Wondering if anyone has modded a trip meter from something else to fit a mini? I've been looking around and it looks like the only option would be to get a rally computer of some kind which is a bit of overkill for what I want, just a little dial to tick over the distance is like to keep the standard clubby gauges and just have a small meter ticked somewhere

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.

On the earlier Minis you can modify the speedo with the trip meter out of something like an MGB.
I'm not too sure about the plastic speedos but I'm sure that there would be something in the Leyland parts bin that would fit. The Clubman speedo was related to the Marina. I don't know if the later Marinas in the UK got a trip meter but something compatible probably would have. Maybe TR7.

Cheers Morris, I'll have a look around, something BL would be great.
I'm surprised there aren't(well I haven't found:) ) any simple aftermarket meters etc that run off those hub sensors you can get for the rally comps, although I guess most people would just go for completely new gauges rather than trying to keep the old ones.

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.

Some GPS have a trip meter function.
The Acewell digital speedos have a trip meter too.

I might have to pull my Austin Montego speedo apart to see if it is related to a Clubbie speedo.

Oh thats alot cheaper than the rally computer options, i might be able to rig up to be less obvious.

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.

You could probably graft a VDO speedo or similar into a Clubman cluster and it would not look too odd.

Cheers,

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Brett Nicholson
Greendale (near Ballan) VIC.
1971 Morris Mini Moke
1966 Austin Mini
1965 Morris Mini Traveller
1973 LR Series 3 88
2007 LR Freelander 2

Take a look at the various Acewell speedos on ebay and you might find something that more suits your needs.

GPS speedos...
http://www.speedhut.com/gauge_products- ... er_GPS.htm

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

Thanks guys,

If getting something to fit in the cluster easily is too tricky, I think one of those ace wells could be grafted in without being too out of place

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.

Ooooooooooo nice! Where's my credit card?

Would a GPS speedo be legal in Aus? I am expecting Mr Plod wouldn't buy it when you say soz I was speeding through the harbor tunnel cause my gps speedo lost its fix

they are legal in aus, and Mr Plod wouldn't give a rats, you were still speeding... he doesn't care why

a guy in my local club brought his "new" khana car to our event yesterday, a late 70's corolla - freshly registered in NSW using a digital pushbike speedo/trip meter because the standard speedo is dead

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did I tell you that I won a trophy?

Meant to post this photo when it was first discussed,

I know you are after the later speedo but I think this is what Morris1100 is meaning. The centre of this speedo (theres a join where the inner chrome ring is) must be from something else. Would be a handy mod.

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68 Morris Cooper S Mk1 (*ex 78 1275 LS 4th last built, 70 Morris 1500 OHC & 70 MiniMatic)

Correct, so long as you get the correct TPI wheels to make it work right I did a few in the olden days

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"Show me the Mini!"

I wonder how hard it would be to graft a clubby style face onto one of those MG Clocks.

Does anyone know if any were the same gearing as the mini by any chance?

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Basil - 1978 Leyland Mini, Brooklands Green, bit of a bitsa, and a park brick in the boot.