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Re: speedo

To: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Subject: Re: speedo
From: "Andrew B. Lundgren" <lundgren@byu.net>
Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2005 20:57:43 -0600
Hmm,

In my experience, the speedo will actually be different if you want it 
to read correctly.  IIRC the OD speedo is a 1280 speedo, I think the 
other is a 1000.  The cable length didn't cause me any grief however.

--
Andrew

Chad Cooper wrote:

> Yes the overdrive wiring is there, don't know the color.  It can be 
> found under the hood with a little digging.  The speedo will be the 
> same but you will need a different cable the OD one is longer.
>
> Chad
>
> oliver wrote:
>
>> question - i have a 73 cbb, and i just picked up an overdrive tranny 
>> from a
>> 71 (a whole parts car, in fact, so if you need something . . .)  
>> anyway, i
>> didn't mean for this to be a commercial.  my real question is whether 
>> the
>> speedo, which i believe is an overdrive speedo, will fit in the 73 
>> without
>> any big deal.  unless i am mistaken, the tranny is a pretty simple swap.
>> the car came with two drive shafts (extra power!), one attached to 
>> the diffy
>> and one on the back shelf.  does anyone know whether the overdrive 
>> wiring
>> was put in all cars, just not hooked up?
>>
>> many thanks!




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