Paul H Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Pic of dashboard attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 some gauges and warning lamp have been added but looks about right Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 some gauges and warning lamp have been added but looks about right Pete thanks Pete , I added the oil pressure , volt meter, the warning lamp comes on when the overdrive is used . Thanks for info Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Looks to me like a copy of the original, which would have had the ashtray (Essential wear in the 60s, and bigger on a Vitesse than a Herald) where the supplementary gauges and warning light are now. Presumably Triumph thought Vitesse owners were wealthier, and therefore needed somewhere to park their cigar! Regards Steve C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Unless the early ones had the ashtray on top of the dash, like the earlier Heralds.... could it be an earlier dash than the Mk2? I'm not sure about the Vitesse never having owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted August 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Ive checked on line and pretty sure its the correct dashboard for the MK 2 - The ashtray being on the dash top The following link shows pics identical to mine and they are labeled as MK2 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=vitesse+dashboard&rlz=1C1CHFX_enGB512GB513&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiUl43Z69zOAhXsKsAKHb74Cc4Q_AUICCgB&biw=1647&bih=940#imgdii=Q8KJRyxZNmfRuM%3A%3BQ8KJRyxZNmfRuM%3A%3BR6MmxVt4Cn0xYM%3A&imgrc=Q8KJRyxZNmfRuM%3A Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve C Posted August 25, 2016 Report Share Posted August 25, 2016 Sorry, you are dead right. Back to my library... The early 1600 Vits were like a Herald 1200 with just the one big speedo on a veneered dash. No Vitesse ever had the cardboard dash of the early 948 Heralds.The later 1600s from late 1963 had the bigger wood -faced ashtray, but with a paired speedo, rev counter and smaller fuel and temperature guages on either side of the two main instruments. (I have one of those in the loft...). Herald 13/60 s from 1967 had the two main dials only, with switchgear in a plastic binnacle borrowed from the FWD 1300s, and the ashtray on top of the dash. Mk 2 Vits from autumn 1968 had 2 the smaller instruments above each other to the right of the two main instruments, which included a revised 120 MPH speedo, and a new sprung-type wheel, with switchgear in a 13/60 plastic binnacle and the ashtray on top (ideally placed to miss it altogether and burn a hole in the dashtop padding!). Phew! I think that's about right, I relly should get out more... Steve C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bates Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Hi Paul How have you drilled the holes for the extra gauges ? I want to do that but there is a metal rib running behind the dashboard there and I am worried that I will just make a complete mess Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul H Posted July 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Hi Pete , I used a cutter like this https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Power+Tool+Accessories/d80/Holesaws/sd1530/Holesaw+Kit/p23014 Better to use a slightly smaller cutter than required and finish using a file as the varnished surface can fracture . Measuring your initial pilot hole is important and with the correct measurement you will miss the cross bar section. There will be a lot of dust so so put sheets down and wear a dust mask Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bates Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 Hi Paul I've never actually measured the gap between the crossbar and the switch section (until today) doh! Just looked at it and thought it wasn't big enough. Thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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