Looking for gauges for Abarth cluster housing.
Well, i have a replica housing, but short the gauges. If you have a line, let me know.
Walt Paladini responded to me via email, and I'll follow up on that lead. If anyone else has input, please share. Walt wrote:
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Brent,
I saw your question on Miafiori about the Abarth housing. I am also
trying to create the same setup and I am assuming that you have the one
with the larger (tach) hole in the middle. What I have come up with so
far is: Porsche 914 speedo and tach fit perfect in the respective holes
with the triple gauge being the missing link. I am messing around with
the other 914 gauge (I think it houses a fuel gauge and some idiot
light) trying to create a reasonable facimile of the Abarth triple
(fuel, water temp and oil pressure) but this is a little more
complicated. I haven't installed them in the car yet so I don't have any
info to share on that subject other than the tach is electric and
shouldn't be to difficult and the speedo will probably need an adapter
made up or a custom speedo cable.
I also know that Alfa Giulitetta speedo and triple gauges are the right
size for the smaller holes but the triple gauge has a oil temp as
opposed to a pressure indicator.
There was somebody selling a replica setup on Ebay a while back (they
were in Spain I believe) and they wanted around a $1000 for the whole
thing, a little more than I had in mind.
I have also seen early (flat faced) 124 gauges installed with a filler
plate (for the tach only) to take up the extra space around the outside
area, and the three small gauges (oil, temp, fuel) clustered in the
triple gauge hole, just doesn't look "authentic" enough for me.
Always nice to hear about other 600 folks out there as I have connected
with 3 other 600'ers in my area and have swapped info and ideas to
everyones benefit.
