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69halfton · 10-12-2008, 02:08 PM

i was out beating on the truck in "mexico" and i was doing some pretty long WOT pulls. i would pull through 2nd gear and a little bit of third, and then i realized that i had the speedometer PEGGED the needle was strait down, past 100mph and begging to climb the other side. these are purely mechanical, so my question is, at what point do they break?

will they just swing right around and keep going or does the cable snap and that's the end?

Shaffer4 · 10-12-2008, 02:14 PM

I've had one spun over past the 100mph mark and around to the 25mph mark again.

71 super · 10-12-2008, 03:43 PM

They will Twist all the way around.

Longhorn Man · 10-12-2008, 05:52 PM

I have to call BS on the other two replies.
I have had MANY inst panels from these trucks taken apart, and they all peg at zero. They will go past 100, but never past 0

byrd · 10-12-2008, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Longhorn Man

I have to call BS on the other two replies.
I have had MANY inst panels from these trucks taken apart, and they all peg at zero. They will go past 100, but never past 0

agreed all have a bump stop preventing them from going past zero

10-12-2008, 02:08 PM	#1
69halfton Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: King City, Ontario, Canada Posts: 974	can you break it? i was out beating on the truck in "mexico" and i was doing some pretty long WOT pulls. i would pull through 2nd gear and a little bit of third, and then i realized that i had the speedometer PEGGED the needle was strait down, past 100mph and begging to climb the other side. these are purely mechanical, so my question is, at what point do they break? will they just swing right around and keep going or does the cable snap and that's the end? __________________ - Jason If you can turn, Youre not going fast enough. Favorite caption: first car to 200 mph in the 1/4 mile, no parachute, drum brakes all the way around.. ..back when men were men.

10-12-2008, 02:14 PM	#2
Shaffer4 Strange Cousin From The West.. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walla Walla, Wa Posts: 248	Re: can you break it? I've had one spun over past the 100mph mark and around to the 25mph mark again.

10-12-2008, 03:43 PM	#3
71 super Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canton North carolina Posts: 3,080	Re: can you break it? They will Twist all the way around. __________________ 67 blue step side- bb 68 gold and white swb cst anniversary 68 custom swb hot rod Ls swap 69 swb cst 6 cylinder/ overdrive 69 black/black cst bb swb 70 orange and white cst Canada built truck swb bb 71 black and white super swb bb 71 red and white super swb 72 green and white super swb 4x4 62 nova wagon 400 series Ls swapped 68 Camaro 327/4 speed- 1 owner, original paint 66 Volkswagen bettle 69 auto stick Volkswagen Beetle

10-12-2008, 05:52 PM	#4
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Re: can you break it? I have to call BS on the other two replies. I have had MANY inst panels from these trucks taken apart, and they all peg at zero. They will go past 100, but never past 0



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