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Old 08-05-2012, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Jaydee View Post
My first question, why does the genuine speedo go backwards. And I would like some pictures of either the genuine, or your layout. Also what was the original dash made of. I'm thinking of using either sanded aliminium, with a clear layer, or some rosewood.
JD
Jaydee - a wooden dash is good (and appropriate) for a Triumph TR; Cobras mostly had black leather covered dashes or black painted dashes (mainly on 289 competition variants).
What instrumentation layout are you thinking of?
A 427 body can have had originally:
1. a dropped centre street dash, with Smiths instruments incl. clock (not a common layout but nevertheless correct) in roadster layout
2. a straight bottom dash with roadster instrument layout
3. a straight bottom dash with SC layout, Smiths instruments incl. reverse winding speedo

Bottom line though, mate, is ....it's your car, build it to suit your requirements and tastes.

Cheers,
Glen
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