I am redoing my in-dash gauges with Autometer ones. My question is about the speedo cable. Stock, it pushes into the rear of the gauge and is held on by a clip. Autometer, it screws into the rear of the gauge.

There is a company in CA that sells cables. They quoted me a price of $50 or so for a new cable, but I am thinking they are thinking that I need one that goes all the way from the gauge to the tranny. But when I look at it, I think I really only need about a 2' piece that will run from the gauge, through the firewall, and screws onto an extension that currently runs to the tranny.

Is this stock? If so (and I assume it is), what is the length of the piece that runs through the firewall? And is it as simple as that, and/or would it make sense to just buy the whole new line from gauge to tranny? I really don't want to have to go under the car in the winter to hook it to the tranny, but that o-ring does leak anyways and needs replacing (maybe the speedo gear too).

What do you all think?

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1984 z28 w/ a 357 cu in. monster engine which is looking like the posterchild for Edelbrock with the exception of the Holley 750vac... all the suspension stuff... 9-bolt posi disk is in...

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All I can offer is to tell you that the last time I replaced my speedo cable I discovered that certain years had a two piece cable, and others had a single piece cable. My car came stock with a two piece cable with the additional connector in the engine compartment, but when I went to the dealership for a replacement they first offered me a single piece unit. After talking with the parts counter guy for a while he managed to find a two-piece cable for me.

In summary, I have no idea which length this CA company may be offering you, but there definitely are two lengths available from the dealerships.

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89 IROC with lots o' stuff

-=ICON Motorsports=-

 

If your car had cruise control, there will be a cable from the transmission to the cruise unit, and another from there to the speedo. Otherwise you will have a single cable from the transmission to the dash.

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1984 Camaro Z28 Astral Silver w/ 2 1/2" cowl induction hood
Engine: Decked 385 cid 4 bolt w/ oil cooler, 9.6:1 compression, ARP fasteners, 600 cfm Performer carburetor, Torker II intake, Performer RPM Heads, XE268H cam, Magnum roller tip rockers, MSD6AL ignition, Blaster2 coil, recurved HEI distributor
Exhaust: Terminator headers, Custom 3" TIG welded stainless exhaust, Twister muffler
Transmission: 4L60 w/ Corvette servo, .500 boost valve, TransGo 7-CS clutch springs, 700 PKH pump rings, 700-2 reprogramming kit, Borg-Warner High-Energy frictions & bands, 2400 RPM lockup torque converter
Drivetrain: 2.73:1 limited-slip Dana 44 w/ disc brakes
Tires: Front P225/50VR15 Rear P265/50VR15 Eagles

Because you can always sleep in your car, but you can't drive your house.


[This message has been edited by Apeiron (edited January 20, 2001).]