“…….That's pretty cool, I didn't think anyone made those anymore……”


They’re getting harder and harder to come by. I suppose as cruise control is pretty much standard on almost all new cars and more and more hot rods are being built with CC drive trains, old dinosaurs like me who want one for a carbureted engine with a distributor have become pretty much a niche market.


On the last few cars I’ve built I’ve been modifying and using the 70-80’s GM Cruise units…..the ones that use an inner fender mounted transducer and 2 speedometer cables. I was kind of stuck on this build though because it’s an electronic speedometer. When I started looking for a cruise kit the only thing I was finding were the Rostra units (for about $250 by the time you got everything you needed to install it). The problem with those is unless you have a computer controlled car, you end up having to hang magnets on the drive shaft, which I’ve never had any luck with.

Anyway I like this unit; both the way it functions and the way it installs. I ordered a second one last night just to have it the shelf (they’re only about $120). Over the last several years it seems a lot of sources for the accessories I tend to use on a project dry up and I’ve found myself wishing I’d bought 2 of them, so if the price is right I tend now to buy a spare if I can afford it. If nothing else it’s nice to know I got spare parts on the shelf.


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