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Author: Subject: type 9 speedo cable what do people use ?????
striker-4age

posted on 25/6/12 at 08:36 PM Reply With Quote
type 9 speedo cable what do people use ?????

hi there


what speedo cables do people use in there type 9 gearbox kitcars ? is a mk2 escort cable the norm ???



many thanks


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DavidM

posted on 25/6/12 at 08:50 PM Reply With Quote
I used the cable from my mk2 Escort donor. The main problem is routing it from the gearbox. I don't know how much room there is in the tunnel of the Striker but if it's the same as a locost then it is not much. You can buy an angle drive for about £60, but I drilled a hole in the side panel of the tunnel and ran the cable across the footwell and up over the steering column.

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deezee

posted on 25/6/12 at 08:55 PM Reply With Quote
I went to a marine control cable company, handed them my donor car cable (Sierra) and told them to shorten it. Cost £9. I have a type 9 in a Haynes Roadster and it was a squeeze to get it to snake through the tunnel. But its clipped in place and its been OK. A ninety degree angle adapter would be the best route, but they seem a little pricy.






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Xtreme Kermit

posted on 25/6/12 at 09:03 PM Reply With Quote
Screw converter out of the gearbox with a transducer attached wired to an ETB electronic speedo.

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Macbeast

posted on 25/6/12 at 09:34 PM Reply With Quote
I got Speedy Cables to make one up for me as it was going to a rescued Smiths speedo and the end was different to the Ford one. I also used a 90deg adapter so the cable isd in the tunnel.





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bi22le

posted on 25/6/12 at 11:15 PM Reply With Quote
I use an electronic pick up via ecu from the diff bolts.





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mad4x4

posted on 26/6/12 at 06:11 AM Reply With Quote
+1 on the Electronic Pickup I had a Cable to Electronic adapter and it would jam up causing sorts of problems

changed to a pick up of the blot heads (+magnet) no problems since





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britishtrident

posted on 26/6/12 at 06:21 AM Reply With Quote
Ford Anglia cable has the right end fitting for a Smiths speedo with the small size thread.
Other early 1960s Ford UK cables should also work eg Mk1 Cortina





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dhutch

posted on 26/6/12 at 07:57 AM Reply With Quote
Im on a VDO 90 deg adapter, came with car...
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coozer

posted on 26/6/12 at 09:51 AM Reply With Quote
One of them screw in adapters and an oem gearbox sensor off a IB5 fwd box.





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jamesbond007ltk

posted on 26/6/12 at 11:03 AM Reply With Quote
I use an electronic transducer from speedy cables with a short cable from the mechanical drive on the gearbox. It is a pretty tight fit to get inside the tunnel without over-bending the cable.

After only a few hundred miles the first cable I had came to pieces internally. Speedy cables replaced free of charge and have not had any problems since with exact samne mounting arragnement as before.

If I was doing it again I would look to find a tranducer that replaced the drive in the gearbox rather that using the external transducer.

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