- 1. Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 13:46:20 PST8PDT
- Can someone solve this mystery? A Roadster speedo, 0-160 mph, but with a bright chrome ring (not black as you'd expect on a low-windshield dash). So what's it off of? A '70? -- John John F Sandhoff s
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00732.html (7,497 bytes)
- 2. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Davesmbox@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 17:35:04 EDT
- << Can someone solve this mystery? A Roadster speedo, 0-160 mph, but with a bright chrome ring (not black as you'd expect on a low-windshield dash). So what's it off of? A '70? I have one Too and was
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00736.html (7,603 bytes)
- 3. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Art Department <qcimages@ix.netcom.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 14:43:54 -0700
- I'm pretty sure that the 160mph speedos were made from the 67.5 2000 thru 1970 2000. In my hands I could tell you exactly what year car its for, since we don't, you need to measure the diameter the l
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00737.html (8,801 bytes)
- 4. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:01:40 PST8PDT
- Craig muses: I know of two '69 2000's that have 0-140 speedos. Can't vouch for originality, though. My understanding was the 68-69 1600's used 0-120 (at least, my 68-1600 was 0-120 until it broke and
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00738.html (8,435 bytes)
- 5. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "John F Sandhoff" <sandhoff@compctr.ccs.csus.edu>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:45:32 PST8PDT
- Aha, this must be it! Craig responded: 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
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00740.html (7,934 bytes)
- 6. RE: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert Hewitson" <roberth@iaa.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 14:05:23 +1000
- 1968 2000's in Oz were 0-160 - 69-70's had 0-140 without inner chromed ring regds Rob H 2*68 2000 1*67.5 2000
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00745.html (9,276 bytes)
- 7. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 21:24:24 -0700
- 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. -- Gordon Glasgow Renton, WA http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00747.html (8,280 bytes)
- 8. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: walter@omni.sps.mot.com (Thomas Walter)
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 99 09:59:18 CDT
- My '68 2000 has the 160 MPH speedo. SU vehicle. Car was driven heavily during the first 6 years of its life, then pretty much parked in '74. Pretty original in most regards, so I suspect the speedom
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00755.html (7,771 bytes)
- 9. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: 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. 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
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00756.html (8,909 bytes)
- 10. Re: Mystery 160 mph speedo (score: 1)
- Author: Gordon Glasgow <glasgow@serv.net>
- Date: Sat, 23 Oct 1999 17:45:37 -0700
- Okay, I sit corrected. -- Gordon Glasgow Renton, WA http://www.gordon-glasgow.org
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00762.html (8,083 bytes)
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