Forgot to comment on that. The OD speedo is hard to come by in the US. They
can
be had - mostly from MG breaker yards - and they can be rebuilt, but it will
take
quite a bit of tracking them down, and you want one from the right series of car
(i.e. an OD speedo off a 68 is not the same as an OD speedo off a 62-67). Also,
you could have your std. speedo rebuilt to OD gearing - which is something like
10% different (if I remember correct 1166 rev/mile std, and 1040 rev/mile for
the
OD) - Nisonger in Marmarneck, NY (sp?) does a very nice job with this (the usual
disclaimers apply - I don't work for them, and I don't own stock, just had
positive experiences with them). Then the only thing that would make it look
unoriginal would be the numbers on the face of the speedo - all the rest looks
identical.
Can you tell I did this exact conversion??
Phil Bates
Mgbbob@aol.com wrote:
> Hi again listers,
> Can anyone comment on the need for an overdrive speedometer for the D type
> conversion I'm about to make? If I left the old non overdrive speedometer in,
> would speed be grossly off?
>
> While they're not available though Moss, is it imperative that I search one
> out?
>
> Does anyone have the appropriate Smiths numbers for my 66 MGB? Does anyone
> have a spare speedometer they want to sell?
> TIA, listers
> Bob Stahlbush
> 66 MGB GHN3L 78708
> 60 TR3A TS 81398L
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