[Norwood]

2 is my guess

[transam1972]

Originally Posted by Norwood

2 is my guess

....I went to bed early and missed out on all the fun....so only 2 TRANS AMs left...so that must make my car even more rare and desireable...I hope the other is Lucerne blue so it does not clash with mine...

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[SD73]

Hey Glenn, I see you've got a resistor on your kick-down switch. I have one too on mine. Other kick-down switches I've seen don't have them. I've noticed that the ones without the resistor open the shaker immediately when engaged, while those with the resistor have something like a warm-up period. Have you or any of the other guys noticed that? Is there a specific reason they were designed this way? I'm thinking the non-resistor type may have been phased in later after the shakers went the way of the dodo.

[transam1972]

Originally Posted by SD73

Hey Glenn, I see you've got a resistor on your kick-down switch. I have one too on mine. Other kick-down switches I've seen don't have them. I've noticed that the ones without the resistor open the shaker immediately when engaged, while those with the resistor have something like a warm-up period. Have you or any of the other guys noticed that? Is there a specific reason they were designed this way? I'm thinking the non-resistor type may have been phased in later after the shakers went the way of the dodo.

....I am not sure..good ?...hopefully some one comments...I do have a N.O.S. replacement without the resistor...if I ever get this dodo to fly I can try a swap and see what happens..funny how you have to beat on your car to get the flap to open...1972 was such an improvement over the earlier design...I know there was an early GM memo regarding the shakers and I spoke with an original owner whos 71 needed to go to the dealer under warranty for a non functioning shaker..I put a functioning shaker on my 76 with new GM parts but I never knew how to properly hook it up (that's when I bought that kick down switch)..parts guy did not tell me about all the other parts...any way mine was hard wired with a toggle switch and I put a counter weight set up so it would stay open...of course I had to manually pull it closed...(I know,another of my brilliant ideas)...any way some one stole my entire shaker and dual snorkel at the mall...I ordered another shaker but no air cleaner in 1983...was running the 76 original when car was demolished..thats why I still have that SR that's getting painted Lucerne blue..I can not wait to show it off and my custom touch!!!!

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by transam1972

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You are LUCKY.......looks like your dash pad is still in pretty nice shape......

[transam1972]

Originally Posted by 2manyT/A'S

You are LUCKY.......looks like your dash pad is still in pretty nice shape......

...thanks!..yes, extremely lucky...actually 20 + years ago I thought for sure I would replace it when I saw that they were coming out with new ones...yeah right?!..20 + years and they still don't stock them...I have learned to appreciate my original and I cannot imagine the work involved installing a replacement..there was 2 cigarette burns on my original console..but fortunately that was one of the extra parts in a GM box stuffed in the trunk in 1985...since I am upgrading to a deluxe interior I need to add the crash handle...I am still on the fence regarding that?!...I thought one day I would start a thread and ask everyone have they ever seen a deluxe interior where the assembler forgot the dash handle??..then I could explain it missing!!..