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Are you feeding the bottom of the regulator from the rail?
The main gauges are 4-3/8?. Accessory gauges are all 2-1/16?. They actually have a line styled more like 60s cars with green lighting that I really liked but they?re backlit and I really preferred perimeter-lit gauges for the old school feel. I?ve tried not to really thwart this car into the modern day, but rather give it a splash of semi-modern technology here and there while trying to keep it in check.
I actually never had a problem with the sealed beams. They were much better on this car than my 142 but I needed to replace them and H4s aren?t really expensive. Plus parts store availability is a nice thing. I may put them on a relay in the future but it?s not a big priority at the moment.
Psyched to see progress on this car. I have Speedhut gauges in my 142, but I yours look great too. I can say that having modern gauges that work and don't bounce around makes the driving experience much more enjoyable.
Yeah I love your dash and some of those Speedhut gauges are pretty sweet. I was set on chrome/polished bezels but I didn?t find many options that I thought were appropriate for this car. There are a lot of like 70s Porsche-inspired gauges out there that are so nice but felt a little out of place for a 60s car that was modeled after a 50s car.
Did you ever figure out how to make your gas pedal feel better? I?ve invested no time there and it is way too light.
I think I'm in the same boat - no spool linkage and a very light throttle.
I gave the throttle return spring on the body one extra turn and that definitely helped while making the plates and spring fairly challenging to get together. I was browsing springs on McMaster for a replacement or helper but other priorities intervened.
It looks like you already have it but aligning the throttle cable bracket so the cable hits the spool at a tangent also helped the feel.