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by Brett027
Wed Jan 28, 2026 7:51 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

There is a 140km option but also with 8000 rpm tacho and 80mm diameter which is too small.
Quite happy to be able to read to 4000rpm at halfway point, which is common enough on my runs. Have been operating without a tacho for 12 months and will enjoy having that little one not taking up extra space.
by Brett027
Wed Jan 28, 2026 2:40 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

Bit the bullet and bought $100 special from ebay. Arrived today. 110mm size fits straight in the hole and clamps up perfectly. Dont know if it goes ok, but certainly installs easily.
by Brett027
Sat Jan 17, 2026 11:56 am
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

FireKraka wrote: Sat Jan 17, 2026 10:11 am I have a Speedhut gps speedo in my Ute not cheap but quite a good range, American check their site
Thanks Neil. Had a look and they look good. Does it fit easily in the facia hole? Any pics?
by Brett027
Fri Jan 16, 2026 6:41 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

Gps speedo combo
by Brett027
Fri Jan 16, 2026 6:34 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

A few reasons Blacky. First is that with Celica box the cable drive is way off and I am not away of gear options. Second reason is that I want kms instead of mph. I have a heads up gps display which works well, and my original speedo is pretty close to being 10% slow with mph so it's all fixable but ...
by Brett027
Fri Jan 16, 2026 4:11 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

Re: GPS speedometer advice

Thanks for that, but I'm looking for a gps fed speedo that will fit into the instrument panel without much mucking about.
by Brett027
Fri Jan 16, 2026 2:02 pm
Forum: General sharing advice and experience
Topic: GPS speedometer advice
Replies: 23
Views: 2620

GPS speedometer advice

Anyone got a recomendation for a GPS speedo that fits straight into EK speedo hole?
by Brett027
Thu Jan 01, 2026 1:32 pm
Forum: Driveline
Topic: 5 speed conversion to grey motor
Replies: 14
Views: 1665

Re: 5 speed conversion to grey motor



Try Lawrence at Speeds Spares in Mitchell, ACT. My radiator cowl came from a wrecked Shuttle in his vast collection.


Worth a try :thumbsup: cheers mate 8)


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He used to wreck hundreds of holdens a year and has a huge shed of bits. Summernats peeps have a pilgrimage there every ...
by Brett027
Wed Dec 31, 2025 7:32 pm
Forum: Driveline
Topic: 5 speed conversion to grey motor
Replies: 14
Views: 1665

Re: 5 speed conversion to grey motor

Try Lawrence at Speeds Spares in Mitchell, ACT. My radiator cowl came from a wrecked Shuttle in his vast collection.
by Brett027
Wed Dec 31, 2025 7:27 pm
Forum: Parts for sale
Topic: FB bonnet bars BRAND NEW
Replies: 5
Views: 680

Re: FB bonnet bars BRAND NEW

Great work and also a fair price I reckon. That one piece of trim makes FBs the hard one to restore. A smart fellow like Scott probably could make a plastic one from his clever thinking printer thingy that could be chromed, but these are always going to be best. The other bit that is going to get ...
by Brett027
Sat Nov 15, 2025 11:11 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Family Affair Ek Ute
Replies: 249
Views: 48766

Re: Family Affair Ek Ute

Pic of modern Yaris steering coloumn with breakaways. Also pic of my tilt column and the mounting bits so it will bolt straight in to replace current Torrie set up.
by Brett027
Sat Nov 15, 2025 7:53 am
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Family Affair Ek Ute
Replies: 249
Views: 48766

Re: Family Affair Ek Ute

Nonsense talk Harv. If you have a collapsible straight cloumn facing the driver, it won't collapse in away from the driver unless there is a breakaway. Even modern ultra short EPS steering gear with multiple unis within the dash space still use breakaways.
If I found an engineer giving that advice I ...
by Brett027
Fri Nov 14, 2025 7:36 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Family Affair Ek Ute
Replies: 249
Views: 48766

Re: Family Affair Ek Ute

You can buy a 2 bolt breakaway from one or more of the hot rod places that can bolt onto the dash and clamps on to the column. The way I did mine was to use the holden 70's steering mount which has 3 bolts and works nicely under the dash. To do that you have to weld a bracket onto the new column to ...
by Brett027
Thu Nov 13, 2025 9:00 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Family Affair Ek Ute
Replies: 249
Views: 48766

Re: Family Affair Ek Ute

Is it a collapsible column? If so, the steering wheel end must be mounted using breakaway slip plates bolted to the dash frame to pass engineering and also to be effective. The original mount can still be there but more as a decoration. Sorry if this has been raised previously.
I have a similar ...
by Brett027
Fri Nov 07, 2025 6:48 pm
Forum: My FB EK
Topic: Grecian White/Apache Red 225
Replies: 423
Views: 78260

Re: Grecian White/Apache Red 225

Craig, I am interested in your placement of the Malpassi filter/ regulator. Is vapourisation a potential issue with the glass bowl above exhaust?