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05-04-16, 22:52
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Attached are some picture of the gauges that came with my replacement dash.
hmmm....just realised that the difference in kilometer vs miles speedo might not be in the actual range of the speed displayed on the face, but more the total miles/km's on the clock(?)....would that make sence? Alex
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Chevrolet C8 cab 11 FFW BSA Folding Bicycle Last edited by Alex van de Wetering; 05-04-16 at 23:06. 
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06-04-16, 04:39
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What a strange beast.....
No doubt a civilian vehicle speedo..... must be geared for KM with such a high read out...... noticed one gauge is different shade..... maybe a GMC gauge???
Just started playing with my instrument cluster..... the best one by far is a GMC which I plan to use..... a fully rebuilt instrument cluster now retails around $750 US +++ So I plan to transplant a Chev gas gauge into the empty spot in my GMC cluster....... will be shopping for some tan colored paint at a hobby store in town tomorrow. The Tamiya paint line is very exhaustive and availalble in small quantity. Got a local car window shop to sell me the proper black polyurethane tube of sealer and special glass primer and will try my hands at installing new glass in the refurnished frame..... Had my brand new wiring harness stretched out on a table for raising my degree of familiarity with the spaghetti like confection. It was hand done by no other than Phil Waterman..... and after checking out against 3 other cab 12 I think we can do it....... and we are planning to use a dummy voltage regulator to dress up the wiring eventhough I will be using a 12 V alternator. some of the detail work is awesome compared to rebuilding a transfer case.... Cheers
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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06-04-16, 05:02
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Yes Alex that does make sense, the odometer (distance travelled) would have to have different gearing to read in kilometres.
The KMPH indication merely needs another set of numbers on the face to line up with the needle at any given speed. David
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Hell no! I'm not that old! Last edited by motto; 06-04-16 at 05:11.
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22-05-16, 23:22
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Bob, David,
Thanks for your thoughts. I am thinking of using this "odd" Km/H Speedo for the time being, but with the correct glass face and 0-100mile lettering. This will mean speed should read correctly in miles, but the odo is still reading km/h, but I don't think that should be a problem. I don't know Bob...maybe GMC, maybe a gauge from another Chev....or maybe there was some difference in colour of the gauges anyway.....maybe different suppliers??? For me the question is if should fit a replacement gauge decal set, or if I keep the original finish and slightly weathered look. I tend to go for the latter. Alex
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Chevrolet C8 cab 11 FFW BSA Folding Bicycle Last edited by Alex van de Wetering; 22-05-16 at 23:33.
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23-05-16, 00:37
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The Tie rod on my C8 was bent and the ends were cracked. I wasn't really comfortable with welding these cracks, so I had a replacement tie rod fabricated at a machine shop. New Tie rod ends came from Jim Carter. I re-used the old clamps, but replaced the bolts.
One of the pictures attached shows one clamp after a Molasses bath (2-3weeks) and the second clamp (the shiny one) after 15 minutes with the wire wheel on an angle grinder. I also had the ball on the steering arm rewelded at the local blacksmith.....but somehow I can't find the picture of the end result  Alex
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Chevrolet C8 cab 11 FFW BSA Folding Bicycle Last edited by Alex van de Wetering; 23-05-16 at 00:43.
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26-05-16, 03:32
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Fuel gauge....
Found a NOS GMC fuel gauge at a flea market for $15.... perfect match for the color....I now have a complete working instrument panel and all wired in.....
Some days the sun shines..... Cheers
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Bob Carriere....B.T.B C15a Cab 11 Hammond, Ontario Canada
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