Dash competition

[edd]

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Ok its competition time Can anyone help me finding the odd gauge out from my mk 2 dash , i,m starting a stay at home in the warm project as oposed to my very cold garage grinding and welding !
Planning on searching e bay for the missing odd gauges , i did see a combined oil pressure /temp maybe that could free up for a nice clock ?
Help needed for sure !
Chrome bezzles too for the ones i can keep !
Regards edd
Ps The prize is a pat on the back ! and a cheers me dears from bristol !

[milothedog]

Edd,

why don't you pm Alan (157.7)for your gauges,

Ian.

[staginhiding]

Looks like you have a combination of things going on.Mk2 wood panel,Mk1 speedo and Mk 2 others I think..

[AlanD]

Hi Edd,

you have a mk2 dash and clocks except for the speedo and the oil pressure guage that should be a clock

hope this helps

alan

[martin]

Hi Edd, keep the clock, and swap that useless temp gauge for the combo water/oil gauge, best price is from MGBHive. Martin.

[edd]

Thanks everyone. I will now start the rest of the strip and source those parts. I like the idea of the combined gauge. the clock will also be a nice original touch
And will contact those mentioned for some further advice
Regards edd

[ChasR]

It seems you have a Mk1 Speedo but the rest of the dash is a Mk2 spec.

If you require a Mk2 speedo (I have two of them now) you can have one of mine .

[edd]

Thank you very much chasR i will pm you my number for a chat about how to get it to me ! btw if anyone wants a mk 1 speedo gauge in working order then feel free to contact me !
Regards edd

[Pete]

Thanks everyone. I will now start the rest of the strip and source those parts. I like the idea of the combined gauge. the clock will also be a nice original touch
And will contact those mentioned for some further advice
Regards edd

Well my car came with an oil pressure gauge fitted where the air vent would be. The clock didn't work and I've been led to believe they are unreliable so I took the clock out, replaced it with the oil presure gauge and managed to find a replacement air vent and hoses on ebay. I don't care too much for the time in the Stag anyway - you get in, you go somewhere, you get out.

[SUTTY1]

Good point Isis, who wants a clock that says "PLAY TIME OVER"

[edd]

It seems you have a Mk1 Speedo but the rest of the dash is a Mk2 spec.

If you require a Mk2 speedo (I have two of them now) you can have one of mine .

Hi chasR , i have sent you two pms asking about the speedo you offered ,can you pm some time regarding this as i,m not sure if you have missed the messages ! if i dont hear from you i will be able to look eleswhere as i,m in limbo a tad with your kind offer !
Regards edd

[elvimto]

On my MK 1 I ditched the clock installed a oil/temp combination gauge reading temp from the left hand head and the other temp gauge reads from the right hand head, in the process of changing out the bezels to chrome. Is that a oil pressure gauge the one with the orange needle ? it looks a bit out of place. As for time when I am out driving the car I have no concept of time so who needs a clock, just my 2 cents.

cheers Stuart

[edd]

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Thanks for tips everyone !
I have now removed all the varnish , i did try varnish remover but it did,nt touch it , a steady hand with a heat gun and a razor blade did the trick !
I am disapointed in the black area by the lower right hand fixing screw and have ordered some oxalic acid treatment for it , hopefully it will work ! Any other ideas ???
I will keep posting pictures of progress but hopefully back grinding soon once it gets warmer !
Regards edd

[jleyton]

Bloody hell Edd, you don't hang around, do you ? Good on you.

You only had that car a month or so. I know who to come to if I want some building work done quickly

See you Saturday - and I'll be dragging 'Staginhiding' out of hiding so you can meet him as well

Cheers

Julian

[martin]

Hi Edd, that looks very good indeed. Personally, I would leave that dark spot alone, almost any treatment will either bleach it, or darken it. Under lacquer, I believe it will almost vanish. Martin.