[TR] Speedo Conversion

[David Friedlander]

Perhaps not, Bob. But the tall trees bordering a narrow road scenario is
far more common. TerriAnn makes a valid point..

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 6:24 PM Bob Danielson <75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
wrote:

> I’ve heard the GPS tunnel argument before and I have to chuckle every
> time…… How often do you drive through a tunnel? I can safely say the TR6
> has never been in a tunnel in my  26 years of ownership…..oops… I take that
> back… it has gone though the tunnel in New Haven that’s about ½ mile and we
> survived. . Why do you need the speedo in a tunnel? You usually can only go
> as fast as the guy in front of you and tunnel speeds typically drop about
> 10 mph as soon as folks get in one. I’m surprised you don’t know your speed
> by looking at your tach. If you do go through a tunnel, how long is it? 2
> or 3 miles perhaps. You can’t live without your speedo for 3 miles? And
> again I say… look at your tach. Let’s face it, the tunnel argument is weak
> at best.
>
>
>
> Bob Danielson
> TR6 Interior Panels, Boot Covers and Fender Blankets
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/PanelBootSales1.htm
>
>
>
> *From: *TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, June 28, 2023 12:52 PM
> *To: *triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject: *Re: [TR] Speedo Conversion
>
>
>
> On 6/28/23 4:47 AM, auprichard uprichard.net wrote:
>
> I have toyed wit the idea of a GPS conversion – as you say, they are very
> accurate – but I didn’t like the idea of the speedo dropping to zero if I
> drove through a tunnel.
>
> I have a VDO GPS speedometer in my 1960 Land Rover. How well it works
> depends on how much of the sky the sender can see. And yes, a road lined by
> tall trees with narrows the sensor's view of the sky keeps it from working
> unless there is a satellite in the open space. I didn't want to drill a
> hole in my roof or compromise door/windscreen seals so mounted mine on the
> windscreen in front of the rear view mirror. So a satellite needs to be in
> front of me for the GPS to work. How well a GPS speedo works is determined
> by how much sky it can see. My mounting it inside on the windscreen I
> severely limited what my sensor can see.
>
> On the other hand, the GPS has allowed me to determine speed by watching
> the tach, so when my GPS cannot see a sat, I look at the tach to determine
> my speed.
>
> TeriAnn
>
>
>
> Your gauges look great – I have just ordered a set of magnolia gauges with
> leds from West Valley.
>
>
>
> Andrew Uprichard
>
> Jackson, MI
>
>
>
> *From:* Triumphs <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net>
> <triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob Danielson
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 27, 2023 8:27 PM
> *To:* jhmdds at aol.com; triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject:* Re: [TR] Speedo Conversion
>
>
>
> One of the projects I never documented on my web site was the conversion
> of my tach to electronic and my speedo to GPS back in 2013. I sent both
> stock gauges to Morris at West Valley and he not only converted them but he
> had his “artist” repaint the faces Magnolia.  The speedo now has GPS
> innards, a power lead and an antenna (hidden under the ashtray). I’ve
> tracked the speed against both my Garmin GPS and Waze and it’s spot on
> perfect. The beauty of a GPS speedo is there’s no need for a tranny cable
> and it doesn’t care about the rear end ratio or your tire size….. it just
> tracks you in real time.
>
>
>
> Bob Danielson
> TR6 Interior Panels, Boot Covers and Fender Blankets
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/PanelBootSales1.htm
>
>
>
> *From: *jhmdds at aol.com
> *Sent: *Tuesday, June 27, 2023 10:37 AM
> *To: *triumphs at autox.team.net
> *Subject: *[TR] Speedo Conversion
>
>
>
> "
>
> Hi All,
>
>
>
> I'm looking for recommendations for converting the speedometer on my '75
> TR6 with the Toyota 5 speed transmission to an electronic style.
> Alternatively I'm looking for a 90 degree drive angle connector from the
> transmission to the speedo cable.
>
>
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
>
>
> James Maddox
>
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