Hello, first post. I'm 22 years old and working with my father on a 1971 Challenger that he gave me. It has a 1990 360 and 46RH swapped in, and we have a dilemma. The speedometer cable is hitting both the trans crossmember from US Cartool, and the torsion bar crossmember. We have brand new 3:55 gears and 28" tires, so I can't reclock the speedo adapter to move the cable away from the crossmembers. The inner crossmember bolt on the drivers side will also hit the cable. Has anyone else done this swap and run into this issue? (See photo below)
My two ideas are as follows;
1. temporarily remove the gear, so I can reclock the adapter and install the cable to prevent leaks, though the speedo wouldn't work
2. later on, get a different speedo gear with at least 39 teeth (mine has 33) so I can reclock the adapter, then use the cruise control cables with a speedo ratio adapter in between them, like an old Stewart Warner one (see last photo), to get the cable back to the proper speed.
Here is an image of the gear housing, mine is currently in this position, and I would like to clock it in the 39-45 tooth position. The last photo is an example of a ratio adapter with the correct male ends, though the thread size is unknown.
Thanks in advance for any help!
My two ideas are as follows;
1. temporarily remove the gear, so I can reclock the adapter and install the cable to prevent leaks, though the speedo wouldn't work
2. later on, get a different speedo gear with at least 39 teeth (mine has 33) so I can reclock the adapter, then use the cruise control cables with a speedo ratio adapter in between them, like an old Stewart Warner one (see last photo), to get the cable back to the proper speed.
Here is an image of the gear housing, mine is currently in this position, and I would like to clock it in the 39-45 tooth position. The last photo is an example of a ratio adapter with the correct male ends, though the thread size is unknown.
Thanks in advance for any help!
