upgrade.
Cheers,
Jeff Cook
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