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jeff howell
Birmingham, AL
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Registered:
12/29/2008 06:34PM

Main British Car:
1963 MGB Roadster 1963 Buick 215

Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: howellmail
Date: December 29, 2008 07:08PM

Does anyone know of a vendor who can supply a electronic replacement speedo for a 63 MGB that looks like the original? My existing speedo locked up and was never correct on the speed anyway.


HealeyRick
Rick Neville

(490 posts)

Registered:
12/19/2007 05:01PM

Main British Car:
1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L

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Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: HealeyRick
Date: December 31, 2008 06:34PM

Could try these guys to custom make one: [www.redlinegaugeworks.com]


BMC
Brian Mc Cullough
Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA
(383 posts)

Registered:
10/30/2007 02:27AM

Main British Car:
1980 MGB '95 3.4L 'L32' SFI V6, GM V6T5 & 3.42 Limi

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Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: BMC
Date: January 02, 2009 03:55AM

We have used these guys for years:

[gaugeguys.com]

Any electronic gauge is going to not have a mechanical odometer and may not have the jewels in them for things like turn signal, charge lamp or high beam indicator.

If you contact them, they can give you a number of options. None will be as cheap as just installing an aftermarket gauge, but if matching the stock units makes a difference to you, then the cost is worth it.

-BMC.
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302V8
Pete Mantell
Sidney, IL
(96 posts)

Registered:
10/23/2007 09:47AM

Main British Car:
69 MGB 302 V8 Ford 302 '347' stroker 505HP 440ftlbs

Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: 302V8
Date: January 02, 2009 11:04AM

Jeff,

Give Roger a call at Speedometer Service Company 414-463-6660. www.speedometersolutions.com
They should be able to help you out.

Cheers

Pete


wspohn
bill spohn

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Registered:
10/23/2007 09:14AM

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Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: wspohn
Date: January 14, 2009 04:55PM

Maybe I'm missing something, but assuming you still have the 4 cylinder, the 63 would have a mechanical tach. Just buy a tach out of a 65 - 68 and it looks identical but is electric.


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Curtis Jacobson
Portland Oregon
(4577 posts)

Registered:
10/12/2007 02:16AM

Main British Car:
71 MGBGT, Buick 215

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Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: Moderator
Date: January 14, 2009 05:52PM

Bill, this is Jeff's car... [www.britishv8.org]

photographed at BritishV8 2006:
http://www.britishv8.org/MG/JeffHowell/JeffHowell-A.jpg

http://www.britishv8.org/MG/JeffHowell/JeffHowell-D.jpg

Spectacular, eh?


wspohn
bill spohn

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Registered:
10/23/2007 09:14AM

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Re: Speedometer for 63 MGB
Posted by: wspohn
Date: January 16, 2009 10:55AM

Oops, sorry, reading to fast, saw 'tach' for speedo and wondered what the problem was.

Now If I could just figure out why my electronic speedo refuses to register on the Jamaican. It has a V8 T5 in it - guess the first thing to do is pull the wires and drive it and see if there is any juice? Make sure the sender is working.



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