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Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo

To: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>, datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo
From: Ray Cole <raycole@mindspring.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 12:40:31 -0700
My 68 2000, SU, purchased new in Redding CA, has a 160 mph speedometer.

>From what I know of the history of the car it came with it.  Suspect Nissan
installed what was convenient and available and there are no hard and fast
rules re what went in which car.

Ray

68 1600
68 2000


At 09:24 PM 10/22/1999 -0700, Gordon Glasgow wrote:
>Except that the parts manual doesn't list a 160 speedo for the 68-70, only
>the 67.5. All the later 2000 speedos are shown as 140.
>
>John F Sandhoff wrote:
>
>> Aha, this must be it! Craig responded:
>>
>> > It was my understanding that the 67.5 2000 had only 160mph gauges.
>> > 68-70 2000's had 140mph guages (SU car) as well as 160mph (solex car)
>>
>> So the apparent answer here is that the 0-140 goes with the SU and
>> the 0-160 goes with the Solex kit! And that ties in with the canadian car
>> comment, since as I recall there were no direct-to-US 68-70 solex cars -
>> they were all dealer or owner upgrades after import (canada and
>> our friends down under got them factory direct, though). Ross, Stan,
>> Mike - can you confirm? We wanna know for sure!
>>
>> -- John
>>      John F Sandhoff   sandhoff@csus.edu   Sacramento, CA
>
>--
>Gordon Glasgow
>Renton, WA
>http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
>
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