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09-02-06, 04:47 PM
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| | Lee 5 Tenths 
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Rep Power: 12  | Instrument spacing
I don't recall seeing any measurements anywhere for how far apart to space the instruments. Anyone got any clues on what the spacings should be? I suppose centre to centre for Tacho to the two either side, centre to centre for the other batch of 3 instruments, and some sort of reference measurement for the batch of 3 from centre of tacho?
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09-02-06, 05:08 PM
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| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | Lee, doesn't your dash have the raised/angled bits on the dash that the instruments go in ? On my dash the instruments can only go in these - obviously you can choose the order but not the spacing - do you mean the switches ?
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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09-02-06, 06:15 PM
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| | Lee 5 Tenths
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Rep Power: 12 | Flat dash panel
Hi Paul
The DRB has a flat panel, with no raised, angled faces. Therefore I have fixed positions for Tacho and Speedo, but the rest, as they say, is a blank canvass so I can put anything anywhere. I just want to try to keep to the proper spacing for the gauges.
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09-02-06, 06:36 PM
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| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | I can take a few measurements if that helps you out. I'd have gone for even spacing but there is a gap where I put my hazard switch - will pics help you out ?
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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09-03-06, 05:08 AM
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| | Lee 5 Tenths
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Rep Power: 12 | Paul
Yes, measurements is what I'm after if you could. I have pictures in the usual reference books, showing the layout, but nothing to indicate exactly how far apart they should be.
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09-03-06, 11:45 AM
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| | Bill D I Have No Life 
Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Camarillo, CA
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Rep Power: 34 | Lee-
I have a RHD dash and here are the measurements I took this morning.
Measured from where the dash makes a turn to the speedo, the first gauge is 2 inches (50.8mm), the second and third gauges are 3-1/8" (79.4mm) center-to-center.
I have two gauges on either side of the tachometer. They are 3-3/8" (85.7mm) from the center of the tach.
I hope this helps
Bill D
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09-03-06, 04:11 PM
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| | Lee 5 Tenths
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Rep Power: 12 | Thanks very much Bill. That will allow me to get on with that now, although it won't be for a week or so. I guess the other 'preformed' dashes should be about the same. If anyone has any different measurements, please can you let me know within the next week.
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09-04-06, 05:52 PM
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| | PDub 6 Tenths
Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: London, UK GT40: Tornado
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Rep Power: 12 | All of my measurements are from my Tacho - dead ahead of the steering wheel.
First 92mm to the right is my oil pressure.
85mm to the left is Engine temp.
153mm Hazard switch
220mm Voltmeter
300mm Tank 1
380mm Tank 2
Yes I know the guages either side of the Tacho are slightly different but that is the way the raised cowlings are set in the dash !
All measurement taken from guage centre to guage centre.
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Black Tornado TS40 a.k.a. "Black Beauty"
SBF 306 / Edelbrock pack / R21-Turbo box / Quaife LSD
17" BRM Pindrives / Roll cage / Hi-Spec brakes | |
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09-05-06, 04:01 AM
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| | Lee 5 Tenths
Join Date: May 2002 Location: Silverstone, UK GT40: GT40 Australia
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Rep Power: 12 | Thanks very much Paul.
See you on Wednesday? | |
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