62 Chevy II AF/X

[Phillip123]

That is one of the best improvements I've seen to be made! I'm a new member so I just saw the first page and now this! Congratulations!

[Russell]

Did you need to or want to make a new shift plate. I have always liked you home made shifter.

[squirrel]

Yeah, it will be interesting. I have only been on a short test drive up to speed, it seems to work fine so far.

[DanStokes]

Very cool! As usual, great installation - you know I love nice backyard fabrication. It'll be interesting to see how that works out on the track AND on the road.

Dan

[squirrel]

you might notice that I haven't installed the driveshaft loop yet...it was welded to the chunk of tunnel that I cut out, so I have to do some grinding to cut it free, then make some mounting tabs, and I'll probably just bolt the tabs to the floor. I also ordered some 3.89 gears, I think it will be just the right ratio...3.70 was not enough, 4.11 was too much. And the 3.89 will give me about 3.0 effective ratio in overdrive. Which is nice for cruising at 75.

[STINEY]

Visions of Laycock-de-NormanVille....... looks right at home.

[Shelty]

damn thats cool! both the wife buying you a car part, and the install

[squirrel]

uh....1960s tech. The same OD that was in that 67 Triumph (which I just sold).

thanks

[SuperBuickGuy]

look at that, Squirrel made it to 70s tech

lucky bastard

[squirrel]

thanks!

Anyways...my dear wife got me a Gear Vendors od for Christmas. I had the 1000 off coupon from winning my class...so it was almost affordable. I installed it, and figured out how to make it work with a couple switches and a relay and not engage when it's not supposed to, without using the computerized controller that came with it.

a few pics

[Deaf Bob]

Of course you would be in Hot Rod! Really never was any doubt..
Congrats... You are really a man of vision! See something a certain way and built it..

[squirrel]

thanks! I'm still waiting for it...will be hanging out at the mailbox today, or maybe stopping by a few newsstands

[langleylad]

I received my new copy of Hot Rod today and I read about your success at Drag Week , congrats Jim .

[squirrel]

thanks....the interesting thing is only one plug was like that. Probably something iffy in that cylinder, although it seems to be fine right now.

[SuperBuickGuy]

as for the liquid issue - with water, sure, it cleans the combustion chambers very nicely - I know my situation was what it was (also, it's pretty normal for that cylinder to have trouble since the water passage is above it and that end of the gasket will fail eventually)... still, ymmv. good luck