Jim's car is an American. Not a Classic. -- Mark Price markprice242ATadelphia.net Morgantown, WV ---- Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, 30 Nov 2006, Swygert, Francis G MSgt 436 CES/CECM wrote: > > > 2.73 might be a bit much for a three speed 195.6 to pull starting off. I > > don't recall what the stock rear gearing was, will have to check. A four > > or five speed with a lower first would work well, but 2.73 wouldn't do > > with an OD. My 63 American with auto had 3.15 gears stock, 3.31 as the > > performance gears (which I had). A 3.08 might be a better choice, > > depending on the first gear ratio in the T-14. > > yeah, Frank's right. Station wagons came with 3.31, and even > with a 232, a lot more guts than the 195.6, it's not exactly > overgeared. (Putting 225/75-R15's on didn't help.) To be blunt > it's a slow car! The wagons are heavier than the see-dans, > but not by more than 200 - 300 lbs. > > _______________________________________________ > AMC-List mailing list > AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx > http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list > > or go to http://www.amc-list.com _______________________________________________ AMC-List mailing list AMC-List@xxxxxxxxxxxx http://www.amc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/amc-list or go to http://www.amc-list.com