Speedo Face printing (240kph / 150mph)

OK I have intentionally deleted half the image, this was by request of the person that created the file.

       He did the photo edits to get the spacing just perfect for a stock looking 240kph gauge face.   He also has figured out what electronic parts are needed to recalibrate the Fiero speedo right on the board, so it would be a plug and play to install a modified speedo into any Fiero.   

                  The catch is finding a way to get it printed on the same style as the stock face.    Is there anyone out there that

A. Knows how the stock one is done.

B. Can get the new faces printed.  I can supply an extra gauge face to show to a printer, or anyone that thinks they know of a way to get it done.   I can also supply macro high definition photos of the stock setup.    

                 Now I know there are a few people on this forum that are good at photo shop and might be able extrapolate the image from the 1/2 that I am posting, but this is just to show what it looks like.

           I know not everyone will actually use a speedo that goes over 180, but for the few that actually have setup GPS tracking units their car so they have an idea of how fast they are going even for testing purposes, or maybe they just want a higher speedo for the style of it.  It would sure be nice.

      One of my goals with my V8 is to get a GPS tracked, Video Documented 150mph run with it.     120mph is the fastest stable speed for a stock Fiero, over that, you almost need hood vents, over 140mph you need DO hood vents, pushing past that mark, proper rear deck venting, rear spoiler to aid in removing the vacuum pocket behind the car.  (Rear spoiler DOES NOT create down force)   I am really going to be interested in seeing how the Car2Lo's Tall Stanchion's affect air flow on my 857GT.    Oh. P.S. thats the new name for my 85/87GT combo build car.  I couldn't bring myself to call it my 87GT, and calling it my 85GT just didn't sound right either, so its now my 857GT  pronounced eight fifty seven GT.    

Speedhut is the one that does the Indiglo gauges (relatively) cheap. Dunno if that's what you were thinking or not.

Aside from that, I almost had the gauges created. We were only one step away from having it done. In order for the company to recreate them properly, they wanted a vector-based image of everything, which was a little beyond me. I had someone that was making them for me, but other things got in the way, so it got side-tracked.

As for which company, it was a place in Coquitlam, near the United Overpass that was going to make them. I think it would have cost roughly $40-50 for a full set of die-cut replacement gauges in any colour combination I wanted (assuming an order of at least 10 sets, I think) They could be black on white, white on black, red numbers, white face, orange numbers, black face, etc.

If enough people are interested, I could possibly try to revive the project, or if someone else is adept enough at it, I could pass along what I've done so far. (Realistically, it took me probably 30+ hours to get this far, including lots of messing around)

Cheers,

Kris

Well, I'll see if people are interested again. Since it's in KM's, it's only for the Canadian Market basically, thus there's a much smaller market to sell them possibly.

Regards,

Kris

PS. There's an M and an E in team.

er... counter or pic? for what?

You confused me, Chay.  :)

Aw, but I like my comically low speedo.

And yes, 7000RPM tach was what I meant. lol

Side note, this all originally started because I wanted to make myself some white-face gauges. I scanned ALL my gauge faces, spent HOURS in photoshop inverting them and redoing the faces, then tried printing them to some white plastic and cutting them out. When I finally trial-fit them in the car, they looked HORRIBLE. The backlighting isn't even close to even, so the whole face lit up uneven and blotchy. That's when I realized how the automakers do white-face gauges yet make only the numbers light up at night. Looks WAY better that way.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes.

Kris