Next month I want to begin to restore the interior on my 74 Spitfire. While I have the dash out I'm contemplating installing a Smith's mechanical oil pressure gauge in the area between the fuel and t
Next month I want to begin to restore the interior on my 74 Spitfire. While I have the dash out I'm contemplating installing a Smith's mechanical oil pressure gauge in the area between the fuel and t
Barry, IMS, your 1974 would have had the gauges very similar to the same year TR6. Maybe you can locate a TR6 oil pressure gauge and have virtually an exact match. Yes, definitely. SMITHS used to sel
That's exactly what you do Barry. You can buy these T-pieces from automotive shops etc. Moss used to supply them and may still. Jonathan '77 spitfire 1500 ** Dr J.E.Miles School of Biological Scienc
Hi Andy et al, FWIW, Brooklands in Fort Lauderdale is the importer for Smiths. They have a complete collection of Smiths gauges along with original Lucas lights and switches, true Minilights, etc. Th
Hugh, since you've got the catalog handy <g>, do they still stock the Smith's over-and-under combination oil pressure/coolant temp 2-1/8" gauge? How much are they asking for it, if it's still availab
gauge? Hi Michael, Yes they do, the measurement is 52mm...close enough to 2-1/8? $102.00 No problem right? I hope that this is for the GT6...Right? BTW, I should be picking up that TR3 this weekend,
Barry, With the Spit I used to own, I was also disatisfied with the lack of guages. But I couldn't bear to bring myself to destroying that beautiful dashboard! I have a suggestion for you (it is what
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 08:11:13 -0500 "Adding An Oil Pressure Gauge To 74 Spitfire" (Jan 20, 6:17am)
Barry, I thought that I would let you know what I did in the same situation. I have a '73 Spit, and as I was autocrossing the car, I decided that I needed an oil pressure guage. I found that Smith's
Hello all. Personally, I don't see anything wrong with wanting to add extra guages in the dash. The PO of my GT6+ added the dual guage already, in place of the temp. guage, for which I am eternally g
I've done it on a number of vehicles, without incident. Only caution I'd give has to do with the mechanical gauge. Or actually with the tubing. If the tubing is the tiny white stuff you see on the c