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Pulling out the old 400
Finally decided to pull out this old 400 from a mid-seventies car. It was running terrible. We’ll have to see if we can rebuild it. In the meanwhile, we have a very nice running 326 that will go back in there. That will do for this year. Once we get the 326 in, we’ll get the A/C sorted out and probably the cruise control system as well.
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Nice progress. Let us know what you find after you disassemble the 400 block.
Are you going to install a stock style cruise control setup or aftermarket? I've been considering installing an aftermarket cruise control system, but no matter how you slice it they are kinda large and conspicuous when installed. Would sure be nice to have cruise control on road trips, though.
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
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I installed aftermarket cruise on my wife's 1962 Bonneville. It takes up no more room than factory and works great. It uses a sensor that goes between the trans and the speedo cable for a signal and is all electric. Switch replaces directional lever.
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Works like a charm. Charles |
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Ooooh, that is very cool. Do you have any more photos showing the install? Is the module just mounted on the wheel housing inside the fender?
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1966 Pontiac GTO (restoration thread) 1998 BMW 328is (track rat) 2023 Subaru Crosstrek Limited (daily) View my photos: Caught in the Wild |
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Well,
Since we had the engine out, I figured that I may as well clean out the AC components. It was a good thing, they were full of debris. The AC harness was switched out for a new one as well. I also switched out the movement in the clock to a quartz. That was a job and a half. Fixed the factory AM/FM radio too. One of the buttons was stuck out. I’m just waiting on some parts and we can start putting stuff back together. The one pic shows the leaves and other crap that came out of the evaporator. I’m thinking about installing a mesh under the grill below the windshield. This is definitely the first time that these pieces have been dismantled since new. One thing that I noticed was that there’s no retaining ring for that one odd shaped hole at the top on the firewall. Not that it appears to need one. It is the factory cruise control that we will restore. In the one pic, you can see the regulator mounted to the driver’s side inner fender. |
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Mine was also a Rostra unit. Could not be happier.
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Getting everything back together. It was a lot of work putting the ductwork together under the dash.
We got the 200r4 in with no problem. There were holes in the frame way back that lined up with the new trans crossmember location. One problem now is the E-brake cable location after moving the crossmember. Has anyone had any experience with that and what was your solution? |
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I'd just order the ones for 67 GTO/auto.
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You will also need the cable guides that hook to the floor pan cross brace for a 67 with a automatic. They are different too. I put a 200r4 in my 65 and ran into the same thing. Looking at your picture, you may want to consider a mini starter. You will most likely have hot start problems with that factory style starter.
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