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Old Mar 15, 2003 | 06:42 AM
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Ok how do I make a car with cable speedo work with computer speedo?

I just purchased a 700r4 from a 1992 camaro. Well my 1988 has a cable driven speedo. How do I make this work. This tranny also has 3.42 gears in the tranny which is gonna make my speedo way off but if I dont figure out how to make an electronic signal into a mechanical it isnt gonna matter.
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Old Mar 15, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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and exactly which 700r4 has a ratio of 3.42 again?
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Old Mar 16, 2003 | 12:21 AM
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The guy I bought it from put the gears in it to keep his speedo right. Im assuming he had 3.42 gears. I have 2.73s but I plan on getting 3.42s anyways.

How am I gonna hook my speedo up? I have the other tranny with cable driven if that matter...any way to switch it back over or anything like that?

I got a good deal on this tranny with 49k and it has the speedo gears already installed and a trans-go shift kit.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 10:05 AM
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Why not just use your old cable driven sender in the new tranny?
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 10:13 AM
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Can't you just swap the tailstocks between the two trannies? I thought that was where the speedo assembly was housed.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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Ok if you can do that Im good then. I still have the old tranny and all that good stuff so I will just do that then. That sounds easy enough anyways.
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Old Mar 17, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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I remember doing that to my wifes old firebird when her tranny took a crap. I got a tranny from a camaro, and swapped the tail stocks, and everything was good. Good luck!!
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