New Home for GP 16625

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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Mon Nov 20, 2017 10:41 am

Hello.

I spent the weekend going through the parts that came with the GP and the instrument cluster jumped out at me as good starting point. What a good looking instrument cluster!

Through my research, I found that the speedo should be 0-100 and that the oil gauge is a 0-50. Is that correct? I don't have the oil, temp, amp or fuel gauges. I didn't research the fuel, temp or amp gauges yet, but if anyone knows if there are correct ones, could you please let me know? Does anyone have a good source for them because I may ask for them for Christmas? :-) I read in one of Danny's threads that he acquired his through eBay.

Am I correct in stating that all of the needles should be white with white letters in the correct font as the one in my picture below?

The speedo seems to be in good shape. The needle moves with ease and I don't see any rust or in surface issues. I don't know if it has been restored, and Brad didn't know either.

I have two of the cluster "assemblies". One has pitting and a few of the tabs are missing, while the other is in very nice shape. I'm guessing that the pitted one is the original, because who would buy a pitted one with missing tabs to replace the nice one? Ha I'm going to move forward with the nicer one.

Thanks for reading!

- Mike
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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by Alex Schmidt » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:07 am

Yes, very nice D.o.D. !! mine is the same! 16601.

Good luck with the restoration, should be a lot easier then when I did it, without the internet.

Grtz,

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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Tue Nov 21, 2017 4:29 am

Hey Alex.

That's very cool! We'll have to get them together again some day. Thank you!

Carry on,

Mike
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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by Alex Schmidt » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:32 am

Hi Mike, that's very unlikely, as it's in the Netherlands now! but I did buy it in PA! and still have shares in another GP in PA.

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1910 P&M R.F.C. mtrcycle
1939 White 704 S 5 ton
1940 Matchless G3
1940 Norton Big 4
1941 FordGP #16601
1943 G.E. 75mm Pack How.
1943 Welbike Parascooter
1944 Cushman Parascooter
1944 Cooper Parascooter prototype
1944 DKW RT 125 N.a.

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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Wed Nov 22, 2017 6:21 am

Here is a pic of the GP from years ago. Thank you Dave for sending it!
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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Tue Apr 03, 2018 10:55 am

Passenger fender added. Still need to fit the inner fender.
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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by Mark Jesic » Tue Apr 03, 2018 11:43 pm

That project is coming together nicely Mike, a real head turner when finished, did you have any luck with the carb ?

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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Wed Apr 04, 2018 5:21 am

Thanks Mark!

The carb has been moved from the "need to have" list to the "nice to have" list. :-)
GPWs 196622 & 196623
GPs 14351 & 16625
Slat Grill 118247
Convertos 0567349 & 0877894
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Re: New Home for GP 16625

Post by TwoCar » Wed Apr 04, 2018 7:24 am

Hello Luc.

I heard that and look forward to them!
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GPs 14351 & 16625
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Convertos 0567349 & 0877894
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Son - 01/02/2018
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