Pic Request
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From: Albuquerque, NM
Pic Request During my white faced gauge install I managed to get my speedometer needle to fall off. 
Once I got everything put back on I thought that starting the car and setting the needle at the peg would do the trick but it is off by about 20 MPH. It is basically a stock '95 Z M6 with the 3.42 gears. I had MadZ28 calibrate the speedometer for the new Vette wheels so once I get the needle set correctly I should be okay. What I need is for someone (preferably with a M6) to start their car and snap a photo of where the speedometer needle is positioned while sitting still and idling. I thought about trying to follow someone at a set speed but the needle is hard to put on sitting still in the driveway with the engine off, much less hitting bumps at 20+ MPH. So if someone could post a pic for me I'd greatly appreciate it.
Once I got everything put back on I thought that starting the car and setting the needle at the peg would do the trick but it is off by about 20 MPH. It is basically a stock '95 Z M6 with the 3.42 gears. I had MadZ28 calibrate the speedometer for the new Vette wheels so once I get the needle set correctly I should be okay. What I need is for someone (preferably with a M6) to start their car and snap a photo of where the speedometer needle is positioned while sitting still and idling. I thought about trying to follow someone at a set speed but the needle is hard to put on sitting still in the driveway with the engine off, much less hitting bumps at 20+ MPH. So if someone could post a pic for me I'd greatly appreciate it. 
Originally Posted by FLeXNuTZ
During my white faced gauge install I managed to get my speedometer needle to fall off. Once I got everything put back on I thought that starting the car and setting the needle at the peg would do the trick but it is off by about 20 MPH. It is basically a stock '95 Z M6 with the 3.42 gears. I had MadZ28 calibrate the speedometer for the new Vette wheels so once I get the needle set correctly I should be okay. What I need is for someone (preferably with a M6) to start their car and snap a photo of where the speedometer needle is positioned while sitting still and idling. I thought about trying to follow someone at a set speed but the needle is hard to put on sitting still in the driveway with the engine off, much less hitting bumps at 20+ MPH. So if someone could post a pic for me I'd greatly appreciate it.
Once I got everything put back on I thought that starting the car and setting the needle at the peg would do the trick but it is off by about 20 MPH. It is basically a stock '95 Z M6 with the 3.42 gears. I had MadZ28 calibrate the speedometer for the new Vette wheels so once I get the needle set correctly I should be okay. What I need is for someone (preferably with a M6) to start their car and snap a photo of where the speedometer needle is positioned while sitting still and idling. I thought about trying to follow someone at a set speed but the needle is hard to put on sitting still in the driveway with the engine off, much less hitting bumps at 20+ MPH. So if someone could post a pic for me I'd greatly appreciate it.Your best bet would be doing a search on Ebay for LT1s. They almost always show the dash (for the mileage), and from there you can view the speedo. Some of them might even have their car started at the time. Also look up vids of people "starting their car for the first time".
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Thanks. I found a couple pics so I think what I'll do is get the needle positioned as much like the pic as possible and then follow someone at like 30 MPH. If I'm still a little off I'll adjust it until it is within a couple MPH. A couple MPH isn't going to make much of a difference I don't think. Cops aren't THAT **** about speed around here, lol.
Originally Posted by FLeXNuTZ
Thanks. I found a couple pics so I think what I'll do is get the needle positioned as much like the pic as possible and then follow someone at like 30 MPH. If I'm still a little off I'll adjust it until it is within a couple MPH. A couple MPH isn't going to make much of a difference I don't think. Cops aren't THAT **** about speed around here, lol.
Goodluck with everything.
