[TR] Speedo Conversion

[TeriAnn J. Wakeman]

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> *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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