Thanks Peter.
I have pretty much everything still available. Some additional stuff
too.
http://gerardsgarage.com/Garage/Tech/5speedKit.htm
Gerard
On Sep 13, 2011, at 6:15 PM, Peter Shull wrote:
> Very glad to hear that an alternative is still available.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gerard" <pixelsmith@gerardsgarage.com>
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 11:42:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 5-speed speedo drive question.
>
> Bill L's information is correct.
>
> I bought 3 angle drives from Paul in the last year he was able to
> still offer product. He was not able to supply them any longer custom
> geared. I know where to get the exact same angle drives, but they are
> geared 1:1 and they are not cheap.
>
> I do have available. new manufactured cables with adapter that is a
> "turnkey" installation. These are approximately half the price of
> other solutions and there's no need for the angle drive. I've supplied
> more than a dozen of these with complete customer satisfaction. I've
> heard from a number of people whose angle drives have been "eaten up"
> for whatever reason and replaced multiple times too. I don't consider
> the additional cost for the angle drive to be cost effective for the
> little bit of speed correction it provides, but that's an individual
> decision. Depending on your gearing/tire combination your error may
> vary, but I'm currently test driving a 73 Midget (3.9) with 155R13
> with my kit and speedo cable installed and speed error is about 10%. I
> can go out with my GPS and test at different speeds if anyone one
> interested in more specific info.
>
> I have 3 new cables left to be used in concert with the BMC cable if
> anyone is interested. They are about half price of the turnkey ones.
>
> Contact me off list for additional info.
>
> Gerard
> http://gerardsgarage.com/
>
> On Sep 12, 2011, at 9:38 PM, spridgets-request@autox.team.net wrote:
>
>> Message: 11
>> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 16:54:47 -0700
>> From: Bill L <pythias@pacifier.com>
>> To: Peter Shull <pdx.pete@frontier.com>
>> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] 5-speed speedo drive question.
>> Message-ID: <198606564.20110912165447@pacifier.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>
>> Hello Peter,
>>
>> What I know:
>>
>> Near the end, The place where he was getting them done would no
>> longer do custom gearing. He could standard gears made in the
>> angle drive but wouldn't make them for him based on ALL the
>> information.... transmission, tire size, speedo gearing. He was
>> trying to find another source that WOULD do that but he hadn't
>> found one (to my knowledge).
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