Here are the last couple of upgrades, accomplished today:
The new Autometer speedometer showed up today, along with new retractable lap belts to replace Simpson Racing belts. The belts arrived early and got installed first. Light was pouring in through the garage door and the back window so the 2nd shot is pretty bleached out, but it shows how they mounted. I went for the 70’s style with the starburst metal buckles. It sure is nice not having the big heavy buckles and belts laying all over the floor.
[IMG]http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5395/001swe.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9122/002mwe.jpg[/IMG]Tomorrow I’ll calibrate the speedo after I confirm the accuracy of the highway mile markers with our Honda. Although both gauges are the same size, the face and numbers on the Autometer is so much larger it’s much easier to see.
Here’s the last remaining VDO gauge, the old speedo. The only nice feature it offered was thru dial lighting, but it looked washed out and the numbers were too small:
[IMG]http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/152/003iz.jpg[/IMG]And here’s the new Autometer. One other advantage - my truck now has a 40 mile per hour higher top speed. The speedometer says so! LOL!
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