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  1. On 1/2/2024 at 9:23 PM, Nelson said:

    Thanks. The type 51 takes 14 pounds off the crack prone battery box. That is a big plus. I will look into both. Another plus for me with the 51 is it will fit into a Lark or Hawk I would think. I bought a 63 Avanti in Phoenix area. I’m headed out there late next week and would like to get the car running and driving. I’ll check the 3ee also. Maybe I can buy one dry and leave it on the shelf for a later restored car. I know you can buy a type 24 for a Lark at Wallmart for about $60. I wonder if they sell the type 51 or even the 3ee?

    That's a great price (Walmart) The group 24 I purchased at Auto Zone a few months ago was more like $150, and it wasn't even 'top of the line'!

  2. 4 hours ago, Fourward said:

    I'll see if there is any gas in there. I guess either way it comes off. Does the arm go UNDER the cam?

    Yes, the arm is installed under the fuel pump eccentric, which is bolted to the front of the camshaft.

  3. 1 hour ago, Nelson said:

    Actually the thought behind that swap was a potential faster 0-60 foot time. A stick shift car is difficult to launch  and maintain traction. An automatic is less instantaneous on power delivery. The Wrapper will typically run a 2.2 second 60 ft time, sometimes less sometimes more. Some of the cars at the psmcd are turning 60 ft times of 1.8 seconds. A .2 sec improvement in 60 ft time renderes about .4 seconds in the quarter mile et. The Wrapper would be in the low twelves if it would be consistent at say a 1.8 second 60 ft time. The automatic would consume some power and would probably cost several mpg at the finish line but the et could have improved.

    Interesting Nelson!..

    I remember the Dodge/Plymouth S/S Tourqeflite equipped  cars were generally quicker than the four speed versions....although a couple drivers (at the time) could shift a good four speed car to times equal or even better than the automatics.

     

     

     

  4. 19 hours ago, Nelson said:

    I imagine it was the class it could best compete, not so much the speed or et. 

    I remember reading several years back that Krem/Palma were considering swapping a Powershift into the 'Wrapper' in place of the four speed (for less wear & tear on the car I would imagine)

  5. It's interesting the #2 car was converted from four speed to Powershift Nelson.....If the conversion was done by the Granatellis, they must have been confident that a automatic equipped Daytona would be quicker down the strip than a four speed......

    In my opinion, it would really depend on the quick shifting ability of the driver of the four speed car.

  6. It's too bad the Granatellis did not consider backing the R5 engine with a HD Borg Warner T-85 'long tail' overdrive transmission. (as used in the '58 GH)

    I would think the Due Cento would have topped 200 MPH with ease if set up that way!.... and it would have been a 'bolt in'!

  7. Hope everyone had a HO HO Happy Christmas...I spent a few hours at my local Toyota dealer on Christmas eve waiting for battery to be replaced on the Rav4 I purchased a few months ago...Imagine..3,100 miles on the vehicle and I had to jump it to get it going...battery was JUNK!!!

    (And they ask me why I drive an '83 Avanti for everyday transportation!!)

  8. 4 hours ago, Footer said:

    So did Tanda have issues with fit because of aftermarket bars or are the factory bars difficult to work with?

    I've never removed the sway bars from my '85..but they appear to fit the suspension just like the thinner ones do......(the '84's and 5's also came equipped with the 'short' steering arms)

  9. 10 minutes ago, Footer said:

    I had a black 75 Monte Carlo that I repainted, wet sanded, clear coated, and polished. It was a nice car but I rubbed it down with Mequire’s Mirror Glaze every weekend and kept it clean. Black is beautiful if done right but it takes a lot of upkeep to stay that way. Don’t have the energy for that anymore! 
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    That's a gorgeous Monte!...I've always liked those.

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