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General => Cosmetic and bodywork matters => Topic started by: dirtmans on 05 July 2005, 21:02

Title: early/late compatability???
Post by: dirtmans on 05 July 2005, 21:02

rebuilding a 1987 8v shell i bought on e bay, i have just bought mfa clocks, they dont say vdo on them, were they made by anyone else? the loom will not mate up? also i bought the later round style expansion tank, this does not fix to the chassis, are the earlier chassis different?

Title: Re: early/late compatability???
Post by: Mr Blue on 05 July 2005, 21:05

ive got a set of early 160mpg 8v clocks if your interested mate.

early ones have double plugs and late ones have single plugs on the clocks :smiley:

i scrapped an early 8v today :lipsrsealed: the bottle mount did look slightly diffrent

Title: Re: early/late compatability???
Post by: Mart8V on 06 July 2005, 18:13

Yeah, clocks were also made by motometer (or someone like that).  Have not tried to install those into a VDO car.  Seems that there were several different batches, a even the 120mph VDO ones differ depending on the age of the vehicle.  Confusing......

Title: Re: early/late compatability???
Post by: dirtmans on 07 July 2005, 19:59

thanks, i have bid on some twin plug ones on e bay, i think after studying my looms this will be right, so i gotta set of 140mph motometer single plug clocks for sale if anyone wants em...

Title: Re: early/late compatability???
Post by: dirtmans on 14 July 2005, 15:20

oh dear, the twin plug clocks arrived today. also by motometer, stamped 1989, they dont fit either, i assume this means i definately need vdo twin plugs off a 1987 car?