v8ian
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I have acquired a rather nice Rev Counter for my car, I now need to make it fit my vehicle  its too small for the hole in my dash, the font is wrong, the rev limit on my original tach is now wrong too, SO, the plan is to dismantle the two tachs then fit the new tach to the old can and refit the old gauge face to the new tach, here lies my problem, I now need to get the face of the old tach refaced to suit the new tach, from 7k to 9k and with the correct sweep and font, Is there anybody out there who offers this service and who is good as it  ?? |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Sept 5, 2018 10:52:55 GMT
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I am not 100% sure but didn't Speedy Cables offer a gauge refurb service?
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samta22
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Refacing Instrumentssamta22
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Sept 5, 2018 11:02:29 GMT
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Ian, Although he was stepping back a little more the last time I saw him, John is the man to speak to, and if he cannot help, he will know someone who can. John Marks - Vintage RestorationsIf he is able to help, make sure you visit his workshop, it's quite a sight to behold. Knowing that John was semi-retiring, I did speak to someone midlands-based doing similar work at the restoration show earlier this year but cannot remember their name, I do have a business card for them at home somewhere so will try and dig it out later on. |
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v8ian
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Sept 5, 2018 14:49:20 GMT
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Spoke to speedy Cables, yes, they can reface, but don't want to do it unless its a full referb then they can't guarantee the font will be the same as the rest of my instruments ? |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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Sept 5, 2018 18:22:26 GMT
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Do you have a picture of the old tach and the new one so we can see the two typefaces/fonts?
I work with text in my job as a graphic designer so might be able to help (I redo clocks at home for fun - this can't be that different)
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v8ian
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Sept 5, 2018 19:05:09 GMT
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Do you have a picture of the old tach and the new one so we can see the two typefaces/fonts? I work with text in my job as a graphic designer so might be able to help (I redo clocks at home for fun - this can't be that different) Oh you sound just like the person I need to talk to, at the moment my Phone/camera has decided it docent want to play with my MacBook since an upgrade, I will keep trying but need really to see my son in law, he is a computer boffin/troubleshooter. for a major electronics company |
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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v8ian Would love to hear from you - PM me if you want to go private. Perhaps you can email yourself pictures if it won't sync them to your computer?
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its too small for the hole in my dash, the font is wrong, the rev limit on my original tach is now wrong too, 
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