1985 Van inner speedometer cable alternative?

[joe myers]

Has anyone made there own inner speedo cable. Is it possible? Looking for a replacement or alternative.
Will one from the same year Toyota pickup truck work and be long enough? I have found a few of those.
joe

[JPERL]

A speedo shop should be able to create a solution that would work. The truck one will be too short. As a matter of fact the MR2 of the same vintage might work since it was rear engine and would have a long speedo cable

[joe myers]

A speedo shop should be able to create a solution that would work. The truck one will be too short. As a matter of fact the MR2 of the same vintage might work since it was rear engine and would have a long speedo cable


I have found a few MR2 sellers that show that they work for the vans as well. But, on their spec page it says 1986-89 vans.
Mine's a 85.
Are the cables different on those or do all 2wd versions (84-89) essentially use the same length and end tips?
I really don't need the whole cable, just the interior so if the tip ends are right and the length is right the screw on connectors don' have to be I suppose.

joe