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April 06, 2004
I don't think so, Tom.
Considering what you paid, if it's in
the decent mechanical shape claimed,
I think you did OK for what you paid,
personally.
I owned a de-smogged '72 until a certain
girl ran a Stop sign one night and her
insurance co. put me into a new Fiat 1/9.
Pull the head and shave it to bring the
Comp. Ratio up to no more than 9.5-1,
(mine was 10-1 but we had "manly" gas
available at that time!:) and purchase
a set of 1.75 HS4's suitably
calibrated as in Stage 1 of the Special
Tuning Manual. I think www.justbrits.com
can supply you with a set at reasonable
cost.
De-smog or simply go back to the
simple '67 PCV valve on the intake
manifold along with the "filtered" oil cap,
(you'll also probably need a vented fuel
cap) throw in a decent pre-smog ('67) distributor (with vac. ported to
carb)
equipped with a PerTronix or Crane,
add a Thrush or Cherry Bomb glasspack
and you've got a going machine there
with a great sound!!
Do as much of the bodywork as you can
do personally (rest by a reasonable pro)
clean out the inner sills and
slap on some new rocker panels, slap on a coat of paint, purchase a top
from AABestCo and enjoy.
These are great cars and the O/D is
simply icing on the cake!! :):)
Cap'n. Bob
'60 :{)
PilotRob@... 31189
Posted on April 6, 2004 07:22 AM
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