Speedbox
As previously discussed, my speedo cable, right angle drive and gearbox internal shaft had all failed. I didnt want to fit used parts to continue the cycle. I found the speedbox by Speedhut. Its an electric drive that connects to your speedo via a custom cable. This seemed to be the answer I was looking for.
I bought the kit and selected the VW thread on cable option, When the kit arrived I found the speedo nut would not fit my Pantera speedo, was easy fix to swap the nut but in hind sight I would send my old cable nut to speedhut to fit to new cable.
It's a very system to set up. I connected the drive to my speedo and carried out calibration procedure, press a button wait for the speedo needle to line up with the 60mph mark and let go of button, all went well. before fitting the system in the Pantera I set up the system in my daily driver to test accuracy against my dailys speedo, all worked well. Fitted the unit to my pantera and road tested very nicely. smooth needle, no bouncing and very accurate. I have the gps option but the system will work via a wheel speed sensor or EFI speed signal from an ECU.
Im very happy with the results, my car gets to keep its original speedo with original miles and I can ditch the speedo cable. Will report back after I have put some miles on the car.
