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Offline dirtmans

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early/late compatability???
« 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?
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Offline Mr Blue

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Re: early/late compatability???
« Reply #1 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
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Offline Mart8V

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Re: early/late compatability???
« Reply #2 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......
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Re: early/late compatability???
« Reply #3 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...
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Re: early/late compatability???
« Reply #4 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?
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