odometer question

[fastcam1]

alright so i have been restoring my gauge cluster, and since i have rebuilt my truck from the gound up was wondering if there is a way to roll the odometer back to 0miles. not doing this for resale never plan on selling the truck just would be cool to watch how many miles i put on the truck. thanks

[69heavychevy]

never say never...

[69heavychevy]

although very illegal...all its takes is a power drill

[fastcam1]

Originally Posted by 69heavychevy

although very illegal...all its takes is a power drill

The truck was dads and its takin me 10.years to redo it so I would sell my house first lol. So does the power drill work?
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[70shortfleet]

No power drill needed. It takes less than 5 minutes to do once it is apart. It is kind of hard to explain though.

[fastcam1]

Originally Posted by 70shortfleet

No power drill needed. It takes less than 5 minutes to do once it is apart. It is kind of hard to explain though.

Any info would be great
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[70shortfleet]

Pm me and I will explain it to you, it will take too long here!

[oldblue1968chevy]

or driev it till it rolls over im 3k miles away

[turp mcspray]

If you spin it at 100 mph, it will take you 30 hours to do. Just take it apart and zero it out. then you will have almost 30 hours to do something else.

[Longhorn Man]

there is nothing illegal about this. It is illegal to LIE about it and try to make it more valuable.
i flat out told the Ohio BMV that I rolled it back. They didn't bat an eye.
I used to roll one back every week at work when we were doing complete rebuilds on P/30 trucks.

[1970 Bowtie]

Rolled mine back 2yrs ago,good use for an old credit card.

[ChevLoRay]

It's all about "Disclosure". Andy is right. Lying about it is what gets the seller in hot water...or the clink.

I remember when I was younger, reading in the auto mags and stuff like Popular Mechanics (and others) about the tale-tale signs of odometer roll-back. Examples included seeing wear on the floor mats/carpets, brake pedal pads (and clutch pedal pads), seat covers, arm rests and so forth, that just seemed excessive for the miles showing. Of course, other tricks existed to help cover up noises and stuff, like replacing the coolant in a system that had oil in it, with kerosene. Worked well at nighttime, like those cattle-barn car auctions. I've had one guy tell me that they would pack rear-ends with stuff to help quieten a whiney-hiney. Bananas? That's what he said they used. But, that lot was one of those local lots (with a shady reputation) that would sell you a car for $25 down and $10 a week, then repossess it if you missed one payment....then, re-sell it again, repossess it and do it all again.

Do it, but don't lie about it. Documentation is the key.

[Ackattack]

Yeah, I replaced my speedometer with a Autometer, so it read zero. I don't see any difference in a new speedo, and rolling back to odometer....same result: both read zero miles (got about 850 miles on mine now )

[Wrenchbender Ret]

Most states if it is over 10 years old it is exempt from mileage disclosure. Back in the 50s when a car got to a used car lot the first thing they did was turn it back. There were guys that went around from lot to lot doing it. They would put there legs over the seat & head in back of the dash. They pulled out a dash light socket & pocked a tool in there & changed the reading. They only had to change one #. Usually from 60-70K back to 30. They got $5 each car.

[Roscoep]

This thread has all the info you need.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=362962