I haven't posted on here too much since I finished the Wild Canary roadster pickup 8 years ago.
This hotrod is my daily driver from May until late September, and I have enjoyed it more than any other car I have built.
This year, when I first got the model A out for its maiden spring voyage, the speedometer was acting funky. Needle kept jumping around, then finally died and laid on the pin. This is an Autometer gauge, (electronic speedometer, no cable) purchased as part of their "Golden Oldies" set of 5 gauges. All the gauges have performed very well up untill this year. I enquired at my local Hotrod parts retailer,"Performance Improvements" in Barrie, and was told $200 for a replacement speedometer, and that included a new sending unit, and no, I couldn't buy JUST the speedometer at a lower price. (The sending unit costs $127.00)
I called the Autometer techline in Illinois, and they said "Send us your speedometer---we can probably fix it for a much better price, or worst case scenario, replace it at a lower price."
-----So----This morning I pulled the speedometer out--(Remember I'm an old fat white guy, laying upside down in a roadster pickup, kind of like a Sea lion in a go kart)----
I boxed the speedometer up and mailed it off to Illinois, insured for $200 in case Canada Post loses the damned thing. (Jeez, that by itself cost $23.70)-----Now I play the waiting game untill I hear from Autometer. I'll let you know how I make out.
And Oh Yeah---A speedometer is IMPERATIVE here. I don't get any heat from the Ontario cops, but I see the suckers setting everywhere with their radar units, and I really don't want to give them any business!!!