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#61
09-12-2006, 01:26 PM
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recently acquired...
looking to go stick with a 421. Any help with clutch set-up? Thanx...and all your cars here are an inspiration. Ron
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#62
09-12-2006, 02:16 PM
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I have found the stock cluth linkage to be weak with a heaver than stock clutch.Dave has made his work with no problem.I have done 2 cars with a hyd bearing and really like them.Tom
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#63
09-13-2006, 09:06 AM
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Thanx, Tom...
I was thinking "hydraulic." Is there any certain set-up that might save me some head-ache? I really appreciate the help, as these are uncharted waters for us. Thanx again. Ron
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#64
09-13-2006, 09:37 AM
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I used the McLeod,really like it.Tom
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#65
09-13-2006, 10:06 AM
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Two racers I know have given up on the hydraulic and are making mechanical linkage. It's difficult to maintain the correct free-play in a hydraulic system.Shims in the throwout bearing have to be changed.
I have a simple and reliable mechanical system on my racecar. |
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#66
09-13-2006, 10:25 PM
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Tiacguy, Maybe you would know if this would work. I bought a 9" from Moser to fit a 68 Goat. Would this work in a 63 or 64 Tempest? Thanks. Pitch
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#67
09-18-2006, 09:51 AM
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Hey...
I'm all about "simple and reliable" ! Would any set-up work? [V-8 or four] Or does it require a certain application. Who has a spare? Thanx again. You guys are invaluable fountains of information! Ron
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"The great obstacle to discovery is not ignorance...but the illusion of knowledge." Daniel J. Boorstein "Gas is STILL your cheapest thrill!" Your opinion of me is none of my business. |
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#68
09-18-2006, 10:03 AM
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It will work with either a 4 or V8 but you have to constuct it .Any good welder or chassis man can do it easily.
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#69
09-26-2006, 11:40 AM
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This is the completed chassis for my '63 Tempest racecar. Next step, the body goes back on, the interior sheetmetal goes back in and I start with the wiring, brake lines, body work, etc. while I figure out how I'm going to pay for the motor. I have a billet crank and an MR-1 block for starters.
Jim |
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#70
09-27-2006, 01:05 AM
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Check out my post in the lobby about the Smurfs, the pics of our wagon are there
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#71
10-02-2006, 11:18 AM
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Four of us lifted the body back on the chassis this weekend and I welded it on yesterday. It's starting to look like a car again.
Jim |
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#72
10-07-2006, 06:19 PM
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61 Tempest Newbie
Hi - I'm the new girl in town, so to speak (thanks to mechanickeith for referring me!). Just bought a '61 Tempest Custom Coupe. I will attach pix shortly. It was born Tradewind Blue but someone palinted it royal blue/white twotone and redid the bucket seats. Would love to see more pix of other Tempests. Does anyone know how many '61 coupes survive? PHS is of limited help here. Thanks, Jackie
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#73
11-12-2006, 12:09 AM
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here is a pic of a 63 lemans that i use to own around 1999 i was going to make it a sd clone,i seen it ebay a few years back painted black with a sd scoop and a tri power on the 326.
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#74
11-12-2006, 05:07 PM
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Photos from 1982
Here are some photos of my first Lemans. 326 V8 Automatic. I paid $550 for that car in 1982, it was a pretty good car for the time. I got it running, (it had been sitting for a couple years in a barn), Tune-up carb overhaul, new coil, spark plug wires etc. I drove that all summer long.
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#75
11-16-2006, 04:58 PM
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"TEMP200"
Here is a 63 I am building. 421 sb 6 speed full chassis car. I am building the car as a pro touring and will attempt to go 200 mph at bonneville with it.
Thanks for looking Mike |
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#76
11-16-2006, 05:43 PM
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Quote:
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#77
11-17-2006, 08:02 AM
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Yeah I should. Dart little m Block, Brodix 18 degree spread port heads, 12.5/1 compression. This is a race engine that I am putting on the street. I will run it on E85 to keep it cool and for the compression. As you can see it will take awhile before I am done.
Thanks for looking Mike |
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#78
11-17-2006, 09:48 PM
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Also, I'll through a pic of my own into this thread... More to come of my other '63s. |
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#79
11-18-2006, 12:37 PM
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No class. Just for fun. Good looking tempest Banshee.
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#80
11-22-2006, 05:14 PM
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Here's my 61 and 63
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