There is one at my local yard I remeber seeing bout a month ago,will they interchange,I don't remember what year firebird it was though

 

No, for 2 reasons. First, camaro and firebird gauge clusters are completely different, the speedo will not fit. Second, your 86 has a cable driven speedo, whereas firebirds went to electric in 86. You could not get a cable driven speedo in a firebird that went above 85mph, so if you found a 140 speedo, it must be electronic. FYI: camaro's did not go to electric speedos until 91, when the entire gauge cluster was changed.

 

Actually the Camaro dash changed in 90, not 91. Just splitting hairs.

 

bah... Hey I was suprprisingly close for someone who owns a firebird...

 

Everything stated above is correct the firebird speedo probably would not work in a camaro. It MIGHT be possible to do a little research at the library figure out what you need & install the 140 speedo & the speed sensor into your 'maro. Its NOT impossible, but definately a challenge...

For sure you will need the speed sensor (from trans) Wires & the speedometer, then you will have to figure out a way to mount the speedo. Chances are you would need to at least make a custom made speedo face plate. Get some .060 plex for that, you would also have to make some sort of brackets & such inside your Instrument Panel (IP). There is a possibility that the Speedometer stuff might not actually fit into your IP. because of clearances.

Keep in mind this is all theory, & it might be possible if you do a little research & tinkering. I have NOT done this, but could see how it might work.

There is also a possibility that you would need the matching gear inside the trans, for the electronic sender unit.

Then again, it might be a bust & you waste $70 or so bucks on the firebird IP. Which you could sell on E-bay if in good condition.. .

If it worked out you could write a tech article how-to I imagine there would be several guys who would be interested in converting over their mechanical speedos to electronic.

John

 

i am selling one....you got mail

 

just cough up like 50-100 bucks and get a 145mph iroc cluster. takes about 10 minutes to install

 

But what kind of fun is that????


{mumbling to himself} just buy one made for your car and it will take only a couple of minuetes....



Just kidding....



John

 

Excuse me, are you selling a firebird 140 spedometer? If so, I am interested.

 

omg back from the dead, this post is like 3 years old

 

OOPS! Sorry about that! I did a search for 'firebird 140 speedometer' and this is what came up. I kinda need one since my odometer broke.

 

IF you just want the Odometer, ANY Firebird with the electronic Speedo from 1986-1992 will work, you can disassemble them and put it in. Just reset the new odometer to the correct mialage for your car.

John

 

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it.