[TR] Speedo Conversion

[Don Hiscock]

"How often do you drive through a tunnel?" ...

Really depends on where one lives.  I visited friends last month in the
south of France, one of whom lost his driving privileges for six months
after being caught speeding in one of the several tunnels between Monaco
and Èze...

That's not a risk here in Saint Louis, though!  :)

On Wed, Jun 28, 2023 at 5:30 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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