Topic: Gauge Faces

[SohRon]

Hi, guys! This thread is quite timely as I have, just yesterday, received my first batch of Red Zone stickers for the '750, plus a new run for the '550. 

I'll be preparing a thread, but if you guys want to be guinea pigs, give me a PM with addresses and I'll send you out some stickers. The '750 stickers include, in addition to the Red Zone decal, a stripe to replace the "70 MPH" marker on the speedo, so it's a pretty comprehensive kit.

Price, when I officially release the kits, will be around $10 apiece. They'll consist of two Red Zone stickers and four "70 MPH" stripes. The Red Zone stickers have markers so they can be cut down and used for other applications (K0, K1, for instance).

I've been having trouble finding an acceptable printer. My first batch was done by a company that went out of business shortly afterwards, so I tried a couple different places with terrible results, which left me a bit gun shy and I had to table the stickers for a while.

The new ones look good, though; so send me info and I'll send them out! (limited to the first five respondents)

[Stev-o]

Hi Ron,

I'm a little gun-shy about taking my tach apart. I knowi get get it apart but getting it back sealed concerns me.
What are your thoughts on this?  My next project, a K2, really needs gauge faces.

[bjatwood]

PM sent Ron 
I'll post up some pics of the before and after "glamour" shots

[SohRon]

Here is a shot of progress so far



I'm working on the speedo and will post a Red Zone thread when I finish it.

Hi Ron,

I'm a little gun-shy about taking my tach apart. I knowi get get it apart but getting it back sealed concerns me.
What are your thoughts on this?  My next project, a K2, really needs gauge faces.

Putting them back together is pretty ttricky. What I did was find a metal cannister that was just the right size for the guage housing to fit into with the ring fitted. It gives me pretty good leverage and it's easy enough to just go around the ring with a small hammer or  pliers and close it back up.

Here's one in progress (of course, I've gotta have pictures! :

PM sent Ron 
I'll post up some pics of the before and after "glamour" shots

Cool! PM sent right back at you! Thanks!

[cameron]

Hi Ron,

I'm a little gun-shy about taking my tach apart. I knowi get get it apart but getting it back sealed concerns me.
What are your thoughts on this?  My next project, a K2, really needs gauge faces.

Hey!

so.. i have split mine MANY TIMES for various reasons.... and Ill tell you- it is hard to get perfect, but easy to get PASSABLE.. and VERY EASY to get workable.

To get things perfect.. you pretty much have to either use the cut/resolder method on your chrome rings.. or you have to pry the rings off very, very carefully so that you only barely make enough room to get them out. You also need to take care to only deform the BACK side of the chrome, as it is mostly invisible.
If you are clumsy, then you drop right into the "passable" level. You can always take a pair of pliers (which I wrap in electrical tape) and just crush that ring right back into place. As long as your rubber is intact, your seal is good.

Now.. if you just want a seal, and are not concerned about perfection.. this is what I do. (Generally when I think I will need to take them apart again soon.)
As above, use care to only open the bottom of the ring, and only as much as needed. Then, when reassembling, but the cases together, and just run a strip of electrical tape around the union. THEN slip the chrome over it. It should be tight enough to stay on due to the tapes added thickness.. and it looks just fine.

Thats my experiences.
I stay go for it- the first time is the hardest!

[oldbob]

I, too, am gun-shy about opening up my gauges. Since the CB400F uses smaller instruments, there are fewer shops willing to take them on. I've spoken to Joel Levine, but I would like some other options.

Bob