Is this TOO Billet.

" I built this for my sons 50 merc , but that car got stolen before it was done , so now I guess if it "ain't Too billet" , I might use it in the roadster." ....
.... Sorry to hear about the stolen Merc ... ..with that said ...,Please use that Zpeeedometer in your roadster !!! Waay Cool piece .. Impressive Work !
Klaz

 

I would agree. Im sure over priced and manufactured are both in the billet definition.

 

Yes, let's not forget:

mopar742000
Occupation: mechanic
Cars: bellytank racer
Car Club: primer mafia
Biography: die hard greaser to the ****ing bone I chop, drop, cut, section, slam, throw pins and more. i 'm a fop man goddam it that dapper dan ****'s too thin. i spend more time in my gurage than i ever do in my house and i love rat rod hunnie bunnie's

If only I still had that picture of his bellytank, you know the one, the one that says "I (heart) rat rods" on the side.

 

Very cool. I have never seen that before. How often can you say that in this hobby?

 

That's definitely cool. RUN IT!!!

 

Now save it this time!

 

That's how Fop Men do it!

 

that speedo is cool as hell man . i'll run it if you don't

 

Lots of ideas and craftiness there. If you use it, will you reface other gauges to go with it? That would look killer.

 

I just checked out the pics. That's way too billit man.

But here's my zip figure shipping. 64133


Its different, sometimes different is good friend. Sometimes its not, but I'm thinkin' you're closer to the first sometimes than the second.

Oh by the way never ever ask permission. Its far better to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.

 

If you made it your self it is antibillet.

 

hell it looks cool go fer it man.

 

I had done all the Mercs guages the same way --still have them around somwhere. I replaced the actual guage with 12 volt units in the Merc housings.

 

After all the nice comments about it , I will use it for sure.
As far as duplicating it , I can't remember how I judged the spacing to make things read correctly , I did this about 8-9 years ago. Only thing I can remember about it was realizing that being driven by a magnet the needle had to have different spacing between numbers based on how far it had moved because of the weight & resistance to movement at different points in its travel .
I'm sure there is a formula or something to work it out , but I know I didn't have any info like that.

 

UH OH!! Don't give him anymore ideas on making stuff or he's never going to get that roadster done!!

 

My next project is to get an oxygen cylinder to go with the rest of a torch set I have & then teach myself to weld.