Ammeter needle

[1795]

Way to go Glen! Do not worry, the needle will be much happier in its new home. Looking forward to seeing the finished product after the surgery has been performed.

[289 Mk111]

any good


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1...UAAOSwQiFadgIR

[xb-60]

Originally Posted by 289 Mk111

any good


https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VINTAGE-1...UAAOSwQiFadgIR

Thanks, but no, that one is a 20A ammeter (correct 289 gauge would be a 30A).
I am currently stripping the donor gauge and using the needle for my 50A gauge, so it will look close to original, and be usable with modern alternator.

Cheers,
Glen

[xb-60]

Some progress here on the gauge collection for my Cobra....

First a recap on the "why...?"

One of the 'inspiration' cars for my 289FIA build was COB6008. COB6008 has, ex-factory, the wide FIA hips, RHD, and also Smiths/Lucas instrumentation, so that's the way I wanted to go with my build.
The Smiths Fuel gauge and the Lucas ammeter that are currently available from Nisonger and Caerbont don't match the original Smiths and Lucas, so I located an ex-MGB fuel gauge and a Lucas BM4 ammeter.
The Fuel gauge, with "single V" bezel was eazy to modify to "double V", but the ammeter needed a bit more work. The bezel was correct, but the scale is 50 amp (not 30 amp) and the needle was not correct to my eye. The 50 amp scale I can live with, as I will initially be running an alternator, but the needle needed correcting. As pictured in an earlier post here, I found a cheap Lucas donor gauge, and I have now 're-birthed' the needle into my gauge.

The result isn't exactly as original, but close enough......





Cheers,
Glen

edit: a plug for Caerbont. They have supplied me with correct new bezels twice now , and other stuff as well. They are nice guys, and fully on-board with us enthusiasts.