Swift conversion with original speedo

Mini91 · 27-12-2018, 01:25 PM

Hey Guys,

I have just a quick question: Maybe I'm considering a G13B conversion. I would like to keep my 10" wheels as well as my Innocenti Cooper dash. As far as I know, the 3.5 final drive would be spot on for 10" wheels. But is there a way to keep my beloved speedo (and tacho) as well?

Kind regards

Mini Vlatko · 27-12-2018, 01:35 PM

No reason for you not to keep the tacho but as for speedo you have two options...
Make a custom speedo cable...one end Mini the other Suzuki...
Take a Suzuki gauge and put it in Innocenti housing...that's what I did on a Suzuki I built for a customer...although those were Nippon Seiko type Mini gauges.

Mini91 · 28-12-2018, 07:12 AM

Thanks for your reply.
Isn't there a speed sensor on the Suzukis speedo cluster? If I would build a custom speedo cable, the ECU would lose some information, right?

Mini Vlatko · 28-12-2018, 07:25 PM

Yes, there is a VSS (vehicle speed sensor) inside the gauge cluster and when you make a custom cable you won't be able to use it...although I did read somewhere that you actually don't need it/can drive without it.
Put the Suzuki gauge inside the Inno cluster and you will kill two birds with one stone...it does require some fettling but it will worth a while

27-12-2018, 01:25 PM	#1
Mini91 Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 9	Swift conversion with original speedo Hey Guys, I have just a quick question: Maybe I'm considering a G13B conversion. I would like to keep my 10" wheels as well as my Innocenti Cooper dash. As far as I know, the 3.5 final drive would be spot on for 10" wheels. But is there a way to keep my beloved speedo (and tacho) as well? Kind regards

27-12-2018, 01:35 PM	#2
Mini Vlatko Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Croatia Posts: 760 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1998 Make: Vauxhall ECU: MegaSquirt	No reason for you not to keep the tacho but as for speedo you have two options... Make a custom speedo cable...one end Mini the other Suzuki... Take a Suzuki gauge and put it in Innocenti housing...that's what I did on a Suzuki I built for a customer...although those were Nippon Seiko type Mini gauges. __________________ The truth is under a bonnet! :) https://www.facebook.com/BrutalacGarageProjects

28-12-2018, 07:25 PM	#4
Mini Vlatko Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Croatia Posts: 760 Subframe: Home Made CC: 1998 Make: Vauxhall ECU: MegaSquirt	Yes, there is a VSS (vehicle speed sensor) inside the gauge cluster and when you make a custom cable you won't be able to use it...although I did read somewhere that you actually don't need it/can drive without it. Put the Suzuki gauge inside the Inno cluster and you will kill two birds with one stone...it does require some fettling but it will worth a while __________________ The truth is under a bonnet! :) https://www.facebook.com/BrutalacGarageProjects

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28-12-2018, 07:12 AM	#3
Mini91 Junior Member Join Date: May 2016 Posts: 9	Thanks for your reply. Isn't there a speed sensor on the Suzukis speedo cluster? If I would build a custom speedo cable, the ECU would lose some information, right?